Meet Champions (UK) plc
With decades of collective knowhow and the vigour of youth, our team have a great balance of perspectives that never fail to deliver insight and inspiration.
Combining the expertise from ten in-house departments, we form a unique family that specialise in a wide range of fields. From digital marketing, to event management, we create a talented team that cover all your branding needs.

John Hayes
CEO
Role: I’m a huge memorabilia enthusiast, with pieces spanning everything from sport, entertainment and music.
Fun work fact: I once sponsored Johnny Herbert’s F1 car at the British Grand Prix.

Matthew Hayes
Managing Director
Fun work fact: I am the current reigning champion of krumping at Champions Speakers
Fun non work fact: My chosen karaoke song is Angels, by Robbie Williams

David Simms
Group Sales Director
Role: To lead the generation of profitable revenue
Likes: Food, wine and good company
Dislikes: Procrastinators
Fun work fact: The weirdest ideas can sometimes be the best
Fun non work fact: I don’t really drink wine!!

Roxanna Hayes
Operations Director
Role: I work directly under the CEO and Managing Director, working on a variety of projects. I also manage Champions' recruitment and HR whilst running the internal operations of Champions (UK) plc.
Fun work fact: Just call me 118!!
Fun non work fact: I laugh like a hyena! Can't bake cakes to save my life….

Sophia Hayes
Sales Director
Role: I manage the sales side of the business from magazine adverts, table sales and awards Sponsorship.
Fun work fact: The best day of my working life was when I found out the Co-op sold Sushi!
Fun non work fact: I ♥ Ronan Keating

Jack Hayes
Celebrity Manager
Role: Overseeing the after dinner department and recruiting new celebrity personalities to our portfolio.
Fun work fact: Playing imaginary golf at the BP3
Fun non work fact: I can breakdance.

Louisa Hayes
Director - CSR
Role: I’m in charge of all purchasing and selling of sporting, music and film memorabilia and experiences to companies and raising money for charities through the main and silent auctions run at events. From designing the brochure of what is to be on offer at each event, to processing payments and stock auditing. Aside from this I set up and oversee the running of events as a whole.
As well as the events and charity side I am in charge of making sure the CEO is where he should be at the time he should be…. The hardest job in the business!!!
Fun work fact: Meeting celebrities for memorabilia signings.
Fun non work fact: I play indoor cricket for England Women!

Daniel Dyson
Junior Front-End Developer
Role: Setting up, maintaining and updating websites.
Likes: Music, travel, playing drums, technology and all things that involve a beach!
Dislikes: Slow internet, faulty cars
Fun work fact: I used to be an International Session Drummer playing for artists, cruise ships and hotels all over the world.
Fun non work fact: I play 2 Chinese musical instruments: The Dizi and the Guzheng

Gareth Harris
Front End Web Developer
Role: Building and updating websites.
Likes: Music, travel, pizza
Dislikes: Olives
Fun work fact: I look forward to being able to write something here
Fun non work fact: I used to play bass in a Japanese pop-punk band

Scott Giles
Business PR Account Executive
Role: Liaising with clients, copywriting, pitching in news stories to journalists, all round media relations!
Likes: Manchester United, cinema, whisky, being sarcastic
Dislikes: Slow moving people
Fun work fact: Once dressed as a stormtrooper at a client event
Fun non work fact: Trekked the Grand Canyon

Jim Little
Media
Role: Editor
Likes: Films, Painting, History and Cats
Dislikes: Sports (not actively dislike, more that I don’t care for)
Fun work fact: My bus is always late on my way home
Fun non work fact: I take part in 12th Century Norman Historical Re-enactment for English Heritage.

Harleen Dorka
Digital Copywriter
Role: Digital Copywriter
Likes: Going to the gym, listening to music, spending money
Dislikes: Snakes!!
Fun non work fact: I have a black belt in karate

Fran Prince
PR account executive
Role: Gaining press coverage for clients.
Likes: Reviewing and photographing gigs, painting, interior design and chatting… a lot.
Dislikes: When you feel like you’re pulling teeth trying to talk to someone.
Fun work fact: I once had a life-sized face lollipop of Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby featured on ITV This Morning.
Fun non work fact: Greg James once re-tweeted me.

