THE TEAM
Right Angles is a team of
experts. Dedicated, experienced people who genuinely know their
stuff and always go the extra mile. Paul calls them his “hangers-
on.”
Paul
Blanchard Captain
Some
people don’t like Paul, but these people are mad and not to
be trusted. Don’t listen to a word they say. People in white
coats will be coming in a van to collect them soon. The ones that
do like Paul would say this: he is young, dynamic, passionate and
bright. He’s successful at what he does because he’s
a grafter. When working for clients, his high-energy approach and
‘whatever it takes’ attitude always gets results - lots
& lots of them.
Paul’s achievements include starting his own internet
hosting business at the age of 17. With servers at Telehouse in
Canary Wharf, and a full voting member of the regulatory authority
Nominet, his company won many awards; including ‘Growth Business
of the Year’ in 2001, and ‘Best Business Web Site –
Functionality’ in 2000. His company grew considerably because
Paul is a natural marketer; he heavily used PR to grow the business,
as in the early years he had literally no money for advertising.
In 2001, aged 26, Paul saw sense:
he decided to focus on the bit he was good at and most enjoyed,
and so started Right Angles. Still a bit of a techie geek though,
he still has use for his vast knowledge of the internet and specialises
in online marketing, social media, and the often-overlooked art
of ‘offline’ promotion for ‘online’ businesses.
He works internationally training in presentation & media skills
for a variety of clients, from academic institutes to pharmaceutical
conglomerates; and can speak from experience as he’s been
a live studio guest on most major TV and radio news shows, representing
clients, campaigns, and debating policy.
He is a bit political too. He is in his fifth year as a councillor
in his hometown, and was recently being re-elected with a vastly
increased vote. He also stood for Parliament in the general election
of 2005 and got the best campaign result in terms of swing in the
whole country, growing his party’s vote by 41%. He still lost
though. He works internationally training in Presentation &
Media skills for a variety of clients, from academic institutes
to pharmaceutical conglomerates, and can speak from experience as
he’s been a studio guest on everything –Sky News, Channel
Four news, and even Richard & Judy!
So what’s the bottom line? Paul is a shameless networking
whore and as a result he has excellent contacts in business, industry,
law, politics, national and local government, public affairs, media
and public relations. He knows the people you need to succeed; both
regionally and nationally, in companies, newspapers, radio, and
TV; and he isn’t afraid to pull strings, scratch backs, and
call in favours. For you!
Why not email him at paul@90degrees.co.uk
and arrange a no-obligation chat. He likes talking to people, but
I’m sure you have worked that out anyway! And if you really
do have nothing to do, visit Paul's personal web site at www.paul-blanchard.info
They do the real work!
The graft, the designing, writing, selling-in to journos, and photographering!
Experts in their own right, they get the job done, right first time.
Maria
Tonelli Account
Manager
Maria decided to 'bat for the other team' after she was bitten by
the Right Angles bug, crossing over into public relations from the
bankrupt and lazy world of journalism.
She's worked on a number of different publications from local papers
to consumer magazines and is what we like to call an 'all-rounder'.
A cunning linguist, she speaks Italian (thanks to her Italian roots)
as well as French and Spanish, and has a degree in European Languages
from Goldsmiths College, University of London.
Despite her love for travel and swanning off in search of different
cultures, London's always been the place for her. Always the first
to laugh at bad office jokes (no Paul I'm not looking at you!),
she's a hard-worker who always gets the job done. With her experience
on both sides of the fence, her insider knowledge ensures the best
possible experience at Right Angles.
Rowena
Lee Account Manager
After dabbling in Fashion PR, Rowena has decided to sprinkle some
fairy dust over the team at Right Angles (and to give Paul some
tips on fashion, which he ignores). Before moving down to the rat
race that is London, Rowena lived her life as a ‘textbook
student’ at Newcastle University, and before you ask, she
does still wear coats - having not been fully converted to the Geordie
way...
