MEMBER NEWS
Literary greats draw in American visitors
Benny Lawrence (left) joined by Shaun Murphy at Champions (UK) HQ
Talent agency signs up a champion to its books
Champions Celebrity Talent Management, an arm of leading UK brand agency Champions (UK), has added another string to its bow with the signing of one of the world’s most successful snooker players, Shaun Murphy. The renowned player has signed with the agency, which will be responsible for handling all of Shaun’s work. Champions Celebrity Talent Management is well versed at working with famous sporting faces including football manager Harry Redknapp, Europe’s most successful Ryder Cup captain Tony Jacklin CBE, F1 star Johnny Herbert, Rugby World Cup winner Mike Tindall MBE and 2005 Ashes winner Matthew Hoggard MBE.
‘We are absolutely thrilled to have Shaun on board. Well respected both on and off the table, he is a fantastic addition to our celebrity department’
One of the world’s most well-
known snooker players, Shaun Murphy rose to prominence in the early noughties, winning the prestigious World Snooker Championship in 2005. This victory shocked the world of snooker as prior to the event, Shaun’s odds of winning were at 150-1. However, he overcame three former world champions on his way to glory
The Alternative Board meets high demand
The Alternative Board (TAB) in Derby continues to grow in response to demand from businesses looking to benefit from its offer of monthly peer-to-peer board membership and individual coaching. Since establishing TAB Derby eight years ago, Julian Smith has since
chaired four boards involving a total of 32 dynamic businesses in the region, with more than 85% of them growing their profits over the past two years.
Julian said: “Savvy business owners know that the best advice they can
get is from other business owners and so I’m thrilled that TAB Derby is growing in response to demand from regional businesses. “To facilitate the additional growth, Jimi Ball, with his impressive track
record in strategic leadership, is joining TAB Derby, where he will develop his own TAB boards and provide strategic consultancy and coaching to some of the many brilliant businesses in the region which want to achieve even greater success.”
Julian Smith (left) with Jimi Ball business network December 2017/January 2018 11
including John Higgins, Steve Davis and Peter Ebdon. Vice President of Talent and Brand
Development at Champions, Benny Lawrence, said: “We are absolutely thrilled to have Shaun on board. Well respected both on and off the table, he is a fantastic addition to our celebrity department and we look forward to working with him and securing him for a range of exciting opportunities in the near future.” Shaun said: “I have known the
team at Champions for many years and have worked with them on several occasions, so I know first- hand that their expertise in the industry is second to none. I am delighted to join the team and look forward to seeing what projects we will be working on together.”
Nottinghamshire is set to lead a new project to attract more American visitors to the area in partnership with Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature, Visit Hampshire and Shakespeare’s England. The project, called ‘Creating England’s Literary Greats’, is one of a number of successful bids to secure funding from The £40m Discover England Fund, administered by VisitEngland, which funds projects to enhance England’s tourism offer to overseas visitors. The Fund is a central
Government-funded programme of activity, supported by match funding by partners in the public and private sectors. Focusing on the US travel trade,
the project aims to explore the demand for increased literary themed visits to England, introducing new ideas for itineraries and presenting them to US tour operators to sell in their programmes. Brendan Moffett, Chief Executive
of Chamber member Visit Nottinghamshire, said: “This is fantastic news for Nottinghamshire and we’re thrilled to have been awarded this opportunity to test the market to see if there's an appetite for US tourists to explore our literary legends and their attractions, including DH Lawrence Birthplace Museum and Newstead Abbey.
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