Simon Jones

I'd Rather be at the Beach

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Welcome to I'd Rather be at the Beach, the podcast for school marketing managers that's *not* about school marketing management. Instead we talk about everything else that school marketing managers spend their time doing. Their families, their hobbies, the previous jobs they've had, the music they're into, the books they're reading and the holidays they've been on. This is the podcast for you if you're a school marketing manager who likes your job, you might even love your job. But you'd rather be at the beach.

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Simon Jones

Episodes

At the 2023 ISS Summer Fair at the Hurlingham Club! 02.06.2023 27:05

#30 - Welcome back to ‘I’d Rather be at the Beach’, brought to you by me, I’m Simon and I run The Bonjour Agency. If you work in an independent school then this is the podcast for you where we don’t talk about work but we do talk about to people in the independent school sector. Now today I’m at the Independent Schools Show Summer Fair at the Hurlingham Club in London. It’s a beautiful sunny day,...

'Live' from the AMCIS conference! 🎤 26.05.2023 11:31

#29 - Welcome back to ‘I’d Rather be at the Beach’, brought to you by me, I’m Simon and I run The Bonjour Agency. If you work in an independent school then this is the podcast for you where we don’t talk about work but we do talk about to people in the independent school sector. Today I'm at the AMCIS annual conference. I recorded this episode while walking around and talking to people there. It's...

Remco Weeda, Director of Marketing and Admissions at Scarborough College 07.05.2023 25:35

#28 - Welcome back to ‘I’d Rather be at the Beach’, brought to you by me, I’m Simon and I run The Bonjour Agency. If you work in an independent school then this is the podcast for you where we don’t talk about work but we do talk about to people in the independent school sector. Now, back in episode 12 we spoke to the great Zoe Harrison from Scarborough College, many of you will know her and you’l...

🇸🇦 Speaking with David Ardley, Founding Principal at Beech Hall School Riyadh 28.04.2023 27:16

#27 - Welcome back to ‘I’d Rather be at the Beach’, brought to you by me, I’m Simon and I run The Bonjour Agency. If you work in an independent school then this is the podcast for you where we don’t talk about work but we do talk about to people in the independent school sector. Now, today we’re zipping over to the Middle East to speak to David Ardley, he’s the founding Principal of a new school i...

In the local park on a sunny day - Happy Easter ☀️ 07.04.2023 7:07

#26 - Welcome back to ‘I’d Rather be at the Beach’, brought to you by me, I’m Simon and I run The Bonjour Agency. If you work in an independent school then this is the podcast for you where we don’t talk about work but we do talk to people in the independent school sector. Now, today I'm recording this episode on my own literally from a park on a beautiful sunny day. Find out why by playing this s...

🎙️ Tara Reeve, from the BBC to Downe House School in Berkshire 17.03.2023 24:39

#25 - Welcome back to ‘I’d Rather be at the Beach’, brought to you by me, I’m Simon and I run The Bonjour Agency. If you work in an independent school then this is the podcast for you where we don’t talk about work but we do talk to people in the independent school sector. Now, today we’re speaking to a mover and a shaker in the world of school admissions. Tara Reeve is the Director of Admissions...

🗣️ Geoff Ramm, the world's greatest keynote speaker 10.03.2023 26:15

#24 - Welcome back to ‘I’d Rather be at the Beach’, brought to you by me, I’m Simon and I run The Bonjour Agency. If you work in an independent school then this is the podcast for you where we don’t talk about work but we do talk about to people in the independent school sector. Now, I’ve been looking forward to this episode coming out because many of you listening to this right now will remember...

💻 Online education - starting a business with Hugh Viney 03.03.2023 33:15

#23 - Welcome back to ‘I’d Rather be at the Beach’, brought to you by The Bonjour Agency. If you work in an independent school then this is the podcast for you BUT we don’t talk about work here. Why not? Well, because you’re probably too busy to listen to a podcast when you’re at work and when you’re not at work (you’re walking the dog, you’re in the gym, you’re driving back from dropping your kid...

🤦🏻 The time I thought I made a major mistake at work… 17.02.2023 8:01

#22 - A super-short episode for the end of half-term, I talk about a marketing activity I undertook that almost resulted in a major faux pas. Take a listen for 8 minutes of light relief, I’d love to know if you’ve ever made a mistake at work that caused you a problem…

👩🏼‍💻 Gemma Price CEO and Founder of HubGem 21.01.2023 22:17

#21 - It’s 2023 and welcome to the opening episode for this year of ‘I’d Rather be at the Beach’, brought to you by The Bonjour Agency. This is the podcast for school marketing and admissions people that’s nothing to do with work. I’m Simon, former marketing manager turned owner of The Bonjour Agency, the place for Admissions and Marketing in school. In each episode I speak to someone in the secto...

🏫 Two school Heads, what do they look for in Admissions and Marketing staff? All that and much more. 09.12.2022 28:12

#20 -Welcome back to ‘I’d Rather be at the Beach’, brought to you by The Bonjour Agency. This is the podcast for school marketing people that’s nothing to do with work or school marketing. I’m Simon, former marketing manager turned owner of The Bonjour Agency, the place for Admissions and Marketing in school. In each episode I speak to someone in the sector who won’t talk about work but we get to...

☀️ Working overseas at an independent school with Patrick O’Shaughnessy 02.12.2022 25:31

#19 - Welcome back to ‘I’d Rather be at the Beach’, brought to you by The Bonjour Agency. This is the podcast for school marketing people that’s nothing to do with school marketing, because let’s face it, you work hard already. I’m Simon, former marketing manager turned owner of The Bonjour Agency, the place for school marketing managers. In each episode I speak to someone in the sector who won’t...