After studying ‘Media,
Communication and Culture’ for three gruelling years, she
decided it was time to jump into the big scary world and tackle
the dark force that is public relations. It’s a tough job,
but someone’s got to do it, and luckily for Rowena, PR and
her are a match-made in campaign heaven.
Eventually Rowena and Paul met
up (and spent an inordinate amount of time discussing the film ‘ET’
– long story). Impressed with her energy and media insight,
Paul snapped her up as an Account Manager right away. So if you
ever need anything from Right Angles, Rowena is your girl - she
literally has her fingers in all the pies, of course she makes everything
a ‘sweet’ experience!
Emma
Andersson Account
Manager
Emma, a small-town girl from Ronneby in Sweden, is seeking fame
and fortune in London. With her great persistency and determination,
and a passion for marketing, she landed at Right Angles after studying
Economics with Japanese at the School of Business, Economics and
Law in Gothenburg, Sweden.
She is also a huge sports geek.
If you cannot find her in the library reading page after page in
her economics books, you can be sure to find her in a forest somewhere
running, at the handball-court or - frankly - just anywhere doing
cartwheels or somersaults. She simply cannot sit still too long.
She looks nothing like the Swedish Chef from The Muppets, although
often makes the same amount of sense.
Claire
Fry Account Manager
Claire was convinced journalism was her calling, but having started
to dabble in PR, she couldn’t get away. Paul poached her straight
from Sky News and, before that, she worked as PR manager for a number
of clients.
Her roots in broadcast journalism give her a good vantage point
which differs from normal people. With three degrees, it's fair
to say Claire has an academic approach. This has also provided her
with a pedantic attitude: an obsession with getting the facts straight,
and making sure every i is dotted and every t crossed.
Coming from a military family, Claire spent most of her childhood
being a bit of a nomad. She has an appreciation of the finer things
in life and a strong connection to the arts, but that doesn’t
stop her frequenting the back streets of Soho at 3am on a Sunday
morning. All for entirely legitimate reasons, of course...
In addition to her love of the sea and skiing, she has a penchant
for a glass of wine or three, and a pathological phobia of mushrooms.
Rebecca
McKeag Account Manager
Becca is the token American at the office, hailing from the exotic
land of Wisconsin to join the Right Angles team to add four languages
to our offering and gain a foothold in the wonderful world of PR.
Taking a break from studying
at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, majoring in Linguistics
with minors in German and Middle Eastern Studies, not only does
she speak Spanish, French, German, and Arabic fluently, but in addition
to her language-nerd prowess, she has experience working as a reporter
and photographer for a local Madison newspaper. As well as experience
in radio news broadcasting too. There's nothing she can't do, really.
Addicted to coffee to the point
where it concerns her doctor, she loves travelling, and photography.
She's thrilled to be in London this year, so she can learn the proper
British ways and brush elbows with big-city London folk.
Charlotte
Prior Designer
Charlotte is a Northerner but has spent more years in London than
she has up North. She left home a very long time ago to study for
a degree in Graphic & Media Design at the London College of
Printing. London was exciting so she stayed on in the big smoke
working in and out of design and marketing agencies.
Being a child of the 80’s
you’ll often find her designing to a bit of Wham! but she
gave up stalking George Michael after finding public toilets too
cold. Spare moments are spent wishing her iPhone had a better camera,
reading & watching TV at the same time and longing for summer.
Olives and jazz are not to be trusted but dogs and cats are on the
approved list.
During the last 15 years Charlotte
has worked on some rather big names and is proud to have also turned
some small names bigger with use of clever design. Slightly schizophrenic,
loving; cities/country side, Pop Art/Monet, minimal/farmhouse, high
heels/joggers (never at the same time), she thinks it's important
to design from both a marketing and creative angle. She’s
all about ideas and has lots of these whilst sleeping, so keeps
notebook next to her bed. It has a picture of a banana on it, but
this is inconsequential.
No hassle. No fuss. No messing. No bull. Just results.
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