Alex Barber

Nov 29, 2023 | mediacatmagazine.co.uk | Alex Barber |Joel Stein |Emily Rich |Chris Jefford

I started in the ad industry back in 2010, and my overriding thought from my first week was this: What the hell have I done? I’d left the world of auctioneering to start again in an industry that was completely new to me and I felt overwhelmed. From day one I was bombarded with three letter acronyms (TLAs as I came to know them), a list of titles as alien to me as the offside rule and more egos than a sitting government. My response? I put on a mask. Or, more accurately, I put on numerous masks.

Nov 1, 2023 | mediacatmagazine.co.uk | Steve Wheen |Alex Barber |Andrea Buzzi |Becca Shanks

In this piece we listen in on a conversation: Steve Wheen, Global CEO and founder of distillery and Alex Barber, Co-Founder of Common Good Co. discuss their partnership, and the importance of putting employee care front and centre. SteveAs Simon Sinek puts it, ‘customers will never love a company until the employees love it first’. At distillery, our team added caring as one of our core values.

Sep 28, 2023 | sussexexpress.co.uk | Alex Barber

A new book based on a true story written by a brand new author who grew up around Crawley has taken the world of women’s football by storm selling out its first two runs, Ella Plays Football - Her Game Too tells the inspiring story of Ella who is bullied by boys at school for liking football only to meet some footballers who give her a second wind to prove them wrong.