In keeping with the longstanding J H I tradition of Great Office Dogs, for which a noble standard was set by the late, great Gilbert the Golden Hearted, Onyx has joined our staff. Onyx was a shelter dog in Brunswick County who participated in the Pen Pals program and received her AKC Good Canine Citizen certificate before joining us on Monday, March 24. Onyx is a lovely Lab mix; she is a glossy brownish black, about a year or so old, weighs around 50lbs and loves soft, squeaky toys: especially the one Aunt Danielle sent that looks just like a small dead squirrel. Onyx knows lots of tricks we are planning to try out in upcoming client meetings when things aren’t going so well. In return for her duties here, she has requested we encourage you to support SOS-PenPals, her alma mater. Onyx can be reached at onyx@jhigoodidea.com.
We have certainly struggled to find the right fit for our traffic and production manager position. At long last, we believe the search is over. On March 19 Betsy Sayre officially joined J H I and she is now busily getting up to speed on our clients, our projects, our systems and our many, many wonderfully charming personal idiosyncracies. Betsy previously worked at Genworth Financial, The Duboy Agency, Barber Martin Advertising and TECHEAD. We’re sure she’ll be telling us all what to do and when to do it really soon. And if she’s half as great as her references all say she is, we’ll love every minute of it. You can reach Betsy at betsy@jhigoodidea.com.
Some people believe dogs cannot watch television. Well, I’m here to prove that wrong, at least in my case. Jemie is definitely watching something on both the television AND computer screen. This is one reason I do not bring Jemie to work. She will insist on sitting on your lap (or desk) to look at your monitor – kind of hard when you’re trying to work! Here’s the proof:
Greetings from the end of my first day here at J H I! Aside from the normal first day paperwork awaiting me on my desk, I had a special gift from the staff – my very own Swingline Stapler.
So why the fuss over a stapler? During my interview with the staff, staplers somehow came up in the conversation (perhaps we were discussing Office Space?), and I mentioned that my previous office had about 50 staplers, and not ONE of them actually worked! They all looked at me in sheer horror (what, did this not happen everywhere or was it just me?) and quickly set the record straight, “Well, all of ours work here.” Hence, the one-of-a-kind Swingline on my desk as my official welcome to J H I. I don’t know about the rest of the staplers in the office (as I have no intentions of actually testing all of them), but this one is in excellent working condition – and it happens to look pretty sweet on my desk. How’s that for creative inspiration?
Yet another great woman has joined the staff here at J H I. (Aaron and John are beginning to feel seriously outnumbered). As of Monday, March 3 Christen Barber is our fearless Project Manager. Her role will be to lead both J H I and the client in our constant search for brilliant creative and strategic solutions. A Jersey Girl and Virginia Tech grad, Christen joins us from a large public relations firm in D.C. In search of a life featuring less time in traffic and more time with friends, she recently moved to Richmond and we were lucky enough to snare her before anyone else realized how great she is. An avid sports enthusiast, you’ll often find Christen at live sporting events (especially if the Hokies are playing), perusing the latest issue of ESPN Magazine, or trying new recipes in search of the perfect tailgating fare. In between games, she can be reached at christen@jhigoodidea.com.
