Hello on Friday the 13th

It’s Friday the 13th and I’m approaching the end of my first week working for Symphony. My name is Rob Stephens and I’m the newly appointed Marketing & Sales Executive. Unfortunately, I’m stuck with being referred to by my full name, Robert, because our new Project Manager, Rob Gregory, arrived here a couple of months before me. Lucky!

I would like to thank all the Symphony team for welcoming me with open arms and helping me to settle in.

My background consists of working in a variety of different environments. First there was five years in the construction industry as a carpenter, and then there was retail, not to mention seven months in financial services. My academic background is in Events and Leisure Management. I have studied all aspects of the event management process from planning, promotion, implementation and evaluation, along with successfully managing a number of live events and executing marketing campaigns for external clients. Since graduating in 2010, I held a marketing position within the conference venue sector which involved conducting primary and secondary research into competitive rivalry and issues within the industry. This has provided me with a good understanding of what Symphony customers will need, and expect, from an event management software solution.

Outside working hours, I usually spend my time at the gym, playing sports, thinking of ways to get out of my mobile phone contract (which has 12 months remaining) so I can get an iPhone, and generally frustrated because Arsenal haven’t won the Premiership, again!

My first week at Symphony has primarily involved getting to know the software which has left me impressed by how easy and efficient it makes the event management process. I set myself a challenge to design an event concept which is too complicated for Symphony to manage, but so far have failed miserably.

If you would like to find out more about what Symphony can offer you then please give us a call on 0114 279 4990.