*Not* talking work at the Independent Schools Show 18.11.2022 22:31

#18 -Welcome back to ‘I’d Rather be at the Beach’, brought to you by The Bonjour Agency. This is the podcast for school marketing people that’s nothing to do with school marketing, because let’s face it, you work hard already. I’m Simon, former marketing manager turned owner of The Bonjour Agency, the place for school marketing managers. In each episode I speak to someone in the sector who won’t t...

David Wellesley Wesley, Founder of the Independent Schools Show in London 04.11.2022 18:28

#17 -Welcome back to ‘I’d Rather be at the Beach’, brought to you by The Bonjour Agency. This is the podcast for school marketing people that’s nothing to do with school marketing, because let’s face it, you work hard already. I’m Simon, former marketing manager turned owner of The Bonjour Agency, the place for school marketing managers. In each episode I speak to someone in the sector who won’t t...

🏊‍♀️ Sarah Kershaw, International Marketing Strategy Consultant - from her home office to wild swimming! 21.10.2022 25:07

#16 - Welcome back to ‘I’d Rather be at the Beach’, brought to you by The Bonjour Agency. This is the podcast for school marketing people that’s nothing to do with school marketing, because let’s face it, you work hard already. I’m Simon, former marketing manager turned owner of The Bonjour Agency, the place for school marketing managers. In each episode I speak to someone in the sector who won’t...

📸 Taralyn Cox & Craig Chambers from 360 Marketing Lab - Hear their journey 07.10.2022 32:15

#015 - Welcome back to ‘I’d Rather be at the Beach’, brought to you by The Bonjour Agency. This is the podcast for school marketing people that’s nothing to do with school marketing, because let’s face it, you work hard already. I’m Simon, former marketing manager turned owner of The Bonjour Agency, the place for school marketing managers.” In each episode I speak to someone in the sector who won’...

🔔 Simon Blake, King's Ely, on his near-death experience, life outside school and Notting Hill 23.09.2022 34:41

#014 - Welcome back to ‘I’d Rather be at the Beach’, brought to you by The Bonjour Agency. This is the podcast for school marketing people that’s nothing to do with school marketing, because let’s face it, you work hard already. I’m Simon, former marketing manager turned owner of The Bonjour Agency, the place for school marketing managers. In each episode I speak to someone in the sector who won’t...

😎 Kat Green from Shiplake College - what's she like outside school?? 03.09.2022 25:12

#013 - Welcome back to ‘I’d Rather be at the Beach’, brought to you by The Bonjour Agency. This is the podcast for school marketing people that’s nothing to do with school marketing, because let’s face it, you work hard already. I’m Simon, former marketing manager turned owner of The Bonjour Agency, the place for school marketing managers.” In each episode I speak to someone in the sector who won’...

🚜 Zoe Harrison from Scarborough College talks about life outside school marketing 28.08.2022 23:35

#012 - Welcome back to ‘I’d Rather be at the Beach’, brought to you by The Bonjour Agency. This is the podcast for school marketing people that’s nothing to do with school marketing, because let’s face it, you work hard already. I’m Simon, former marketing manager turned owner of The Bonjour Agency, the place for school marketing managers. In each episode I speak to someone in the sector who won’t...

⚡️ Three fun things for you this summer 06.08.2022 15:21

#011 - Welcome back to ‘I’d Rather be at the Beach’, brought to you by The Bonjour Agency. This is the podcast for school marketing people that’s nothing to do with school marketing, because let’s face it, you work hard already. In this episode I’m bringing you three different things I think you might be interested in. One is something you can do outside of work to bring in some more money for you...

7 things I discovered at the AMCIS Annual Conference this year 14.05.2022 14:35

#010 - Welcome back to ‘I’d Rather be at the Beach’, brought to you by The Bonjour Agency. This is the podcast for school marketing people that’s nothing to do with school marketing, because let’s face it, you work hard already. Now usually, in each episode, I speak to someone in the sector who won’t talk about work but we get to find out more about them as a person. But this episode is a little d...

Dragana Hartley, Cheltenham Ladies' College, talks about her amazing life! 15.04.2022 25:01

#009 - Welcome back to ‘I’d Rather be at the Beach’, brought to you by The Bonjour Agency. This is the podcast for school marketing people that’s nothing to do with school marketing, because let’s face it, you work hard already. In each episode I speak to someone in the sector who won’t talk about work but we get to find out more about them as a person. And in this episode we're talking to Dr...

Emily Richards, Founder of Stickman. She's not a stick and she's not a man... 01.04.2022 21:03

#008 - Welcome back to ‘I’d Rather be at the Beach’, brought to you by The Bonjour Agency. This is the podcast for school marketing people that’s nothing to do with school marketing, because let’s face it, you work hard already. In each episode I speak to someone in the sector who won’t talk about work but we get to find out more about them as a person. And in this episode we’re talking to none ot...

Andrew Velhosh: Something your school can do today for Ukraine 21.03.2022 13:58

#007 - This episode is a little different to normal. In fact, it’s a special one-off episode which comes with a very important message. It’s shorter than normal, it’s being recorded on 21st March 2022 and it’s to do with what’s currently happening in the world. Today we’re talking to Andrew Velhosh who, until recently, was a pupil recruitment agent in Ukraine. He’s put his job on hold, no need to...

Comedy duo Paula Bottomley and Melanie Burke, Admissions and Marketing 11.03.2022 17:41

#006 - Welcome back to ‘I’d Rather be at the Beach’, brought to you by The Bonjour Agency. This is the podcast for school marketing people that’s nothing to do with school marketing, because let’s face it, you work hard already so this is just for fun. In each episode I speak to someone in the sector who won’t talk about work but we get to find out more about them as a person. Now this episode is...