Meet the team

With decades of collective experience in media and design, the team at Circus is dedicated to producing an inspiring, beautiful and unique publication.


Simon Tapscott
Co-founder + publisher 

Simon worked at global media company Future and launched its content marketing agency before launching two successful media start-ups. He works as a media consultant for Hearst, YUMPU, Wanderlust, IDEAT, Jamie Cullum and Sophie Dahl. In 2016 he helped Bath City FC become a community-owned football club.

Kate Monument 
Co-founder + creative director

Kate has over 17 years’ experience in magazine and branding design. After graduating from Central St Martins she went on to work for various publishers, and was the founding art director for ASOS, The Eighty-Eight and Balance. She was named Designer of the Year at the 2017 PPA Independent Publisher Awards.

Emily Payne
Editor 

Originally from Bristol, Emily is a Stroud-based editor and writer specialising in travel, interiors and lifestyle, with over ten years experience in the national press. Working both in print and online, Emily has also written for the Guardian, Daily Telegraph and the Sunday Times, among many others.