Milo Joseph McMahon-Marsden
Keynote Speaker & Celebrity Entertainment Executive
Role: Recommending the perfect celebrity, speaker, influencer or music act for your event.
Likes: Esports, Video Games, Tennis, People who aren’t boring, Horror Films, My 3 dogs.
Dislikes: You know when popcorn kernels get stuck in between your teeth. Yeah, not good.
Fun work fact: I am now the proud owner of the cd “Granny Rapper & The Prodigal Son”.
Fun non work fact: I’m an ex-professional Esports player.

Mark Matthews

Roxana Humelnicu
Digital Marketing and Content Executive
Role: Content audits, content writing, content strategy, email marketing, asset creation
Likes: Cooking, Pilates, travelling, TV show Friends, cats
Dislikes: Bugs especially spiders, people chewing with their mouth open
Fun work fact: Not sure if it counts as “work” but I took part in a charity sleepover with my colleagues at the Justice Museum in Nottingham which is supposed to be one of the most haunted buildings in the UK
Fun non work fact: More interesting than fun - I was questioned by the Israeli border police at the airport in Tel Aviv. For some reason I looked suspicious 😊 And then my friends got questioned because of me.

Lauren Perkins
SEO Apprentice
Role: Helping the SEO team to improve traffic and rankings of Champions Websites
Likes: Shopping and any kind of fruity Gin
Dislikes: Vinegar, loud eaters and rain
Fun work fact: I am very organised, my desk is always neat and tidy
Fun non work fact: I have an extensive shoe and handbag collection that is ever expanding!

Tanaka Kadete
Celebrity Brand and Partnership Executive
Role: I work in the Celebrity and Talent Department, working with celebrities and brands to create successful partnerships for media work, personal appearances, endorsement deals and PR campaigns. I also work with brands to outsource celebrity talent and support with Champions Celebrity Social media pages
Likes: I am a massive foody! I love all types of food! I also enjoy going to concerts and festivals
Dislikes: Being hungry!
Fun work fact: In my previous role I managed wedding shows across the South East
Fun non work fact: I’m from Zimbabwe but my name is Japanese!

Tim Munton
Director of Sport
Role: Develop clarity and focus around the sporting events and relationships within The Champions business. Create a dedicated channel – Champions Sport.
Likes: Sport ? Travel and Wine….
Dislikes: Playing golf in the rain.
Fun work fact: The week I spent driving a Nissan Micra courtesy car…
Fun non work fact: When I met my wife she had a dog called DENNIS and a horse called LILLEY and she didn’t like cricket!

Moin Malek
Magento Developer
Role: Create and Maintain Magento Extensions, Magento Websites and Design and Develop new websites.
Likes: BBQ Chicken, Indian Tea, Cricket
Dislikes: Rain, Fish
Fun work fact: I speak to myself while doing coding.
Fun non work fact: I got 99 out of 100 in Mathematics in Year 10 final exam. (India Secondary Education Board Exam)

Amber hardy
Social Media Apprentice
Role: Creating and sharing content for both internal and external social media accounts
Likes: Dogs, make-up and football
Dislikes: Bananas, spiders and chocolate cake
Fun work fact: Before Champions, I worked part-time at Tesco for 3 years!
Fun non work fact: I gained a black belt in Tae-Kwon Do when I was 13, but I stopped training after that!!

Elyssia Gill
Celebrity and Brand Partnership Executive
Role: I work in the Celebrity and Talent Department, working with celebrities and brands to create successful partnerships for media work, personal appearances, endorsement deals and PR campaigns. I also work with brands to outsource celebrity talent and support with Champions Celebrity Social media pages.
Likes: I adore fashion, music and travelling. I also can’t live without my cats, dog or morning coffee.
Dislikes: Rain and not having a morning coffee.
Fun work fact: I have degree in International Fashion Business and had the opportunity to attend CIFF Trade Show in Copenhagen.
Fun non work fact: I love going to Barcelona every year for endless tapas and sun. However, my Spanish is a work in progress.

