Verve Monthly Magazine – Oct 2018 – Issue 13

QUESTION 9
If you were a sandwich what would you be and why?
QUESTION 8
What is your number 1 festival necessity?
a. People that are contageously fun
b. A hotel room nearby
c. A tent that I can stand up in
d. Comfortable shoes
e. Being a one-day event so I don’t have to camp
f. Anything that makes me want to dance
g. A shower h. Shades
i. Sunglasses j. A luxury tent
b.
d.
a. McDonald’s McRib Sandwich, because I’m always in high demand
but not always available and I’ve been known to cause severe indigestion.
Smoked salmon and cream cheese bagel - fancy, satisfying and well rounded
c. Peanut butter and Jam - it’s a little bit of me
I would be the tuna sandwich on a wheat bun with avocado from the Dutch Goose in Menlo Park with a deviled egg because he’s not only my favorite sandwich but he also represents who I hope to be. He’s been consistently delicious and filling, and when I’ve had a hard day he’s cheered me up. You see, loyalty and trust are very important to me and I would call this tuna sandwich the most reliable and trustworthy sandwich I’ve ever eaten. I hope one day I can be just like him.
e. Cheese toastie - classic, child- friendly, making a comeback
One of those massive delicious ones with hundreds of filling that requires several people to hold me together.
Sausage and peppers, because it’s a NY classic.
Prosciutto & Mozzarella panini. Made in Italy found all over the world.
Anything thanksgiving inspired (e.g. turkey cranberry and brie) because it is my favorite holiday and I am all about the sweet and savory.
A chilli veggie burger - full of beans, nicer then I look and a hint of fire...
f.
g. h. i.
j.
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QUESTION 10
Which of these shoes are you most likely to wear?
a. b.
c. d.
e. f.
g. h.
i. j.
GO TO THE LAST PAGE TO SEE YOUR RESULTS
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ORLANDO BAEZA
Creative Director
WELCOME TO ORLANDO
What attracted you to joining Verve?
The opportunity, the leadership, and the culture. I’ve already talked about what excited me about the opportunity. As I started talking to more and more members of the leadership team here, it became very apparent that the talent level is AAA and even more importantly, they were all great people who I’d be excited to work with and learn from along the way. And I love the culture that has been created here. So that was the cherry on top if you will.
What are you most looking forward to at Verve?
Connecting with the people here and building meaningful relationships while at the same time doing work that we’ll be proud of and talk about for years to come.
What are your passions outside
of work?
I’m a HUGE sports fan. And being from NYC originally, I am a Knicks, Yankees, and Giants fan. Separately from that I am a novice art collector, avid fashion trend watcher, and dog lover.
What exactly will your role involve?
Here at Verve, I will be overseeing all things Brand Marketing, Content, Social Media, Creative, and Design. Which is a long winded way of saying I’m here to help the team create a brand that matters in youth culture and is here
to stay.
What part of your job is the most exciting?
The idea that we can create a new youth culture brand with staying power. That is an exciting challenge to take on. And I’m here to use every bit of my experience to help the team build exactly that.
What were you doing before you came to Verve?
Well just before coming to Verve, I was VP of Marketing at BuzzFeed where I was managing multiple functions that spanned both B2B and B2C. Before there I have experiences working
on theatrical marketing campaigns
at Paramount Pictures, leading the marketing for Call of Duty and Guitar Hero at Activision, brand & product marketing at Adidas, and working on Kobe Bryant’s brand during my time on the marketing team at Nike. It’s been a fun ride.
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LOCK-INS
OCTOBER 2018
GLOBAL
For November lock-in we had
to keep it as spooky as possible
and went with a Halloween Horror theme. Me, Katja, Mary and Liz we’re calling venues and asking how scary was the attraction, and was there anything they could do to make it scarier. My stretch goal was for someone to cry with fright- I don’t think we succeeded unfortunately but hope everyone had fun regardless! Allison Florek,
Global Head of Employee Engagement at Verve
LA
Absolutely loved the Haunted Hayride lock-in! Considering
we kind of dreaded the evening, everyone got out of the ride safe and sound! I was impressed by the production, decorations, horrifying costumes of the actors and the whole setup in general. Fav moment - angry and evil clowns trying to catch and get on our carriage, but luckily they didn't succeed.
Elina Meimane
LA
October Lock-in
was scary good. Like it was frighteningly successful. Haha, sorry.
They put us in a cage and shut it behind
us. Then we got into a giant people-sized wagon with a stranger who pulled us through the woods where some very unsavory characters reside. Talkin clowns with chainsaws, satanic cults, zombie Beyonce backup dancers and the most flamboyant demon we have ever met. And we live in LA. We may or may have not sacrificed Ryan Bentley in order to escape the Haunted Woods but cannot confirm
or deny at this time.
Mary Elizabeth
Montgomery


