About me
A little about myself..
Well I'm generally pretty useless.
This is not false modesty or being 'clever' - it's a statement of fact.
I can't drive, I can't cook, I follow Everton, I've never found the 'right girl', I've no kids (probably) I'm short, bearded and..um..'big boned' (basically, I'm NOT what your average Marie-Claire reader is looking for).
In fact there's a good chance that the only thing that has kept me from spending my entire life aggressively waving a paper cup at passers-by (while screaming obscenities) is my work.
And (luckily for me) this I'm told I AM good at.
I have what most consider a very good book/folio of work and a shed-load of awards (inc 3 Cannes Lions including Gold).
I was a group head and company director at Saatchi & Saatchi London (responsible for 5 teams) and am currently on the board of the Kinsale Sharks.
(nb: I tell you this ONLY to prove that regarding work, I am a fully functioning adult).
My work has in the main been 'integrated' (ie: TV/print/cinema/radio) but I have embraced digital as I would embrace any new (extra!) avenue of creativity.
(tell me you want to communicate on the sides of elephants and my only question will be "Indian or African
Basically I'm like a communication version of Rain Man - a genius with a brief but...not much use without.
I can spot a great idea from 50 paces with both eyes closed (nb: same goes for a bad idea) and have more ideas in a day than many do in a month.
I understand it's impossible to decide whether someone is 'right' simply by reading the usual "I'm great!" letter (because everyone's got one) so would suggest instead you take a look at a sample of my work then (if you like what you see) we can talk.
I think I'm a friendly, affable sort who gets on with more or less everyone, but can get very 'into' my work (as I've suggested, it's the one thing that keeps me from having to flog Big Issue, so it's probably the only thing in life I do take seriously).
Basically, I want the place I work for to be talked about because it produces work that (genuinely) engages and gets talked about by clients, the public and the industry (nb: talked about as in 'that's genius!' rather than 'that's crap!)
And.m.'s about it really.
So to sum up, if you want advice on mortgages, or the best way to paint around a boiler, or how to groom an Afghan Hound or how to get an abdominal six-pack, you'd genuinely be wasting your time talking to me me.
If on the other hand you want someone who can lead a team and who can write and produce engaging, memorable, award-winning ideas, give me a bell.
Good luck.
Eugene.