Celia Brasher
07799 626257
I started in account management and moved to what was then the TV Register, where I was able to take lots of lovely junior people out for lunch – who back then were ordering competitive reels, and who are now running agencies. I spent over 10 happy years headhunting at Braverman Associates, before deciding it was time to go it alone.
I’m really good at recognising voices and faces, but not very good at names, which can be a bit of handicap. I’m a good listener, and if I wasn’t a good judge of character to start with, 15 years of practice have certainly helped. I like running, and walks in the country.
Sonja Smithers
07850 914179
I worked as an account handler in advertising at D’Arcy, Leo Burnett and latterly BBH, where I was a Business Director. I did the job for over 10 years before realising two things:- 1. that what I loved most about my job were the brilliant, creative, interesting people I worked with, and 2. that I just couldn’t keep a poker face any longer through another conversation about making the logo bigger. Fortunately Celia came to my rescue and we started Copper together.
I love being a headhunter because I’m incredibly nosey, and because I still get to talk about brands, strategic issues and creative work with clever and interesting people.
Anahita Milligan
07739 149723
After nearly 15 years in the heady world of Communications Planning (spanning PHD, Universal McCann, Manning Gottlieb and OMD UK) and many guises from Planner Buyer to Idea Generator to Exec Director of Strategy, I took Copper up on their offer of joining them. Why?
Because my favourite bits of the job were always meeting new and interesting folk / clients / brands, getting the measure of them, helping them plan their futures then matchmaking them with the right partners to get them there. So this is right up my street.