TBA has been on a hiring spree this Autumn/Winter with quite a few new faces joining the team. Here's a little bit about them:

JEN DUSZANSKYJ has joined TBA as a Production Manager, moving from Avantgarde where she produced events for a wide range of clients including MINI, British Paralympic Association and Nike. In this role Jen launched a number of luxury sports cars and found a passion for motorsport whilst delivering the Race Centre for the Porsche Carrera Cup GB. She also worked as part of the core team producing the multivehicle convoy and day time activations for Samsung during the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay.
 
Jen enjoys learning about new cultures whilst travelling the world, however originally being from Yorkshire, considers herself a bit of a tea connoisseur and has vowed to spread her love of ‘making a proper brew’ amongst her new colleagues at TBA. 

CHARLOTTE BRIEM joined TBA as an account manager last month. With an integrated marketing background and experience working in Asia previously, Charlotte is keenly focused on the corporate services and luxury consumer brand sectors. 

She has worked on numerous events including large scale conferences, regional automotive and brand experience events, and gala dinners. Charlotte brings her knowledge and wealth of experience within the live event and experiential marketing industry as well as her account, project and event management skills. 

OLIVIA HAMBLIN has recently joined TBA as Account Manager making the move from in house events to agency. She previously worked at Aviva for five years working on all events from conferences to exhibitions and on their sponsorship with Premiership Rugby. Before making the change to the world of events Olivia worked in television production as a Researcher and worked on shows such as Eggheads, Pointless and 60 Minute Makeover.  
 
In her spare time she likes going to the theatre and unashamedly has a love of musical theatre.

PHOEBE KIBBEY has joined TBA as Executive Assistant to Guy Horner, moving over from ITV where she researched on a number of prime time entertainment shows.  Prior to this Phoebe was a Personal Assistant in advertising and to a private family, so brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in managing busy professional lives.
 
Phoebe’s passion is music, from producing tracks in her home studio to DJing at Ministry of Sound and singing in an acoustic covers duo.

LEXY FOX has joined the TBA team as an Account Executive. Previously spending two years working across both events and PR for a communications agency called Katch International. Having predominantly worked with fashion and consumer technology brands in the past, she is looking forward to working on a more broad range of accounts and events. Outside of work Lexy likes to keep active and try to go horse riding and wakeboarding when the weather permits... which sadly isn’t too often here in the UK!  

EMILY CAMPBELL, a new recruit to TBA, has been working in live events for over a decade having started as a set designer in theatre in 2004 and moved into event producing in recent years.

In this time she has lived and worked in London, New York, and Sydney, with this international experience and her multidisciplinary skills Emily is always ready to be thrown in a the deep end.

New to the events scene 2D designer DREW SCOTT has arrived at TBA ready to face new and exciting challenges. He has already produced work for a number of our top clients including ASOS, Ebay, Clarks, Jaguar and the Rugby World Cup. With previous experience in advertising and publishing, Drew has a passion for design.

He finds developing a balance between work and a social life is key in keeping himself motivated, enjoying live music, skateboarding, surfing down in his native west country, and socialising (down the pub).

TBA are expanding and always on the hunt for great talent within in the industry, if you are interested in working with us please get in touch! 

On Tuesday evening four members of TBA attended the Exclusive Dubai Summer Evening at the Shangri-La Hotel, based with-in The Shard.

Earlier this week, TBA took on a Tuesday night in town, attending the re-launch of restaurant and nightclub – DSTRKT, London.

With the last couple of months being extremely busy ones in the TBA office, the team took some time away from their desks last Wednesday (20th August) to unwind and celebrate the years achievements to date. 

As temperatures across the capital reached their peak last week, TBA chose the ideal time to pay a visit to the latest pop-up offering on the roof of Selfridges. 

Last Thursday, a few TBAers swapped the tube for a pair of trainers to participate in #run2workday. Taking place at the beginning Thursday of every month, workers across the capital are being encouraged to trade in their Oyster cards and run to the office, raising money for the Evening Standard’s Dispossessed Fund. 

Following a strong start to 2014, TBA plc has announced James Manley has joined the team as Head of Production. After heading up the Midlands office for Imagination, James steps into a brand new role at TBA, managing the team of existing Production Mangers.

Continuing to deliver breakthrough thinking and live events for a number of high profile brands, TBA last year marked their 30th year in the industry and the agency-building now accommodates over 60 full-time and freelance employees. James will be responsible for the production output of the agency, as well as developing the skills and knowledge of the in-house team. 

Our Business Development Manager Max recently took a trip out the ordinary with a visit to the Resort of Evian based on the edge of Lake Geneva and at the foot of the Alps. 

Off the back of an invite from RAM (a boutique sales and marketing agency for the hospitality sector) who represent the Resort, the team looked after Max showing him all the great facilities and surrounding areas. 

With the Events Industry Awards season in full flow, we've been reviewing old issues of our favorite publications and felt the below needed a shout out. 

Following several interviews and a photo shoot at TBA Towers, the agency featured in last month's issue of Event Magazine in their monthly 'Meet the Team' page spread. 

Shouting about our recent achievements, long-standing client relationships and creative vision, the feature expanded on TBA's growth since it's launch back in 1983 and captured quotes from a selection of staff around what it was like to work at the 'energetic' agency. 

Thanks to journalist @SamEdwardsEvent for the opportunity and we look forward to what lies ahead working with you for the remainder of 2014. 

TBA descended on Battersea Evolution for the second time last week to attend another prestigious Awards ceremony - The BT Sports Industry Awards (SIA). The annual event rewards the most creative, innovative and commercially successful work from the UK Sport Industry over the last year.