Half time ‘Oranges’….
June 17th, 2010 | Published in Agency life, Events, Fundraising, Hidden talents
Despite looking really pro in their shiny new orange kits, the Baber Smith lads rocked up to Wembley Goals on Sunday 6th June with fairly low expectations, but with plenty of enthusiasm and exuberance. With more players in the team used to egg-shaped balls rather than round balls, we had a few issues to overcome. Not to mention the general fitness of our ‘smoking group’, who accounted for half the team!
After a few matches the boys were feeling the strain. There were some great individual performances however, with Tim “Aussie” McGrath proving that becoming accustomed to a totally new ball shape cannot hinder talent and Olly “SAFA” Sherwell putting in a Duracell battery effort. Mark “El Capitano” Fisher was consistently strong and even slotted home a penalty for us. Man of the match however was Charles “Big Mouth” Lees who turned out to be a great goalkeeper (shame we didn’t realise until the last match!)
Baber ‘Oranges’ were probably the only team with a mascot…Eliza Jordan, (daughter of our MD Sam Jordan) a mere ten weeks old, who donned an orange playsuit and looked super cute!
We may not have won any trophies but we were first in line for a beer and a burger in the sun! With some more training and a Baber Smith ‘stop smoking campaign’ we will be in much better shape next year!
Emma “Fabio” Blanchard (Team Manager)
Sam Jordan: Loves marketing, business (runs this one) and learning about people. Likes stuff and doing things. Knows he’s lucky to have found a vocation that constantly brings new challenges.
Mark Blanchard: A man who's been using his abiding passion for words to sell a wide variety of products and services for many years.
Diana Hopfner: Multilingual, Account Exec, Diana balances her sweet tooth with an extreme early rise attitude and exercise addiction.
Emma Blanchard: Loves fashion and ballet. So far so girly. Also loves football and boxing. Go figure!
Sarah_Jean Duggan: A smart, enthusiastic young copywriter. An Essex Girl who makes Essex Girl jokes redundant.
Jo Smith: Less Margaret Thatcher, more Joan of Arc. Jo is an experienced and entrepreneurial marketer having held the roles of Business Development Director and Sales and Marketing Director at agencies such as Bates, Leo Burnett, Saatchi & Saatchi and Grey prior to finding a decent job at Baber Smith!
Oliver Sherwell: A account handler by day and devourer of all that is digital and creatively inspiring by night.
John McIntosh : New to Baber Smith fresh from Edinburgh code named John McWiki. A man with an encyclopaedic brain - they say advertising isn’t rocket science but he could actually be a rocket scientist.
Baber Smith Interns: They come with boundless enthusiasm, unquenchable passion and a pure willingness to learn .Our interns may only be at Baber Smith for a short while but we’re happy to let them share our part of the blogosphere.