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Lizzie has been unable to make a post today, after yesterday’s huge effort she’s feeling a little blogged out. So David has kindly stepped in to ease her workload and ensure that we keep up the effort of blogging something everyday.

Since it is Friday, I must choose a zoner of the week. Of course, we’ve all been outstanding this week, but because I have so selflessly stayed on after quitting time on a Friday to help out a fellow zoner, this weeks zoner of the week is me, for an impressive third time.

BlogMaster McLeod on behalf on Elizabeth

This week Zoner of the Week goes to our newest recruit, not only because he’s fantastic but because he wrote his own bio, take it away Murray….

My name’s Murray Grossmith, fresh off the plane from good’ol’blighty, and glad to have joined the TimeZoneOne team here in sunny New Zealand.

I have been in the design industry for the past 15 years working as a creative director with brands as varied as American Express, Wall’s, Palmer & Harvey, Kangol, Nectar and Sony. I spent the past eight years running a successful agency in Brighton, small but with big clients – hard work, but also lots of fun. I loved running my own business but my move to NZ was more about the bigger picture, wanting to spend more quality time with Sally (my wife) and Noah (my little lad) and for all of us to have a big adventure.

To give you a little window into my world…within the last 4 months I have…. sold my house, sold my car, found out I am going to be a father again (a daughter this time!), got secretly married, had a complete life laundry (amazing what people will buy on ebay), said goodbye to many dear family and friends, sold my business, spent a scary 10 days being told I may have cancer (but am fine now!), shipped everything I own without insurance (currently someplace north of Hong Kong), spent 26 hours on a plane with manic one year old, bought a new car, rented a new house, saw the exchange rates crash whilst I watched Noah (my little boy) learn to walk. It’s been mad, and I’m still waiting for the winter to arrive, but we are loving it now we are finally here…

You only live once, and life is way too short as it is…we wanted adventure and that’s what we have got in spades, and it’s only just the start!

As always this week has been filled with extraordinary achievements by Zoners.

We welcome Matt Herivel who joins our team. Matt has made a mighty lumberjack of a contribution as a freelancer and we are lucky to now have him in a full time capacity in our Creative Team. Matt’s Channel Island (UK) upbringing ensures that he will add to the Fresh approach that is the key ingredient in our creative juice.

And in Chicago the frantic work of Brett and Raewyn in managing our move to our new office space deserves an extraordinary Well Done.

However I would like to give my Zoner of the Week to Hamish. This is for “extraordinary services to team while jet lagged” for last week. Hamish arrived in Chicago from New Zealand late on Monday, brushed his teeth and flew out to New York the following day for a New Zealand Trade and Enterprise function that evening. All that traveling is very tiring so to then go and represent TimeZoneOne with style at an important event is most appreciated by all fellow Zoners.

Written by Richard Tattershaw 

This week’s zoner of the week goes to our fearless leader and an inspiration to us all Richard Tattershaw, commonly known to us all as ‘Tatts’.

This quote could best describe Tatts and his motto for life and business: “Know what you are doing. Love what you are doing. And believe in what you are doing.”

Tatts grew up in the little town of Gore, South Island, New Zealand. He graduated from the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, he has had a stint in the UK and is currently settled in the windy city of Chicago, United States.

Tatts grew up playing hockey at the Harewood Hockey Club before playing for his provincial side of Canterbury and then going onto represent New Zealand ‘The Black Sticks’ in international competition from 1992-1998. During the course of his representative career he accumulated 82 tests for his country, a fantastic achievement for a wee lad out of Gore.

A big thumbs up for another extraordinary Zoner!

Written by: Brett Folkes

After much deliberation, the title of employee of the week goes to Liz Bissland for continually putting up with missing out. This week it was lunch, the previous week it was shoes and on many occasions she has missed out on coffee. The master of bad timing and bad luck, she always seems to be out of the room when an order is placed, or else someone just gets it wrong. She also wins the award for getting Hamish to eat a whole bowl of vegetables. This is quite an accomplishment.
Rose Carson, blog writer of the week

With similar character to that displayed when David took home his own secret Santa gift in the White Elephant gift exchange, he is appointing himself Employee of the Week. Not because he believes he deserves it, simply because, as this week’s BlogMaster, he can. This makes David the first Zoner to hold the title for consecutive weeks. David has held the title of Employee of the week since records began. Everyone around the office believes that David truly deserves the title this week, but don’t ask them, they’ll just deny it. BlogMaster McLeod

Hat’s off today to David McLeod, an extraordinary zoner at TimeZoneOne. Over the last week David has delivered outstanding creative concepting and world-class art direction on a set of 90 and 120 second corporate video stories for our global client, Starcom MediaVest Group. Not only does our client love the work, the creative execution is bang on target audience and speaks with OneVoice. David is also helping me become an extraordinary blogger here at TimeZoneOne. Thanks David for all your help. Cheers! Nigel Foley, TZ1 Newbie Blogger.