Hugh Cafferky
Account Executive
Role: Selling B2B sponsorship packages to sports, celebrity and business based companies across the UK.
Likes: Tennis, golf, football, Thai Food, wine, reading a good book and good restaurants. Not necessarily in that order.
Dislikes: Wasting time.
Fun work fact: It is all about working up to those champagne moments!
Fun non work fact: Coaching tennis to my son. He laughs. I love it. He now makes me run a lot more. He laughs more. Sometimes simple is perfect.

Lucy Berry
After dinner sales executive
Role: Matching clients with great speakers
Likes: Animals! Especially bunnies!
Dislikes: Courgette
Fun work fact: Have served cocktails to Paul Rudd, Samantha Mumba and Gordon Darcy while working in Dublin
Fun non work fact: Played netball for Ireland

Kate Nicklinson
Business Development
Likes: Horse Riding, Shopping
Dislikes: Spicy Food
Fun work fact: I worked and lived in Jersey for a year.
Fun non work fact: I’ve been on an episode of First dates as a background couple with my boyfriend!

Kinjal Tandel
Accounts Intern
Role: To work with the MD (Matthew Hayes) and Satwant Dhillon on various projects
Likes: Food, Travel and Photography
Dislikes: White Chocolate
Fun work fact: The only way to do great work is to love what you do
Fun non work fact: Smiling ?

Georgia Haslam
Social Media Apprentice
Likes: I like to go and see live music, cooking and spending time with my family and friends, Mangos
Dislikes: Getting up early on the weekends is something I certainly avoid
Fun work fact: The first time I made a cup of coffee was for a colleague, as I had never made it before I used 4 heaped teaspoons of instant coffee thinking it looked the right amount. It definitely wasn’t...
Fun non work fact: I have a very big family which includes 11 aunties

Georgie Edwards
Celebrity and Entertainment Administrator
Role: I work in the Celebrity team organising contracts, logistics and practicalities of events.
Likes: Reading, cute dogs, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, pizza and pink Gin!
Dislikes: Any and all creepy crawlies!
Fun non work fact: I’ve watched every episode of FRIENDS at least 5 times.

Harriet Taylor
Brand Strategy Executive
Role: As a strategist, I across all departments here at Champions, to find innovative ways to enhance and improve a business’s 360 brand.
Likes: Good Coffee
Dislikes: Bad Coffee
Fun work fact: I have a degree in Fashion Communication and Promotion and was shortlisted for the Graduate Fashion Week Marketing Award 2019
Fun non work fact: Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff by Richard Carlson is the best book I have ever read!

Katie Clarke
Keynote Speaker and Entertainment Executive
Role: Recommending the perfect speaker for clients’ event
Likes: my dog Kevin, netball and rhubarb gin
Dislikes: Avocados and scary movies
Fun work fact: I accidently let the lemurs escape when I was volunteering at a zoo
Fun non work fact: I have my Advanced Open Water Diving qualification

Shermeen Ahmed
Graphic Designer
Role: Creating magazine layouts, proposals and promotional material for multiple clients and Champions
Likes: Travelling, visiting art museums and cats
Dislikes: Patronising people and frogs

Kali Dennett
SEO Apprentice
Role: Using SEO techniques to increase online traffic for all Champions brands and assisting the SEO team with anything they need
Likes: Travelling, cooking and the theatre
Dislikes: Traffic, rain and being hungry!
Fun work fact: I used to work in a ski resort, despite not being able to ski (I learnt eventually)
Fun non work fact: I have summited the Atlas Mountains

Chris Tompkins
After Dinner Speakers Executive
Likes: Golf, Football, My Children
Dislikes: Drama, Mess
Fun work fact: I have previously been called a ‘robot’ due to my constant work ethic
Fun non work fact: I ‘try’ to coach my son’s under 8’s football team 😊

