We’ve welcomed some new faces to Redactive in 2016 – Daniel Butcher has joined as Business Development Manager, Toyin Etiko is our new Lead Developer and Thomas Grafton has started in the Sales team.
We were keen to find out a bit more about Daniel, Toyin and Thomas so we put a few questions to them…
How would you describe yourself in three words?
TE: Passionate, thinker, methodical
TG: Friend to many
D: Concise. Disobedient.
What was your first job/work experience?
TE: Steward in the stadium
TG: The tills at Sainsbury’s. Highlights include pushing trolleys on a Monday night in the rain, but then being promoted to kiosk chief, in charge of Lottery
D: Failed tomato picker (colour blind…)
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given?
TE: Always remember the son of whom you are
TG: Self praise is no praise
D: Don’t be yourself (from my mother)
How do you relax?
TE: Sleep
TG: Watching sports, or reading political commentaries
D: By shouting at myself on a tennis court
What would you take to a desert island?
a) Music album/song
TE: TP-2.com
TG: Garage Nation – Feat. DJ Luck and MC Neat
D: Is Radio 4 allowed?
b) Book
TE: Desert Islands for Dummies
TG: Plato to NATO: Studies in Political Thought
D: The Martian, Andy Weir
c) Luxury
TE: A lily camera
TG: A pillow – easy!
D: Mclaren’s Formula One Driving Simulator
d) Meal
TE: Rice, Fried plantain, whole jerk chicken. Tiramisu
TG: Steak on Mash, followed by a classic, Vanilla Ice Cream.
D: Chicken Vindaloo. Quickly followed by ice cream.
A good insight into our recent recruits – some pretty strong choices from all three we think. We wish Daniel, Toyin and Thomas all the best in their careers at Redactive!