You didn’t ask for our life stories, did you?

Well if that’s what you’re after, feel free…you’ll find more from the links provided. If you just want a little bite sized glimpse of the crew you could be working with, well you’re in luck. We’re all distilled right here…

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Andy, Managing director

Career low: Yawn, bbrrrrr...paper rounds
Career highs: Paying kids to do paper round! Working with inspirational people and clients
Grrr! Will you stop saying that?!: "Excellent!"
Invaluable advice: Learn from the lows in life - without them you never appreciate the highs
Life defining moments: Leaving a job, getting engaged and starting up Rocket, all in one day
Hidden talent: Nothing like a talent, more misfortune - five broken ankles...
Dstlled...the essential Andy Barratt: An ambitious northerner with a smile.
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Nick, Head of website design and technical

Career low: Early starts getting papers ready for delivery
Career highs: Exceeding expectations, creating ‘wow’ websites
Grrr! Will you stop saying that?!: “Happy days!”
Invaluable advice: If you build it, they won’t necessarily come…
Life defining moments: First commission, meeting Kay, moving to Sheff, seeing work in print
Hidden talent: If it can be called a talent, very bendy fingers
Dstlled…5 words for Nick: Thinker. Creative. Optimist. Happy. Dedicated.
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Simon, Head of marketing services

Career low: Palming off free mineral water samples
Career highs: Bringing ideas to life; overcoming the seemingly impossible!
Grrr! Will you stop saying that?!: “But why?”
Invaluable advice: Never underestimate the power of common sense, always wear clean pants
Life defining moments: Realising TV ads were more interesting than homework could ever be
Hidden talent: Always choosing the most expensive thing on the menu
Dstlled…Simple Simon: Imagination, intelligence in a package that knows how to enjoy itself!
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Ian, Web Developer

Career low: On the fairground, diving for cover as children vomit on the rollercoaster
Career highs: Leaving university and finding a real grown-up design agency to work for
Grrr! Will you stop saying that?!: “Internet Explorer bugs.... DO NOT WANT!”
Invaluable advice: He who lives by the sword, dies by the sword. Indeed - likewise he who lives by the pen, he who lives by the wordprocessor, he who lives by the fax machine all shall die by the sword. Only he who lives by the tank shall remain immune.
Life defining moments: Graduating, realisation that the internet could be used as a vehicle for dynamic social change!
Hidden talent: Judge page widths by dead reckoning to the nearest 10 pixels.
Dstlled…5 words for Ian: Tall. Witty. Charming. Intelligent. Occasionally delusional.
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