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I'd Rather be at the Beach

50 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago -

Welcome to I'd Rather be at the Beach, the podcast for school marketing managers that's *not* about school marketing management. Instead we talk about everything else that school marketing managers spend their time doing. Their families, their hobbies, the previous jobs they've had, the music they're into, the books they're reading and the holidays they've been on. This is the podcast for you if you're a school marketing manager who likes your job, you might even love your job. But you'd rather be at the beach.

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Episodes

šŸ‘©šŸ»ā€šŸ« Looking for a change? Mel Pye shares recruitment advice.

March 22, 2024 06:00 - 21 minutes - 40 MB

#47 - Mel Pye works in the field of recruitment into independent schools. She was recommended to me as a guest by Kirsty Hassan so it was great to connect with her. If you're looking to change your job, maybe to work in a different school, take a listen to this episode. Mel Pye online: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melaniepye/ [email protected] www.schoolsleadership.com Contact me: www.thebonjouragency.com [email protected]

šŸ“± When a school bans all mobile phones - Clare Smith from Robert Gordon's College explains

March 08, 2024 06:00 - 20 minutes - 37.3 MB

#46 - Clare Smith is Head of Senior School at Robert Gordon's College in Aberdeen and she talks about an initiative she introduced just over a year ago and how it's changed the school in that time. She talks to us today on 'I'd Rather be at the Beach', the podcast for you where we donā€™t talk about work but we do talk to people in the independent school sector. Clare Smith online: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clare-smith-9bb8b9147/ https://www.rgc.aberdeen.sch.uk/newsarticlespage/~board/all...

šŸ¤– Exploring AI with Educator, Matthew Wemyss

February 23, 2024 06:00 - 39 minutes - 73.2 MB

#45 - Welcome back to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by me, Iā€™m Simon and I run The Bonjour Agency. If you work in an independent school then this is the podcast for you where we donā€™t talk about work but we do talk to people in the independent school sector. Matthew Wemyss online: https://ro.linkedin.com/in/matthew-wemyss-68781b23 Contact me: www.thebonjouragency.com [email protected]

ā˜•ļø Dominic Lowry, Head of Communications & Development at Hoe Bridge School

February 09, 2024 06:00 - 16 minutes - 30.4 MB

#44 - Welcome back to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by me, Iā€™m Simon and I run The Bonjour Agency. If you work in an independent school then this is the podcast for you where we donā€™t talk about work but we do talk to people in the independent school sector. Dominic Lowry online: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/dominic-lowry-61051272 Contact me: www.thebonjouragency.com [email protected]

šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø 'Live' from the streets of New York

January 15, 2024 06:00 - 11 minutes - 21.2 MB

#43 - Welcome back to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by me, Iā€™m Simon and I run The Bonjour Agency. If you work in an independent school then this is the podcast for you where we donā€™t talk about work but we do talk to people in the independent school sector. Today I'm on the streets of New York. Come with me and I'll tell you all about it šŸ˜Ž Links: Samson Q2U microphone ATR-2100 microphone Contact me: www.thebonjouragency.com [email protected]

ā›ŗļø Explorer and adventurer - George Bullard

December 27, 2023 06:00 - 26 minutes - 49.3 MB

#42 - Welcome back to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by me, Iā€™m Simon and I run The Bonjour Agency. If you work in an independent school then this is the podcast for you where we donā€™t talk about work but we do talk to people in the independent school sector. George Bullard online: https://www.georgebullard.co.uk/ [email protected] Contact me: www.thebonjouragency.com [email protected]

šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø Scott Delleville from FinalSite

December 20, 2023 06:00 - 26 minutes - 48.6 MB

#41 - Welcome back to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by me, Iā€™m Simon and I run The Bonjour Agency. If you work in an independent school then this is the podcast for you where we donā€™t talk about work but we do talk to people in the independent school sector. Scott Delleville LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-delleville-1257584/ Contact me: www.thebonjouragency.com [email protected]

šŸ‡ØšŸ‡± Samuel Pitt, boarding schools agent living in Chile

December 15, 2023 06:00 - 25 minutes - 47.4 MB

#40 - Welcome back to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by me, Iā€™m Simon and I run The Bonjour Agency. If you work in an independent school then this is the podcast for you where we donā€™t talk about work but we do talk to people in the independent school sector. Samuel Pitt Contact: WhatsApp: +569 9947 5046 Email: [email protected] Contact me: www.thebonjouragency.com [email protected]

šŸ—£ļø Life inside the BBSW event at Heathrow!

