Wirral Life November 2018 | Page 88

W BUSINESS L WIRRAL LIFE 2018 With the incredible success of the inaugural Wirral Life Awards fresh on our minds, we look back at the important business events of 2018. The Revolution Four team have a bit of a work hard / play hard reputation. Earned, in part, by the amount of time & effort they put into events. We quizzed founders, Nik Ellis & Justine McLaughlin, about how they determine which events to attend & what they consider important elements when deciding. Justine said, “Events like the Wirral Life Awards & the City of Liverpool Awards present a myriad of opportunities. We can bring clients to entertain, which is a great way to get to know them & their company’s ethos; it gives us a huge advantage when partnering with them. Nevertheless, Revolution Four have attended the International Business Festival & TEDx in Liverpool, Adobe Summit & the Festival of Marketing in London plus Web Summit in Lisbon this year. Nik explained, “I feel we learn a great deal from conferences. They provide a diverse range of subjects that vastly improve our knowledge base. Most of them can be inspirational too & often give us insights into new ideas or technology. This is important to us to enable us to provide cutting edge solutions for our clients.” As part of the ‘play hard’ side Justine said, “A great example is our recent Tough Mudder entry. Loads of team bonding whilst raising funds for the charity we support, the Tim Cogley Cardiac Screening Foundation.” Our staff also love attending, especially when we’re nominated for an award (and we have been five times this year). It’s always great to involve them, brilliant for team bonding & to ensure they feel part of the family.” Nik concluded, “We treat conferences, awards & play stuff as an opportunity to learn, bond as a team, network and increase our brand awareness. If we can have a little fun along the way, then all the better.” Many business events are conferences rather than award ceremonies, which don’t appear to have any of the above advantages. Find out what the crew have in store for 2019 by following them on socials: @Revolu4ion www.revolutionfour.co.uk 88 wirrallife.com