Meet Randy in Marketing...
| Name: | Randy |
Company: |
Random House of Canada Limited |
Title: |
Marketing Manager |
Location: |
Mississauga, Ontario |
My life in nutshell:
I grew up in the suburbs of Toronto. I now live minutes away from the Canadian National Exhibition grounds, which is such a fairy tale because every day I pass by the water slides and the fairgrounds where I used to play as a kid.
I spent a summer of my life working in a bookstore in London, England, where they made me change my name because ‘randy’ is a funny word over there.
And though it is embarrassing to admit, I own all the Spice Girls CD’s, including the solo efforts. But I’d hate for that information to go public…
My Education...
I have an English degree from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. I also have a post-graduate diploma from Centennial College (Book and Magazine Publishing). Also, I attended the Simon Fraser University Book Publishing Immersion program in British Columbia. So, as you can see, I am a bit of a book publishing geek!
My current roles and responsibilities...
I work with the Director of Marketing to create and implement marketing plans for newly published Canadian books. I also work on planning trade shows and festivals like ‘Word on the Street’. It’s a great job.
My most memorable moment at my company is...
Discovering that I had been acknowledged in the back pages of a book and realizing then and there how my work affects authors, books and -- in a small but important way -- the culture of this country.
If I could take a year off, I would...
Travel to as many different places as possible. In particular, I’d like to visit Hong Kong to see the city where both of my parents grew up. I’d also read as much as I could!
My favorite spot in the world...
Probably Brighton Beach in England. How anyone lives a normal life there, I don’t know. I would eat cotton candy and stare out from the Palace Pier all day long.
Qualities I admire most in a person...
I like people who are comfortable in their own skin, people who are loyal and people who know the value of a good hug.
If I could meet anyone from history, living or dead, it would be...
Geri Halliwell, to find out exactly why she left The Spice Girls. Just kidding. I’m not that shallow. Or am I??
My favorite book, movie and artist are...
BOOK: Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson
MOVIE: Wonderland; Birdy; Stand By Me (MUSICAL)
ARTIST: Galaxy 500; Cinerama; Belle and Sebastian; Billy Bragg
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