November 17, 2023 06:00 - 27 minutes - 51.2 MB

#38 - Welcome back to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by me, Iā€™m Simon and I run The Bonjour Agency. If you work in an independent school then this is the podcast for you where we donā€™t talk about work but we do talk to people in the independent school sector. Today I'm at the BBSW with Suzanne Rowse and a large number of schools and agents. I'd never been here before so I was keen to know how it works and what it's actually like inside. Come with me as we step inside and find...

šŸ¤© Live from the Independent Schools Show 2023

November 17, 2023 06:00 - 23 minutes - 42.4 MB

#39 - Welcome back to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by me, Iā€™m Simon and I run The Bonjour Agency. If you work in an independent school then this is the podcast for you where we donā€™t talk about work but we do talk to people in the independent school sector. Today I'm at the Independent Schools Show in Battersea, David Wellesley Wesley's event where parents come to meet school Heads, Marketing and Admissions people. It's my favourite time of the year and I love seeing what's...

Irfan Latif, Principal at DLD College London

October 13, 2023 06:00 - 20 minutes - 38.2 MB

#37 - Welcome back to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by me, Iā€™m Simon and I run The Bonjour Agency. If you work in an independent school then this is the podcast for you where we donā€™t talk about work but we do talk to people in the independent school sector. Today we have Irfan Latif, Principal of DLD College London. You probably know who he is, I donā€™t want to embarrass the guy, but whenever anything is happening in the world of independent schools Irfan is probably involved...

Fane Henderson, Marketing Director at The Leys

October 09, 2023 06:00 - 24 minutes - 44.3 MB

#36 - Welcome back to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by me, Iā€™m Simon and I run The Bonjour Agency. If you work in an independent school then this is the podcast for you where we donā€™t talk about work but we do talk to people in the independent school sector. Today we have a Director of Marketing with us, itā€™s Fane Henderson and heā€™s at The Leys School in Cambridgeshire. Fane and I know each other from when he was at Bedford Modern School before he joined The Leys but we also...

šŸ’ƒšŸ» Alison Melrose, Dancing Queen of Central London

September 22, 2023 08:45 - 23 minutes - 42.3 MB

#36 - Welcome back to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by me, Iā€™m Simon and I run The Bonjour Agency. If you work in an independent school then this is the podcast for you where we donā€™t talk about work but we do talk to people in the independent school sector. Now today Iā€™m with a Headteacher. Alison Melrose is the Head at Cameron Vale in London, itā€™s a Prep School, itā€™s in the centre of London and we talk about city life vs country life. But we also talk about what Alison doe...

šŸ˜Ž Miles Latham (Affixxius), the conversation I wasn't expecting...

September 15, 2023 06:00 - 37 minutes - 69.3 MB

#34 - Welcome back to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by me, Iā€™m Simon and I run The Bonjour Agency. If you work in an independent school then this is the podcast for you where we donā€™t talk about work but we do talk to people in the independent school sector. Now today Iā€™m talking to Miles Latham, co-founder of Affixxius and someone you probably know if you work in the independent schools sector. I get to ask Miles about what he would do if he wasnā€™t working in film or workin...

šŸ‡«šŸ‡· Summer ends, new term starts. Stories, thoughts and shoutouts.

September 01, 2023 11:00 - 20 minutes - 37.8 MB

#33 - Welcome back to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by me. Iā€™m Simon and I run The Bonjour Agency. Today's episode is a little different, I'm talking on my own (well, it's still summer holidays) and I bring to you some stories, some thoughts, some things I'm into right now too. But I'd love to know more about you and what you've been up to. My email address is below so do please let me know what you've been doing over the summer break. And maybe also let me know the latest...

You know Nicholas McKie of Persyou Ltd, right?

August 11, 2023 06:00 - 27 minutes - 49.8 MB

#32 - Welcome back to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by me. Iā€™m Simon and I run The Bonjour Agency. If you work in an independent school then this is the podcast for you where we donā€™t talk about work but we do talk to people in the independent school sector. Now today Iā€™m talking to Nicholas McKie, he runs Persyou Ltd, a business that offersĀ coaching programmes to individuals and teams and he does a lot of work in the independent schools sector so you may have seen him on Lin...

