Dynamic Illustrations is brought to you by Tickling Trout®
David Hopkins and Jon Newlyn happened across whiteboard animation a few years ago when we were shown a link to the RSA Animate series of speed drawn cartoons.
THE TICKLING TROUT TEAM
David Hopkins
Co-Founder and Director
The dovetail of the team doesn’t really do detail, unless it’s closing a deal! Doesn’t understand networking meetings as he ‘networks’ all day long.
David left school and went straight into full time employment for a Southampton based cash register distributor. Whilst he was initially taken on to learn the industry his gift for sales quickly became apparent.
Since then he has gone on to work for companies such as Microcache; (a family-based selling leisure management software) where he was head of sales and marketing, the company later sold in 2001 for £8.2 million.
He continued his career in technology and joined a startup company at the same time as Jon Newlyn which culminated in working in sales and marketing with Jon Newlyn. They worked as a team for 3 years and dovetailed beautifully. When that company was bought they decided to run away together to form Tickling Trout®.
Jon Newlyn
Co-Founder and Director
Once a geek, always a geek! After a career with the largest PC communications vendor in the world, Jon helped set up Tickling Trout® to deliver marketing service that he would like, as a salesman, to receive. Simple, measurable and something that makes a difference to the bottom line.
Jon had his baptism in sales after a year in Halfords and then 8 years at the company now called Alliance. Here his interest in computers led him to develop his career in mainframe operations. He then joined one of the largest food companies in the world to manage scheduled work on their mainframe and mini systems.
However, the lure of a dealership (and new car!) was so strong he later joined the world’s largest PC comms manufacturer and then a little later down the line a software vendor backed by Citrix where he met David.
Then they ran away together to form Tickling Trout® and the rest, as they say, is history.
Sandy Newlyn
Co-Founder and Director
The realist of the team understands the issues and makes quick, pragmatic decisions unless of course it’s to do with cats, dogs or any furry animal!
Sandra doesn’t suffer fools gladly and once threw a javelin at a teacher because she wouldn’t sign her form so she could leave school!
Thankfully her sales skills are much better than her aim, and she quickly progressed through companies to become head of sales in various Enterprise organisations. When she was International Distribution Manager for UK/EIRE for the largest PC Comms supplier in the world, managing the likes of Computacenter, CSC, and Civica, she took a conscious decision to step off the treadmill in 2002, but you can’t unlearn what you already know and since has forged close relationships with various motorsport manufacturers, specifically members of the Mercedes F1 team and also a number of historic rally teams. They are collectively known as ‘her boys’.
Paul Mahoney
Artist
Paul was born at a very early age & took up scribbling as soon as he could hold a crayon without eating it or poking it in his eye.
After 20 odd years of taking abuse from customers & senior management, he decided to use the God-given talents he was born with.
As a member of the Cartoonist Club of Great Britain Paul has had many ‘toons’ published in national magazines like Private Eye.
Apart from being responsible for penning our wonderful Dynamic Illustrations and being the life and soul of our office, Paul delivers artwork for shops signs, Pub boards, and walls.
It’s a cartoonist’s life for Paul.