Satwant Dhillon
Financial Controller
Role: Compiling the management accounts for the business, managing the balance sheet, providing information to the management team on profitability.
Likes: Biscuits! Travelling to far flung places and Musicals
Dislikes: Reality Shows, Creepy Crawlies
Fun work fact: Never far from the biscuit tin…..
Fun non work fact: Once stalked David Beckham round Singapore, also love superhero movies

Kathryn Fox
Executive Assistant/PA
Role: PA support to Matthew, Chris, David and Tim
Likes: Furry slippers and duvet days
Dislikes: Driving, sitting in traffic and curry!
Fun work fact: make to do lists all the time
Fun non work fact: am renovating dolls house and love my cat Henry as much as my children

Jo Foster
Celebrity Administrator
Role: I work in the Celebrity team organising contracts, logistics and practicalities of events, for example travel and accommodation.
Likes: The Nottingham Panthers, Prosecco, Fruity Green Teas, Gin and Lemonade and Chocolate
Dislikes: Slow Walkers, Tonic and Coffee.
Fun work fact: I once individually raised £12,000 for Charity.
Fun non work fact: In the Gym/Running or in the Swimming Pool.

Tayte McCarthy
Trainee Finance Assistant
Likes: PC Gaming, Home and Tidy Rooms
Dislikes: Messy Rooms, Anything that stings and Bad driving
Fun work fact: I use my own computer peripherals.
Fun non work fact: I have built multiple computers

Sivaganesh Kannan
Head of Web Development
Role: Siva has an extremely strong background in the building of large-scale web and mobile applications, having first started experimenting with coding as a child.
He pursued his interest from there, going on to graduate with Distinction from the University of Leicester with an MSc degree in Advanced Computer Science and being awarded the Best Software Project prize in his category.
A fellow of the Startup Leadership Program, he managed websites for IEEE India and IEEE Region 10 South Asia.
Siva heads a growing team of talented developers, passing on his knowledge and bringing on the skills of his colleagues to ensure clients benefit from the very latest and most effective web development techniques.
Likes: Tea, Spicy food, Hiking
Dislikes: Fish
Fun work fact: Have more than 20 tabs open at any point.
Fun non work fact: Have been awake continuously for 48 hours in a hackathon event.

Chris Darlington
Commercial Director
Role: All sorts …… but mainly generating new business opportunities
Likes: Rugby , cricket , claret and Royal Blood
Dislikes: People without a sense of humour
Fun work fact: Was once ( briefly ! ) a male model
Fun non work fact: Was once mistaken for Justin Timberlake ( honest ! )

Lisa Brakewell
Account Manager
Role: Strategy Consultation, Client Support and Process Management
Likes: Musicals and the theatre, Yoga, Pilates and walking my dog
Dislikes: Bad parking, rudeness generally but especially in restaurants
Fun non work fact: I ran my first Robin Hood half marathon this year

Jo Baxter
Events Sales Executive
Role: Selling B2B sponsorship packages to sports, celebrity and business based companies across the UK
Likes: Beautiful dresses and a fabulous high heel!
Dislikes: Rice pudding!
Fun work fact: Love the thrill of making the sale you thought you’d never get!
Fun non work fact: It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open

Jack Hickey
Business Development Executive
Role: Work alongside a range of businesses to help them achieve their full potential. A critical and loyal friend along for the journey.
Likes: Innovation and a sublime novel
Dislikes: Dementors
Fun work fact: A coat must always be kept within reach to combat the arctic blast from the evil air conditioning unit. You have been warned
Fun non work fact: I am on the Prime Ministers Christmas card list

Megan Mosley
Digital Copywriter
Role: Working with the digital team to create content and copy for the Influencer website, internal projects and clients.
Likes: Holidays, makeup, skincare, pizza and a good book.
Dislikes: Coffee.
Fun work fact: I graduated from the University of Derby with a first-class honours’ degree in Journalism.
Fun non work fact: I have my own beauty and lifestyle blog and I can recite every episode of Friends.

Milan Odedara
SEO Executive
Role: Assisting the SEO team to improve keyword rankings and traffic for all of the Champions websites.
Likes: Football
Dislikes: Rain
Fun non work fact: I’m a diehard Liverpool football fan.