LAS VEGAS
SJP was my buddy throughout the haunted house as i have a phobia of clowns and she helped me along the way!” Jamere Bowers
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LONDON
"The spooky frights didn’t start when we got to the tombs... Callum dressed as Theresa May dancing on our party bus on the way to the tombs was certainly not a sight for the faint hearted.” Georgia Owen
LAS VEGAS
“There’s no bonding experience quite like being
scared out of your mind with the people around you! We took a party bus to Bonnie Screams Ghost Town and had a blast going through haunted houses and walking through the spooky path to the ranch! I love getting to hang out with coworkers I don’t get to work with on
a day to day basis and I’m so glad
we made it out of the ghost town alive!”
Alana Perez


WHAT ELSE IS
HAPPENING?
ELINA MEIMANE
Business Support Manager
Halloween costumes, LA lifestyle, travel and celebrations in this month’s Insta stories. We would really like to share more fun photos and stories, so make sure you
follow our company page: @onverveco.
Ellen at her leaving drivings before
Team
Halloween with Verve
Who wore it best: Morvell or Stallone?
Bo and her sister celebrating in Mexico
Liz and Andrew ready for their friend’s weddin
Sarah Jane and Jamere staying positive after the haunted house lock-in
Happy Halloween from Chad and his son
Erica found the perfect pumpkin
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LA adventures
Check out this beautiful sunrise
Go Kings!!
heading to LA
Livi with her friend
Helen at Adult Swim Festival
Matt with his family at Disney
Ryo immortalised in icing
Angela in NYC
m hikes are the best
Jan’s new challenge - surfing
Amanda at her friend’s wedding
When Caisie and Harriet are queueing for the ladies


& Other Stories...
SARAH:
We flew to Vegas to meet the Travel team to build the relationship and work out how tech can help them scale. We also want to discover how we can provide the best experience for our reps and travellers as we scale too.
JACK FOSSEY:
LIONEL:
“Charles, Viv, Kerry, Barbara, Sarah,
Thanks for everything last week, team. It was a pleasure to spend some time with you all and get a vision of what the future holds. We appreciate you all incredibly. We cannot scale without you all and highly appreciate all of your efforts”
PLUS
Viv ran design thinking workshop in Vegas
ERICA:
“We went out to Inko is right by the offic celebrate everyone’s
and constant team ef alert: It was AMAZIN all highly recommen
(Yeah, you know m
“Considering we’re a company that works with music festivals and events, it’s probably no surprise to anyone that there are a lot of people within the organisation with a real passion for music, particularly electronic music (we :heart: techno).
We’ve created a slack channel ‘song_selector_ society’ where anyone with a passion for DJing, music production or just a good night out with good music can come and talk about it and maybe even learn some stuff. It ranges from people who can produce or have played out quite a lot to a decent crowd, to those just igniting their love for it and learning the ropes (Georgia - she insisted I mentioned she was the mentee of the group).
The goal is to have a group of us who can go b2b2b2b all night long at the retreats, hopefully see you there”
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ELINA MEIMANE
Business Support Manager
USA COMMUNITY & SUPPORT TEAM OUTING!
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POLLEN TECH TEAM VISITING LAS VEGAS AND LA OFFICES
SONG_ SELECTOR_ SOCIETY


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EMILY:
“The CRM team recently went for a team night out in the West end. Emily, nostalgic for Belgian beers and stoevlees, booked a table at The Lowlander before heading to Top Secret Comedy Club. Jack Whitehall kicked off the performances with a surprise set that was hilarious and cringey at the same time!”
WE HAD ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL EVENT AT THE TOBACCO DOCS AND HERE ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS:
Caitlin: “Tobacco docks was freezing. I’m still cold. Highlight of tobacco docks: Harriet bringing me tea.”
Georgia: “I don't remember”
Harriet: “Georgia made loads of new friends”
CONGRATULATIONS TO ANA!
Ana:
And Alex with the birth of his beautiful son Joel!
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
TOP SECRET WITH THE CRM TEAM
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POLLEN AT THE TOBACCO DOCS


THINGS JACK & TED WOULD NEVER SAY
“I’LL HAVE THE 2006 CAB SAUV PLEASE”
“NO, THAT’S TOO DANGEROUS”
OUR NEW CANADIAN CAMPUS VACATIONS TEAMMATE EUGENE INSPIRED THIS PIECE - EVERY WEEK WE’LL CHOOSE A DIFFERENT PERSON! NEXT MONTH WILL BE VIVIENNE SUNG, SLACK @ANNEBEDI WITH YOUR SUGGESTIONS OF THINGS SHE’D NEVER SAY!
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“SLOW DOWN”
“I WON’T PUT THIS IN MY MOUTH”
“I DON’T THINK YOU COULD MAKE THAT JUMP”
“YOU’D NEVER CATCH ME DEAD IN A BATHROBE”
“THIS IS NOT FUN”


ANSWERS
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