Bolton's leading digital branding and development agency

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Think People

Hello! We’re a creative digital agency placing people at the heart of everything we do. We empower our clients to connect to people so they can deliver the best experience for their customers.

Our close-knit, accomplished team connect emotion with design and technology, to build real relationships and enable us to deliver fresh solutions across strategy, creative and development.

We work hard to understand what drives our clients and their customers so they can get the results they need. And we have fun doing it!

Meet your team

Drshna Vara

Drshna Vara

CEO

Drshna has over 15 years' agency experience helping create tailored web development strategies for clients large and small, by using online behavioural psychology, experience and consumer behaviour principles to guide her.

Drshna helps us provide an excellent service to clients by being an extension to their team. Her leadership, positivity and encouragement are infectious, and she gives the advice and direction needed to create amazing digital solutions while ensuring that the final product not only works for your audience but delights them too.

Andy Roberts

Andy Roberts

Head of Tech

Andy stands out as a seasoned developer in web development. As a result of years of dedicated work, his expertise has solidified his position as a true industry veteran. Andy has developed numerous projects ranging from simple informative websites to integrating web apps, back office and fully customised systems. Andy has a solid understanding of the technologies used in modern web development, a great knowledge of technical SEO best practices, and he’s also conversant with accessibility standards for websites.

With a knack for translating complex technical jargon into easy-to-understand terminology, he serves as an approachable guide. Andy will manage the project throughout the development stage and into launch.

Lisa Deane

Lisa Deane

Brand and Strategy Director

Lisa has worked within the branding and creative industry for over 20 years. She specialises in connection and engagement, having co-created campaigns, designed and led workshops, and headed up strategy, rationale, user journeys, and experience design across all our major projects.

Lisa is also an experienced Head Designer with a keen eye for detail, so she brings both creative expertise and strategic thinking to every project. She's also an experienced project manager.

It will be Lisa who will design and facilitate focus groups and workshops, ensuring our strategic approach aligns with client requirements and user needs. She'll get right under the skin of our clients' objectives, heading up strategy and aligning with values and brand, while being Think EQ's decision maker for UX, brand, design, SEO, and content.

Will Mather

Will Mather

Senior Web Developer

Will is an experienced developer and systems integrator with a proven track record in delivering complex web and app platforms. He has worked on large-scale custom builds, SaaS platforms, and API-driven architectures, with particular expertise in secure integrations across WordPress, Laravel, and bespoke systems. His work places a strong emphasis on data protection, scalability, and performance, ensuring solutions are both robust and future-ready.

While his coding skills are exceptional, it is Will’s problem-solving ability that truly sets him apart. He has a knack for simplifying complexity and finding solutions to any challenge, whether that means streamlining data flows, connecting multiple systems, or transforming a designer’s vision into a seamless user experience. Colleagues often say, “there’s no problem too big or too small that Will can’t solve.”

Will is also known for his creative mindset and love of exploring new technologies, bringing fresh ideas to every project he works on. Beyond the day-to-day, his passion for technology extends well outside of working hours, and, for the record, he really has met the Queen!

Rupa North

Rupa North

Client Services Manager

Rupa is the ultimate client advocate, she is dedicated to protecting your brand and fostering positive relationships across all stakeholders.

She will ensures that your needs are understood and any concerns are addressed promptly. Working closely with Lisa, Andy and the team Rupa helps keep projects running smoothly, making complex processes look effortless while keeping everything on track

Ibrahim Ahmed

Ibrahim Ahmed

Senior Software Engineer

Ibby is a full-stack developer with extensive experience building complex applications and systems from the ground up, thanks to his deep understanding of APIs and best programming practices. He has created numerous custom websites that integrate various custom systems, such as file management, content management, learning management, order management, and billing systems, and third-party integrations.

Branding, web design and development, marketing, research and strategy, hosting and maintenance and so much more.

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Jordan Fairhurst
19/03/2025
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Had the pleasure of working with Think EQ on a few occasions and they're amazing and easy to work with. The team are all really friendly and fantastic in bringing ideas to life. Whether they be existing ideas or brand new concepts, their creativity is brilliant. They're a breeze to work with as they have great communications and time management, meaning we could meet various tight deadlines. They ensure the best service possible for their clients and will definitely will be working with them again in the future.
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Toby Wilman
11/03/2025
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The team at ThinkEQ have been awesome, right from our first meeting through to the continued work we're doing together to evolve and improve our brand. We started off with a full brand update and website build, and we were so impressed by the team and the outcome that every time we've needed extra support the team are and will always be our first port of call. If you're considering working with the ThinkEQ team, I can't recommend them enough, they are all super nice people, uber professional and incredible at what they do.
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Tim Smith
05/03/2025
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We (Kalibrate) have worked with ThinkEQ for a few years and the team have always been super responsive in support and proactive in finding opportunities for us to optimize our site. Thanks to Drshna, Rich, and Andy.
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Jonny Mantel
28/02/2025
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We had the pleasure of working with Think EQ, and we are really impressed with the results. From the start they really took the time to listen and understand our requirements and turned that into our site. They have continued to help us develop other ideas where required. Communication is always really great throughout all the projects we have had and I would highly recommend them.
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K 180
26/02/2025
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I can’t recommend ThinkEQ enough! They did an amazing job refreshing my WooCommerce site—it looks so much better and we regularly get positive feedback about it. Rupa, Rich and Andy really took the time to understand what I needed, and their attention to detail was spot on. They kept me updated every step of the way, and nothing was too much trouble. The whole process was smooth, stress-free, and honestly a pleasure. If you need a website refresh, these are the people to go to.
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Fireproof Fire Engineering
26/02/2025
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Really happy with the outcomes of the website project we took on with them. Highly recommended. Great to work with and will definitely think to put more work their way.
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jaya verma
24/06/2024
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Drshna has guided us through the process of developing our website to a high standard. I have found her to be approachable, friendly and accessible. She provides guidance that is tailored to our service and specific audience.
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Oli Grandidge
13/06/2024
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Thank you for providing us with a reliable and efficient service.
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Martin Collinge
10/06/2024
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Professional but friendly, they have built a great high performing website for us. We get monthly performance reports and any questions we have are promptly answered. Thanks.
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Prash Ladva
03/06/2024
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An organisation that treats you like family; putting people before profits. Working with the team at ThinkEQ has been the single best decision for our business. Their support and expertise goes beyond the scope of web and app development, as the team are always on hand to help sound board any ideas, connect you to individuals in their network, and be part of the entreprenerial rollercoaster with you. They completely understand the founders' journey, and are on-hand when things go wrong! Whether it is product development, design, strategy, marketing or proof of concept to implementation - look no further.