Ivo Almeida
UX/UI Designer
Likes: Espresso, Running and Unicorns
Dislikes: Rude Unicorns
Fun work fact: I have brought an Espresso Machine to work because I drink 100 coffees a day
Fun non work fact: When I say my name properly, people thinks that I’m saying Evil

Kirsty West
Events Executive
Role: Assisting for Events
Likes: Food, karaoke and spontaneous adventures
Dislikes: Slow walkers, spiders and feet!
Fun work fact: I’ve spent the past two summers working at a sleepaway camp in America that is identical to the camp in Parent Trap.
Fun non work fact: I danced competitively for over 10 years!

Lauren Gwynne
Events Executive
Role: Working within the events team to help co-ordinate and deliver all the events on the yearly calendar ranging from regional award ceremonies and charity dinners to national golf tournaments.
Likes: Baileys, running, holidays and going out for food/drinks (if I could eat oriental food or sushi every night…I would!)
Dislikes: Laziness, being late and spiders!
Fun work fact: I am a returnee to the Champions team as I did my university work placement with the company 3 years ago.
Fun non work fact: I have just moved back from living in sunny Cyprus for the past 2 years as my other half is in the military – I loved every second of it!

Laurence (aka 'Laurie') Dominic Levy
SEO Executive
Role: Together with my colleagues in the digital team, working to improve rankings and increase traffic & leads through some of Champions’ core websites.
Likes: Sports (watching more than doing these days), food (especially Moroccan and Indian), movies, relaxing with family and friends.
Dislikes: Slow cars hogging the outside lane!!!
Fun work fact: a bit random and showing my age a bit, but I once attended a work-related conference at the NEC Birmingham and sat next to John Craven. What a legend!
Fun non work fact: I have been a tennis coach and once cooked a Moroccan tagine for over 400 people. Note to self for 2019 - more tennis, less tagine!

Stuart Davis
Golf Operations Manager
Role: Anything golf related!
Likes: Being outdoors/walking, poker, socialising, reading
Dislikes: Rude people, wasps!
Fun work fact: Like playing silly practical jokes on people
Fun non work fact: Beat Steve Davis at pool once

Lauren Thomas
Digital Marketing and Content Executive
Role: Creating onsite and offsite content for clients, as well as performing general digital marketing tasks
Likes: Dogs, dancing, ASOS and wine
Dislikes: Courgettes, slow walkers and complicated roundabouts
Fun work fact: I have visited Facebook's London office
Fun non work fact: I have danced in the O2 arena in London, as well as The Royal Albert Hall and Her Majesty's Theatre!

Claire Murphy
Office Manager
Role: Manage the office and PA to the CEO.
Likes: Everything entertainment, live theatre, live music and dancing but also organising.
Dislikes: Meat as I’m a veggie!
Fun work fact: I danced professionally at The Tower Ballroom in Blackpool twice. Or I was Jim Davidson’s choreographer.
Fun non work fact: Last year I overcame my phobia of snakes and held one numerous times. Now I can comfortably watch I’m a Celebrity without having to turn away from the screen.

Lewis Ray
After Dinner Sales Executive
Role: Recommending the perfect speaker for client's events.
Likes: Red wine, Football & my cats.
Dislikes: Hot dogs & Horror films.
Fun work fact: I choreographed a successful world record attempt on an event I worked on.
Fun non work fact: I only lost the 2017 London Marathon by 1 hour and 46 minutes…

Nick Darby
Music And Entertainment Sales Executive
Role: Booking all types of different acts for all kinds of occasions.
Likes: Football (Man Utd), Holidays.
Dislikes: I am petrified of all birds and I hate mustard.
Fun work fact: Prior to working at champions I travelled the world working on cruise ships.
Fun non work fact: I once beat Olympic swimmer Mark Foster at a game of basketball.

