Fifteen years of trust: David Lilley on working with Nick
The Managing Director of The Unique Network reflects on a decade and a half of collaborations across PR, professional sport and community media.
Long working relationships say more than any showreel. David Lilley, Managing Director of The Unique Network, has known Nick Johnson for over fifteen years — first as a colleague, then as a friend — and has watched his character tested across very different arenas.
Their paths have crossed on multiple ventures: a dedicated public relations assignment within the hospitality sector, and broader collaborations across professional sport and community media. In every instance, David says, Nick brings something increasingly rare — an instinctive balance between commercial sharpness and genuine personal decency.
“He embodies the qualities that define a true professional and a thoroughly admirable human being. Nick is honest, forthright, and deeply trustworthy.”
That reliability is the thread running through the brief. Nick's word carries weight; once he commits to a job, the delivery follows without hesitation. Alongside his work as a sports journalist, event organiser and host, he brings a quiet generosity to the industry, mentoring journalists stepping into the profession and giving his time to the people coming up behind him.
"Nick is the kind of consummate professional and dependable collaborator anyone would be fortunate to have in their corner," David says.
You can read David's full testimonial, and others, on the testimonials page — or get in touch to discuss broadcasting, video journalism, event hosting or PR.