šŸ« David Harkin of 8billionideas

June 09, 2023 06:00 - 26 minutes - 48.5 MB

#31 - Welcome back to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by me, Iā€™m Simon and I run The Bonjour Agency. If you work in an independent school then this is the podcast for you where we donā€™t talk about work but we do talk to people in the independent school sector. Today we have a great guest, Iā€™ve really been looking forward to this. David Harkin is the CEO of 8billionideas, a business thatā€™s on a mission to give students the skills and belief to change the world. Youā€™ve probably s...

At the 2023 ISS Summer Fair at the Hurlingham Club!

June 02, 2023 06:00 - 27 minutes - 49.6 MB

#30 - Welcome back to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by me, Iā€™m Simon and I run The Bonjour Agency. If you work in an independent school then this is the podcast for you where we donā€™t talk about work but we do talk about to people in the independent school sector. Now today Iā€™m at the Independent Schools Show Summer Fair at the Hurlingham Club in London. Itā€™s a beautiful sunny day, Iā€™ve hopped off the train and Iā€™m about to walk in to find out whatā€™s going on here. So come wi...

'Live' from the AMCIS conference! šŸŽ¤

May 26, 2023 06:00 - 11 minutes - 21.1 MB

#29 - Welcome back to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by me, Iā€™m Simon and I run The Bonjour Agency. If you work in an independent school then this is the podcast for you where we donā€™t talk about work but we do talk about to people in the independent school sector. Today I'm at the AMCIS annual conference. I recorded this episode while walking around and talking to people there. It's not entirely serious but really, I don't think everything in life needs to be. There's also a...

Remco Weeda, Director of Marketing and Admissions at Scarborough College

May 07, 2023 06:00 - 25 minutes - 46.8 MB

#28 - Welcome back to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by me, Iā€™m Simon and I run The Bonjour Agency. If you work in an independent school then this is the podcast for you where we donā€™t talk about work but we do talk about to people in the independent school sector. Now, back in episode 12 we spoke to the great Zoe Harrison from Scarborough College, many of you will know her and youā€™ll remember that episode. But today we have another person from Scarbados (as itā€™s locally known...

šŸ‡øšŸ‡¦ Speaking with David Ardley, Founding Principal at Beech Hall School Riyadh

April 28, 2023 06:00 - 27 minutes - 49.9 MB

#27 - Welcome back to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by me, Iā€™m Simon and I run The Bonjour Agency. If you work in an independent school then this is the podcast for you where we donā€™t talk about work but we do talk about to people in the independent school sector. Now, today weā€™re zipping over to the Middle East to speak to David Ardley, heā€™s the founding Principal of a new school in Saudi Arabia. The school is Beech Hall School Riyadh and it opened last August. So Iā€™m about...

In the local park on a sunny day - Happy Easter ā˜€ļø

April 07, 2023 06:00 - 7 minutes - 13 MB

#26 - Welcome back to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by me, Iā€™m Simon and I run The Bonjour Agency. If you work in an independent school then this is the podcast for you where we donā€™t talk about work but we do talk to people in the independent school sector. Now, today I'm recording this episode on my own literally from a park on a beautiful sunny day. Find out why by playing this super-short episode. Main website: www.thebonjouragency.com Contact me: simon@thebonjourag...

šŸŽ™ļø Tara Reeve, from the BBC to Downe House School in Berkshire

March 17, 2023 06:00 - 24 minutes - 45.1 MB

#25 - Welcome back to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by me, Iā€™m Simon and I run The Bonjour Agency. If you work in an independent school then this is the podcast for you where we donā€™t talk about work but we do talk to people in the independent school sector. Now, today weā€™re speaking to a mover and a shaker in the world of school admissions. Tara Reeve is the Director of Admissions at Downe House School in Berkshire, she talks to us about living in the country vs living in Lo...

šŸ—£ļø Geoff Ramm, the world's greatest keynote speaker

March 10, 2023 06:00 - 26 minutes - 48.1 MB

#24 - Welcome back to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by me, Iā€™m Simon and I run The Bonjour Agency. If you work in an independent school then this is the podcast for you where we donā€™t talk about work but we do talk about to people in the independent school sector. Now, Iā€™ve been looking forward to this episode coming out because many of you listening to this right now will remember when Geoff Ramm came to speak at the AMCIS annual conference (thank you Tory) back in 2016 (I t...