Sinead Stroud
Brand Strategy Manager
Role: Creating bespoke brand strategies for our clients to help them achieve their business goals.
Likes: Travelling, languages, lots of food and interior design
Dislikes: Wasps, fishy fish and having to sit through Match of the Day
Fun work fact: I studied Journalism at University so my ability to write shorthand sometimes comes in handy!
Fun non work fact: I have been known to Irish Dance to C’est la Vie by B*Witched at various social occasions

Emma Rumsey
Videographer
Role: I film whatever champions needs me to film J
Likes: Sea Food
Dislikes: Frogs
Fun work fact: I Have been a part of the Champions team for three weeks now, however I’ve only spent 3 days in the office so far
Fun non work fact: I’ve broken my ankle 8 times

Megan Lupton
Digital Copywriter
Role: Write and edit and write and edit... and write and edit.
Likes: Walking my dog, spending time with family/friends and writing Science Fiction!
Dislikes: My alarm clock. We aren't friends.
Fun work fact: Prior to working at Champions, I did a Masters in Creative Writing.
Fun non work fact: I collect house plants at an embarrassing rate.

Amelia Neate
Senior Talent Executive
Role: I work in the Celebrity Management department helping to manage a number of celebrities we look after, such as Neil Back MBE, Jean-Christophe Novelli and Gail Emms. This involves booking and overseeing various media, event and brand ambassadorial engagements.
Fun work fact: Work is serious, not fun, unless you sit next to Lloyd Bailey!!
Fun non work fact: My two loves in life are playing lacrosse and visiting America.

Ewen Lewis
Senior Designer
Role: I'm part of the Creative Team at Champions (UK) plc, working closely with Sarah Pearson, the Marketing Manager. I am responsible for developing creative ideas, seeing them from conception to completion.
Fun work fact: I joined Champions on Valentine’s Day!
Fun non work fact: I started playing drums at the age of 7½! With over 30 years’ experience, I have played for many local Leicester bands and Orchestras.

Rebecca Edwards
Digital Marketing Executive
Role: To assist the SEO team in optimizing websites to improve traffic levels, rankings and the overall user experience. I also produce optimized copy for the digital team.
Likes: Good food, shopping, reading and a good documentary.
Dislikes: Pigeons.
Fun work fact: I can take shorthand notes at 100wpm.
Fun non work fact: I once interviewed Sandi Toksvig and John McCarthy.

Emma Richardson
Celebrity Social Media Apprentice
Role: Working with and assisting Amy.
Likes: Instagram, buying make up and spending time with friends!
Dislikes: Being cold and housework.
Fun work fact: I have just finished working at Birds Bakery, after two years, to come and work here!!
Fun non work fact: I spend a lot of my free time on social media, as I love celebrity gossip

Tatenda Chuma
Web and Mobile Developer

Victoria Marconetto-Tyson
Senior Talent Manager
Role: I manage the Celebrity Management department as a whole and represent a number of our sole managed clients. This includes securing them work within the media, personal appearances, brand work and looking after their PR.
Fun work fact: I started the entire PR department from scratch, with MD, Matt when I joined in 2009.
Fun non work fact: I once gatecrashed Snoop Dogg’s after party and managed to steal a bottle of vintage Dom P which is still in my cupboard at home..!

Amy Coleman
Digital Communications Manager
Role: I’m currently working across the social media platforms that Champions Speakers runs, as well as various other corporate/consumer clients.
Fun work fact: I have most recently changed careers, from working at a pharmacy to digital marketing & social media.
Fun non work fact: I write my very own beauty blog, where I constantly display stunning pictures of my nails!

Frankie Sparano
Marketing Manager
Role: Assisting the team on all account management tasks, anything from gaining print quotes from suppliers, liaising with clients, reviewing suppliers and maintaining quality control to keeping on top of the invoicing.
Fun non work fact: I’ve got two budgies called Eric and Ernie who I’m trying to teach how to speak!

Ashleigh Kerr
Senior Events & Golf Manager
Role: I work in the events department. I help to organise and set up the events, dealing with all aspects including guest communication and admin.
Fun work fact: I joined the company the week of my hen do, and my birthday was the week after!
Fun non work fact: I enjoy a bit of dancing in the kitchen on a Friday night.

