Finally, the break we’ve all been waiting for to see our friends and family, to have a drink standing up, to hit the dance floor, or to just close our laptops!
We go around the grounds to find out how our sales leaders are spending their holidays. How will you be spending yours?
Rod Prosser, Chief Sales Officer:
“I’m unashamedly taking this holiday break to reconnect with my family at home and interstate. As much as we’ve all been home together, we have been disconnected because we are on our separate screens so much.
“I will be on staycation, taking day trips in our own backyard of Melbourne and literally in my backyard in the pool with a cold beer. My household also loves watching I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! so it will be nice to sit down together and do something we enjoy as a family.”
Lisa Squillace, National Sales Director:
“I’m lucky enough to live in an amazing part of Sydney where my family and I can go to the beach and enjoy summer. Christmas is a huge event with our big extended Italian family. We celebrate with food from every single food group and enough of it to feed us all again for our annual Boxing Day picnic!
“I’m wishing everyone happy and safe holidays, however you are spending them this year.”
Adam Quick, Head of Independent Agencies and Direct Sales Melbourne:
“I’ll be spending Christmas with the family in Adelaide before chasing La Niña up the central coast in the hope I won’t be needing my umbrella. Bring on the sunshine please!”
Angela Neville, General Manager & Sales Director – Brisbane:
“Bring on the holidays! I can’t wait to go to the beach, build sandcastles with my kids and attempt to get them into the surf, going UNDER the waves – good luck to me!
“It’s been another big year and we have navigated it exceptionally well together – thanks to everyone and ho ho ho, have a fabulous festive season!”
Cameron Mudge, Sales Director Adelaide:
“I will be celebrating Christmas at home this year with my family hosting Christmas Day. We will be also catching up with friends coming home from interstate for Christmas with borders open hopefully!”
Diane Ho, Sydney Sales Director:
“These holidays, I will finally get to see my sister who I haven’t seen in a year.
“I will be spending precious time with my family, friends and my fur baby Tobi… and hopefully getting some sunshine in the South Coast!”
Ian Smith, Sales Director – Independent Agencies & Direct Sales:
“These holidays I’m looking forward to having some time off to spend with family and friends. I plan to take my boys up north camping, surfing, fishing and taking the 4WD to the beach – fingers crossed for good weather!
“We’re also looking forward to watching I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! and catching more football games on 10, 10 Bold, 10 Play and Paramount+.”
John O’Brien, Head of Agency Sales Melbourne:
“I’m excited to take the family down the coast and enjoy plenty of beach time, and hopefully sneak in a winery or two.
“Not to forget the hours of football games I’ll be watching via Paramount+ this summer!”
Michael Stanford, Head of 10 Imagine, National Creative Director:
“This Christmas, I will be making sure my son gets his L’s (hopefully the first time round), enjoying rambling and unrushed conversations with my daughter, and locking in a couple of days to watch Two Weeks To Live on Paramount+.”
Namita Sopal, National Strategy Lead, 10 Imagine:
My sister has recently moved to the Northern Beaches in Sydney, so we will be spending half the holidays there and the other half at home, with my in-laws arriving (hopefully) from the UK to meet their grandson for the first time.
It will be three weeks of eating, drinking and Paw Patrol on repeat!
Nick Bower, Sports Sales Director:
“I can’t wait for the festive period to be filled with long awaited reunions with our much-missed family. All the while I’ll be wearing the brightest floral boardshorts possible, sitting in the baking hot Australian sunshine and having an icy cold beer…”
Nisar Malik, Sales Director Effect:
“I’ll be with my three beautiful girls and two dogs. We’re going to have a massive family BBQ and travel down the coast (weather permitting!).”
Paul Townsend, General Manager & Sales Director – Perth:
“These holidays I’ll be teaching my kids to surf, teaching our new puppy not to eat everything in our house and watching copious amounts of 10, 10 Play and Paramount+ (DEXTER!).”
Shani Kugenthiran, Digital Advertising Strategy & Product Director:
“We have a few days planned to visit Pambula in the beautiful South Coast of NSW, where there will be swimming, walks on the beach with the dog and eating lots and lots of seafood.
“The rest of the holidays will be spent at home in Sydney with my visiting sister and brother in-law who moved to Melbourne just as COVID hit. It will be the first time in a year that we get to hang out, so I’m really looking forward to spending time together!”
Tamar Hovagimian, Partnership Director Effect:
“I’ll be spending quality time with friends and family. I hope everyone enjoys their well-earned break.”