šŸ’» Online education - starting a business with Hugh Viney

March 03, 2023 06:00 - 33 minutes - 60.9 MB

#23 - Welcome back to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by The Bonjour Agency. If you work in an independent school then this is the podcast for you BUT we donā€™t talk about work here. Why not? Well, because youā€™re probably too busy to listen to a podcast when youā€™re at work and when youā€™re not at work (youā€™re walking the dog, youā€™re in the gym, youā€™re driving back from dropping your kid at university) then letā€™s face it, you donā€™t want to listen to something thatā€™s too worky worky...

šŸ¤¦šŸ» The time I thought I made a major mistake at workā€¦

February 17, 2023 06:00 - 8 minutes - 14.7 MB

#22 - A super-short episode for the end of half-term, I talk about a marketing activity I undertook that almost resulted in a major faux pas. Take a listen for 8 minutes of light relief, Iā€™d love to know if youā€™ve ever made a mistake at work that caused you a problemā€¦

šŸ‘©šŸ¼ā€šŸ’» Gemma Price CEO and Founder of HubGem

January 21, 2023 06:00 - 22 minutes - 40.8 MB

#21 - Itā€™s 2023 and welcome to the opening episode for this year of ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by The Bonjour Agency. This is the podcast for school marketing and admissions people thatā€™s nothing to do with work. Iā€™m Simon, former marketing manager turned owner of The Bonjour Agency, the place for Admissions and Marketing in school. In each episode I speak to someone in the sector who wonā€™t talk about work but we get to find out more about them as a person. Now in this ep...

šŸ« Two school Heads, what do they look for in Admissions and Marketing staff? All that and much more.

December 09, 2022 06:00 - 28 minutes - 51.6 MB

#20 -Welcome back to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by The Bonjour Agency. This is the podcast for school marketing people thatā€™s nothing to do with work or school marketing. Iā€™m Simon, former marketing manager turned owner of The Bonjour Agency, the place for Admissions and Marketing in school. In each episode I speak to someone in the sector who wonā€™t talk about work but we get to find out more about them as a person. Now in this episode weā€™re speaking to two people, in fac...

ā˜€ļø Working overseas at an independent school with Patrick Oā€™Shaughnessy

December 02, 2022 06:00 - 25 minutes - 46.7 MB

#19 - Welcome back to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by The Bonjour Agency. This is the podcast for school marketing people thatā€™s nothing to do with school marketing, because letā€™s face it, you work hard already. Iā€™m Simon, former marketing manager turned owner of The Bonjour Agency, the place for school marketing managers. In each episode I speak to someone in the sector who wonā€™t talk about work but we get to find out more about them as a person. Now in this episode we spe...

*Not* talking work at the Independent Schools Show

November 18, 2022 06:00 - 22 minutes - 41.2 MB

#18 -Welcome back to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by The Bonjour Agency. This is the podcast for school marketing people thatā€™s nothing to do with school marketing, because letā€™s face it, you work hard already. Iā€™m Simon, former marketing manager turned owner of The Bonjour Agency, the place for school marketing managers. In each episode I speak to someone in the sector who wonā€™t talk about work but we get to find out more about them as a person. Now this episodeā€™s a little...

David Wellesley Wesley, Founder of the Independent Schools Show in London

November 04, 2022 06:00 - 18 minutes - 33.8 MB

#17 -Welcome back to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by The Bonjour Agency. This is the podcast for school marketing people thatā€™s nothing to do with school marketing, because letā€™s face it, you work hard already. Iā€™m Simon, former marketing manager turned owner of The Bonjour Agency, the place for school marketing managers. In each episode I speak to someone in the sector who wonā€™t talk about work but we get to find out more about them as a person. Now this is a little differ...

šŸŠā€ā™€ļø Sarah Kershaw, International Marketing Strategy Consultant - from her home office to wild swimming!

October 21, 2022 06:00 - 25 minutes - 46 MB

#16 - Welcome back to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by The Bonjour Agency. This is the podcast for school marketing people thatā€™s nothing to do with school marketing, because letā€™s face it, you work hard already. Iā€™m Simon, former marketing manager turned owner of The Bonjour Agency, the place for school marketing managers. In each episode I speak to someone in the sector who wonā€™t talk about work but we get to find out more about them as a person. In this episode weā€™re tuck...

šŸ“ø Taralyn Cox & Craig Chambers from 360 Marketing Lab - Hear their journey

October 07, 2022 06:00 - 32 minutes - 59 MB

#015 - Welcome back to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by The Bonjour Agency. This is the podcast for school marketing people thatā€™s nothing to do with school marketing, because letā€™s face it, you work hard already. Iā€™m Simon, former marketing manager turned owner of The Bonjour Agency, the place for school marketing managers.ā€ In each episode I speak to someone in the sector who wonā€™t talk about work but we get to find out more about them as a person. And in this episode we...

