We sell media...  Tom - ambient screen media

What was your first job in media sales?

...was with a screen advertiser called Global TV Network.

What’s the best thing about your current job?

My current role is very autonomous.

Describe your worst ever day at the office

Waiting for a faxed order to come in from the USA on a Friday night at 9pm and it doesn't come...

What’s the one bit of advice you wish you’d been given when you started out?

Stay focused and visualise yourself closing deals as often as you can!

What’s your ultimate ambition?

To run a huge sales team bringing in big numbers on high ticket ad deals.

If you weren’t doing this what would you be doing?

Diving for pearls in the South Pacific [see - very James Bond, eh?]

What media do you regularly consume?

Online news and magazines such as Adweek, New Scientist and Fortune...

What media couldn’t you live without?

I could not live without BBC News and PR Newswire.

Describe your ideal Friday night?

Hitting the bar for cocktails after a very good week!