Annie Taylor
Graphic Designer
Likes: Shopping
Dislikes: Spiders

Scott Skerritt
SEO Executive
Role: Working with the SEO team to improve traffic and rankings across all of the Champions websites.
Likes: Nottingham Forest, good music and anything tech.
Dislikes: Cold weather and traffic.
Fun work fact: I once did a typing speed test and managed to get 118 words per minute.
Fun non work fact: My birthday is on Star Wars day (May the 4th be with you).

Isabelle Lee
After Dinner Sales Executive
Role: Recommending the perfect speaker for a client’s event.
Likes: Pizza, puppies and trying new things.
Dislikes: Bad weather and having to wear high heels.
Fun work fact: Prior to working at Champions I have worked as a Thomson holiday rep.
Fun non work fact: I’ve played every sport you can think of from cricket to volleyball

Geoff Sanders

Alan Warner
Music & Entertainment Manager
Fun work fact: Joined a company where we are all under 35 ………………… ish
Fun non work fact: The Champion of Table Tennis in my house, beating all Grand-Kids under 10 and Oldies over 60

Joris Girdzijauskas
Web Developer
Role: Making websites - the way they're structured, the way they function and the way they look. Also the odd bit of techy problem solving anywhere in the office.
Likes: Peace and quiet, discovering new ways of seeing things, spontaneous travel
Dislikes: Disorganisation and crowded places, unless there's awesome music I love on
Fun work fact: Someone put my surname twice in my work e-mail... Also, you can find me by following the sound of the sneeze.
Fun non work fact: Anytime someone says a math question out loud and I hear it, I have to solve it in my head

Luke Vials
Copywriter
Role: I hosted a weekly sports radio show for a year.
Likes: Liverpool FC and Harry Potter.
Dislikes: Controversial but snow and sand!
Fun work fact: This is my first job since graduating from the University of Lincoln with a Journalism degree.

Richard Padmore
Senior Copywriter
Role: Massively varied and I wouldn’t have it any other way. Concept and brand creation, sport, politics and finance ghost-writing, thought pieces on pretty much anything, editorial, advertorial, digital, TV, radio and video. You name it. Oh, and I’m heavily involved in our own business development efforts. Which is nice.
Likes: Books, fish, football and Australian cricketers crying on the telly.
Dislikes: Plasticine, Clarkson, the majority of cheeses and unnecessary fuss.
Fun work fact: I’m functionally illiterate but nobody’s quite clocked on to it yet. Mum’s the word, eh . . . . .
Fun non work fact: My scrambled eggs are better than yours.

Rachel Roarke
Music & Entertainment Sales Executive
Role: I book celebrity acts and speakers from the world of sports, music and entertainment for a variety of events whether it be corporate, civic, charitable or private.
Fun work fact: Offers entertainment and humour along with daily duties.
Fun non work fact: I eat all things chocolate except if it’s covering nuts. Is nuts…

Cat Mitchell
Celebrity Sales Manager
Role: I book celebrity speakers for a variety of events including Sports Dinners, Awards Ceremonies, Schools and Charity Events. I’m always on the phone talking to different celebrities and clients every day!
Fun work fact: I feel like Britney Spears when I have my headset on…and I love it!
Fun non work fact: When I was younger I played Cossette in the West End musical Les Miserables and have loved watching and being in Musical Theatre ever since!

Charlotte Davie
After Dinner Administrator
Role: My main duties are to assist Jack, the Celebrity Manager for Champions. Administering and supporting the department along with maintaining records, sending out contracts and invoicing.
Fun work fact: I only started Jan 2015, a little too early to have one. I will come back to you!
Fun non work fact: I got proposed to with a padlock instead of ring!

Sharon Sparano
Accounts Manager
Role: I oversee the Accounts department at Champions Speakers. This is split between Champions Accounts and Celebrity Client Accounts.
Fun work fact: I enjoy working in a lively always changing Company, and the variety this gives my role.
Fun non work fact: I enjoy going on Holiday to Zante where I would love to buy a house in the future.

Peter Baker
Sports Management