Glug Auckland set to take place on Thursday, October 16 at 1885, 27 Galway St, Britomart
On Thursday 16 October, this year’s Glug Auckland event is set to take place at 1885, 27 Galway Street Britomart featuring inspirational talks from Mike Van De Elzen celebrity chef, Nathan James Cooper TBWA digital director and Casey Eden .co.nz entrepreneur with live music provided by BOTAB.
Glug is all about filling up the creative well. Glug’s showcase event is held in London but there are now 8 other events around the world including Auckland.
Based around a series of talks and informal networking dubbed “Notworking”, Glug has become one of the most exciting, credible and well-attended creative events around the globe.
RSVP at: www.meetup.com/GlugAuckland/.
Says Dave Nash (left), sugar&partners CD and Glug host: “Glug showcases inspirational creative people and practices from art and architecture, fashion, food, digital and design. It’s about taking some time to immerse yourself in something creative and different over a beer or two.
“Leo Burnett said, “Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, is still the secret of great creative people”.
“Great danger lies in simply marinating your brain in advertising conversations day after day – it will only weaken your own creative spark.”
New Gluggers are always welcome to come along and see what it’s all about.
More information on speakers for Glug Auckland 16 Oct 2014:
Casey Eden
Eden is an online entrepreneur from Auckland. After helping to grow Grabone.co.nz’s business sales from $0 to $100m in 3 years – Eden co-founded Neighbourly.co.nz, based on the belief when neighbours meet good things happen.
Nathan James Cooper
Cooper is a unique and highly awarded individual with over 16 years experience at a global level across advertising/marketing and broadcast. He has lived and worked in London, New York, Amsterdam, Stockholm and now Auckland, for some of the worlds most creative agencies, including Droga 5, Anomaly, 180, R/GA, Weiden & Kennedy, POKE and Mother.
Although Cooper has specialised in creating some of the most respected digital work of his generation, he’s also seen great success as a writer, producer, director, digital strategist & ECD. This diversification has been driven by a constant desire to learn and try new things. For the last 7 years Cooper has run the internationally renowned rubbishcorp.com, as well as being a regular contributor to the UK’s ANORAK magazine. Since arriving in Auckland he’s written, produced, directed and edited three short films, created two iOS apps, built several websites, tutored at AUT, formed a collaboration with Thievery Studios and started photography. And during the day Cooper works as digital director for TBWA as well as being heavily involved in the agency’s content engine.
Mike Van de Elzen
Auckland chef Michael Van de Elzen was captured by the excitement of the food industry at aged 14, he went on to work at some of Auckland’s landmark restaurants like Kermadec and Hammerheads and then in London at the acclaimed Bluebird and Bank, providing private catering for some of London’s top earners and A-list celebrities. He and his wife Belinda, who is also a chef, opened the award-winning Molten in Mount Eden in 2003, after their return to New Zealand. He sold the Molten restaurant in 2011 and became the star of the highly popular TVNZ television shows Food Truck and Family Recipes. In 2013 Van de Elzen was inducted into the New Zealand Hospitality Hall of Fame. His latest restaurant is called Boy and Bird which is situated in Auckland, and focuses on healthy food choices including free range chickens. Having two young daughters, Hazel and Ivy, has made Van de Elzen very conscious about what Kiwi kids are eating. He has a real passion to get children eating healthier food.
Musical interlude provided by:
BOTAB’s finest talent will be rocking out between talks.
@glug #glugakl
Supported by and thanks to:
1885 Britomart / Razzbri Digtial Recruitment / 90 seconds / Sugar&Partners