My journey with Brand Events began in London in 2009. After completing my Honours degree in Marketing, I arrived in London naïve and with dreams of sharing my newly gained knowledge. However a week later in the grand scheme of things, I realised I knew less than I thought I did. But Brand Events UK still hired me – it must have been their charity week. After completing an internship for the Taste of London, the pasty colour of my skin and my newly acquired skills left me longing for the blue skies of sunny South Africa. After travelling Europe, I arrived home and a few weeks later was knocking on the door of Brand Events SA and joined the marketing department. One of the many highlights of working for Brand Events is that I get paid to come up with crazy ideas and no apologies are needed. But an added bonus is that I live 2 blocks away from the office – not that this helps with my punctuality. Over and above everything else, I have realised that what I'm doing now, I wouldn't mind doing forever.