Last summer I was so close to buying a Miniature Schnauzer for the family and to be part of the The Bakers Dozen culture. Beep… Beep… Beep… My morning routine is yoga, meditation, gratitude, then I wake the kids up for breakfast. He’s not named after Jackson Pollock it was just luck… or was it my sub-conscious taking over?ġ2. My son Jackson is named after one of my favourite artists. Not entirely true but I did climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge. My Mum volunteers at the children’s panel, my Dad at the men’s shed and my sister does fundraising for the Royal Hospital for Children. My first fiction book in years was Scramble, an excellent brand strategy thriller by Marty Neumeier. Since being little and to this day, you’ll find me doodling away. My go-to book for pizza doughs, rolls, breads etc. I know it sounds like a tenuous link to the company name, but it’s true. We both blew our expenses allocation on the first night partying and still had a day to go. To have some fun and drink some rum, I joined a Rum start-up which is coming out this year.Īs a junior designer, I was fortunate enough to go to Disneyland Paris with a Senior for a client experience trip.
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My Dad was a printer and I still vividly remember the print press room full of rolls of paper, metal plates and the strong smell of ink… glorious.Īfter graduating, I picked some Glasgow agencies I wanted to work at, knocked the doors and handed over a personalised portfolio pack to each MD.
During rounds of testing, my sister mentioned she hated The Bakers Dozen name.
As the business was created by me, I’ve come at it from a personal point of view.įor the company name, I went through roughly 300-400 names. Thanks to Mark Connolly from Marketing Mavens for the challenge around 12 facts about The Bakers Dozen.