Jean-Anne Nee Bond Russell
Brand Director @Sharky + George
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WORK HISTORY
Brand Director @Sharky + George
London, GB
We create incredible experiences for adults and children, this includes team days for companies, bespoke luxury parties for adults, unique children\'s birthday parties and holiday clubs, and brand activations for our partners. Over the last 20 years we\'ve created some of the coolest events and learnt a lot about play and its impact on teams, families and friendships. This hands-on experience has led us to becoming total advocates for the transformational power of play - we\'ve even written a white paper about it! With offices in London and Bristol, we offer one-of-a-kind experiences and events throughout the UK and worldwide.
EDUCATION
University College Dublin
Bachelor of Music, Music
ABOUT JEAN-ANNE NEE BOND RUSSELL
I am Brand Director at Sharky & George: one of the UK\'s leading experience and play-led party and events planning companies.I have worked in the events industry for about 18 years. When I finished my Bachelor of Music Degree in Dublin, I started my own events company - Hot Events, this included taking over a children\'s party company called Popstar Parties. I grew both of these companies doing high end events for children, teens and adults for both private and corporate events. In 2010, I closed both companies and moved to London with the aim of studying to become a music therapist. But before I chased that dream, I got the job with Sharky + George and fell for with the company. There were so many exciting things on the horizon for the business and I wanted to be part of the journey. I\'ve never looked back. My journey has gone from Party Planner > Events Manager > Events Director > Director of People & Product > Brand Director and now I also head up the Marketing team. Over the years, I\'ve planned events, managed our accounts, grown our office team from 4 to 28, helped grow our party team from 20 to over 200, created lots of new party entertainment types and have had a huge input into growing the brand into the much loved one it is today. I\'ve loved growing all parts of the company, and having worked in every department, I know it and the brand inside out and upside down, but there is always more to learn - especially from the team of incredible individuals that have joined us over the years, both in HQ and on the party team. Along with Charlie and George, we\'ve carefully nurtured the S+G brand, which has fed into the creative, inclusive, fun and hard working culture in HQ and the amazing, weird and wonderful events we create. I am very proud of what we have built, and still excited about the never ending possibilities on the horizon for S+G! I\'m also a mum of two little boys, and met my husband through S+G!
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