Spring is finally in the air and with it comes a little extra zeal in the Octopus stomp.  For not only has the sun got his hat on (hip hip hip hooray), but we have spawned some new team mates we would like to introduce to you all.... (Octo-pups?)

At this point I wanted to use some nice Octopus-based word plays, but who knew that Octopuses don't have a collective noun?   

So without further ado...

First up we have Kirstin Beveridge, our new Senior Account Executive. She spent her PR infancy working in the consumer pond, spending 2 years in-house for Red Letter Days before tackling a spot of freelance work for a number of reputable London agencies. Having worked across a broad range of clients and sectors Kirstin is now ready to take the plunge into the world of tech PR.

Also among the new brood is Account Executive, Zuzana Bielikova. Having completed a degree in PR, Zuzana went on to amass a tidy body of experience, completing a coveted internship at a top consumer agency before taking up a challenging in-house role for a restaurant group.

Another new Octopede is Carly Baughen, Management Accountant extraordinaire. She joins us from Tenon where she spent four years in the audit department working toward the completion of the AAT-ACA qualification. Carly decided to make the move from working in practice to an industry role and has swum over to Octopus.

And the final new member of the tentacled crew is Jodie Lake (am I running out of cephalopod words? Nope!), who joins Five21 as an Account Executive. Hailing from a sales background - working first as an estate agent, then as a recruitment consultant - Jodie has decided to change direction and delve into the wonderful world of PR.  She is already deeply immersed in learning HTML, running a blog and ultimately working to get to grips with the social media maze.

And if the collective noun fact got you interested; read all about why Octopi is not the correct pluralisation of Octopus.... (clue: Octopus is not Latin, but Greek).