šŸ”” Simon Blake, King's Ely, on his near-death experience, life outside school and Notting Hill

September 23, 2022 06:00 - 34 minutes - 63.5 MB

#014 - Welcome back to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by The Bonjour Agency. This is the podcast for school marketing people thatā€™s nothing to do with school marketing, because letā€™s face it, you work hard already. Iā€™m Simon, former marketing manager turned owner of The Bonjour Agency, the place for school marketing managers. In each episode I speak to someone in the sector who wonā€™t talk about work but we get to find out more about them as a person. Now youā€™re going to love ...

šŸ˜Ž Kat Green from Shiplake College - what's she like outside school??

September 03, 2022 06:00 - 25 minutes - 46.1 MB

#013 - Welcome back to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by The Bonjour Agency. This is the podcast for school marketing people thatā€™s nothing to do with school marketing, because letā€™s face it, you work hard already. Iā€™m Simon, former marketing manager turned owner of The Bonjour Agency, the place for school marketing managers.ā€ In each episode I speak to someone in the sector who wonā€™t talk about work but we get to find out more about them as a person. Now usually I carry out ...

šŸšœ Zoe Harrison from Scarborough College talks about life outside school marketing

August 28, 2022 10:29 - 23 minutes - 43.2 MB

#012 - Welcome back to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by The Bonjour Agency. This is the podcast for school marketing people thatā€™s nothing to do with school marketing, because letā€™s face it, you work hard already. Iā€™m Simon, former marketing manager turned owner of The Bonjour Agency, the place for school marketing managers. In each episode I speak to someone in the sector who wonā€™t talk about work but we get to find out more about them as a person. Now in this episode weā€™re...

āš”ļø Three fun things for you this summer

August 06, 2022 05:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MB

#011 - Welcome back to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by The Bonjour Agency. This is the podcast for school marketing people thatā€™s nothing to do with school marketing, because letā€™s face it, you work hard already. In this episode Iā€™m bringing you three different things I think you might be interested in. One is something you can do outside of work to bring in some more money for yourself through passive income. The other is an amazing book that you need to read, you need this...

7 things I discovered at the AMCIS Annual Conference this year

May 14, 2022 11:00 - 14 minutes - 10 MB

#010 - Welcome back to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by The Bonjour Agency. This is the podcast for school marketing people thatā€™s nothing to do with school marketing, because letā€™s face it, you work hard already. Now usually, in each episode, I speak to someone in the sector who wonā€™t talk about work but we get to find out more about them as a person. But this episode is a little different because itā€™s just me! And today Iā€™ll be looking at the AMCIS conference that happened...

Dragana Hartley, Cheltenham Ladies' College, talks about her amazing life!

April 15, 2022 05:00 - 25 minutes - 17.2 MB

#009 - Welcome back to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by The Bonjour Agency. This is the podcast for school marketing people thatā€™s nothing to do with school marketing, because letā€™s face it, you work hard already. In each episode I speak to someone in the sector who wonā€™t talk about work but we get to find out more about them as a person. And in this episode we're talking to Dragana Hartley who'll tell us all about her career from organising wine tasting to brochure-writing ...

Emily Richards, Founder of Stickman. She's not a stick and she's not a man...

April 01, 2022 05:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MB

#008 - Welcome back to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by The Bonjour Agency. This is the podcast for school marketing people thatā€™s nothing to do with school marketing, because letā€™s face it, you work hard already. In each episode I speak to someone in the sector who wonā€™t talk about work but we get to find out more about them as a person. And in this episode weā€™re talking to none other than Emily Richards. Emily is the Founder of The Stickman Consultancy but I donā€™t let her ...

Andrew Velhosh: Something your school can do today for Ukraine

March 21, 2022 18:00 - 13 minutes - 9.62 MB

#007 - This episode is a little different to normal. In fact, itā€™s a special one-off episode which comes with a very important message. Itā€™s shorter than normal, itā€™s being recorded on 21st March 2022 and itā€™s to do with whatā€™s currently happening in the world. Today weā€™re talking to Andrew Velhosh who, until recently, was a pupil recruitment agent in Ukraine. Heā€™s put his job on hold, no need to explain why, and instead heā€™s doing something very different. Contact details below: Andre...

šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡¦ Andrew Velhosh: Something your school can do today for Ukraine

March 21, 2022 17:00 - 13 minutes - 9.62 MB

#007 - This episode is a little different to normal. In fact, itā€™s a special one-off episode which comes with a very important message. Itā€™s shorter than normal, itā€™s being recorded on 21st March 2022 and itā€™s to do with whatā€™s currently happening in the world. Today weā€™re talking to Andrew Velhosh who, until recently, was a pupil recruitment agent in Ukraine. Heā€™s put his job on hold, no need to explain why, and instead heā€™s doing something very different. Contact details below: Andrew'...

Comedy duo Paula Bottomley and Melanie Burke, Admissions and Marketing

March 11, 2022 06:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MB

#006 - Welcome back to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by The Bonjour Agency. This is the podcast for school marketing people thatā€™s nothing to do with school marketing, because letā€™s face it, you work hard already so this is just for fun. In each episode I speak to someone in the sector who wonā€™t talk about work but we get to find out more about them as a person. Now this episode is a little different because Iā€™m talking to two guests at the same time and we recorded this in ...

It's time for Rachel Hadley-Leonard!

February 25, 2022 12:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MB

#005 - Welcome back to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by The Bonjour Agency. This is the podcast for school marketing people thatā€™s nothing to do with school marketing, because letā€™s face it, you work hard already so this is just for fun. In each episode I speak to someone in the sector who wonā€™t talk about work but we get to find out more about them as a person. And in this episode you find me talking to Rachel Hadley-Leonard. Now, fun fact, back when I started my photograph...

Hear from Simon Noakes of Interactive Schools

February 11, 2022 15:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MB

#004 - Welcome to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by The Bonjour Agency. This is the podcast for school marketing people thatā€™s nothing to do with school marketing, because letā€™s face it, you work hard already so this is just for fun. In each episode I speak to someone in the sector who wonā€™t talk about work but we get to find out more about them as a person. And in this episode you find me talking to Simon Noakes. You probably know Simon already. He runs Interactive Schools, ...

Kathy Campbell: Getting to know the real person!

January 30, 2022 09:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MB

#003 - Welcome to ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by The Bonjour Agency. This is the podcast for school marketing people thatā€™s nothing to do with school marketing, because letā€™s face it, you work hard already so this is just for fun. In each episode I speak to someone in the sector who wonā€™t talk about work but we get to find out more about them as a person. And in this episode you find me talking to Kathy Campbell. Now Kathy is going to tell us all about her career before sh...

Dominic Moon from Metropolis talking about 'not work'

January 15, 2022 06:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MB

#002 - Welcome to episode number two of ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by The Bonjour Agency. This is the podcast for school marketing people thatā€™s nothing to do with school marketing, because letā€™s face it, you work hard already so this is just for fun. In each episode I speak to someone in the sector who wonā€™t talk about work but we get to find out more about them as a person. Now in this episode Iā€™m speaking to someone who isnā€™t a school marketing manager but I think itā€™s s...

Sophy Walker, Director of Marketing and Communications at Royal Hospital School.

December 30, 2021 09:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MB

#001 - Welcome to episode number one of ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by The Bonjour Agency. This is the podcast for school marketing people thatā€™s nothing to do with school marketing, because letā€™s face it, you work hard already so this is just for fun. In each episode I speak to someone in the sector who wonā€™t talk about work but we get to find out more about them as a person. And in this episode you find me talking to Sophy Walker.Ā  Now many of you will know Sophy. Sheā€™s c...

Sophy Walker, Director of Marketing and Communications at Royal Hospital School

December 30, 2021 08:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MB

#001 - Welcome to episode number one of ā€˜Iā€™d Rather be at the Beachā€™, brought to you by The Bonjour Agency. This is the podcast for school marketing people thatā€™s nothing to do with school marketing, because letā€™s face it, you work hard already so this is just for fun. In each episode I speak to someone in the sector who wonā€™t talk about work but we get to find out more about them as a person. And in this episode you find me talking to Sophy Walker.Ā  Now many of you will know Sophy. Sheā€™s cu...

Launch episode coming soon - find out here

October 18, 2021 15:00 - 34 seconds - 453 KB

Welcome to I'd Rather be at the Beach, the podcast for school marketing managers that's *not* about school marketing management. Instead we talk about everything else that school marketing managers spend their time doing. Their families, their hobbies, the previous jobs they've had, the music they're into, the books they're reading and the holidays they've been on. This is the podcast for you if you're a school marketing manager who likes your job, you might even love your job. But you'd...

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