Off to Work - Birmingham Operations
Off to Work’s office team is drawn together to bring an expert understanding of the needs of the events industry. The management structure has been brought together not from a recruitment background but all from an event and catering background to ensure that we understand your needs and provide you with the product and service you want.
Katie Pearce • General Manager (Birmingham & the Midlands)
I graduated in 2001 from the Birmingham College of Food with a Hospitality Management degree and I have since worked in 4 star hotels in both Dublin and Birmingham. In 2003 I joined the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham as a Staffing Officer to gain a ‘back of house’ perspective on event operations and in 2004 was promoted to Recruitment & Deployment Manager for the NEC Group’s city centre venues comprising of The ICC, The NIA, Symphony Hall and Wine Republic.
In August 2007 I joined Off to Work as General Manager for the Birmingham Office with my aim being to ensure that the growing database of clients within the Midlands region receives the best possible hospitality professionals. 2009 saw OTW expand even further with me overseeing the development of more Midlands contacts in Manchester and the North-West. I enjoy working out on events as an events manager or hostess whenever possible, my favourite being a recent ‘Style in the City’ event.
Please do not hesitate to contact me for support or advice for your staffing or events management requirements in the West Midlands.
Darren Morris • Sales & Business Development Manager
Darren has a wealth of experience predominantly as an Account Manager and Field Sales Manager with both House of Fraser and Selfridges. He joined Off To Work in the Midlands in January 2010 after nearly 2 years working as a Recruitment Consultant where he developed his training, sales and client relationship skills.
He also gained further experience in Event Management working alongside high profile caterers where he had the opportunity to work on prestigious events for the likes of Ask Jeeves, Jaguar, Louis Vuitton and Peroni. His favourite event so far with Off to Work has been at the Brit Awards where he had the opportunity to work alongside both the London and Birmingham teams.
Darren is very excited to be assisting Katie in building up both our Birmingham and Manchester staff and client bases and if you have any queries regarding quotes or events in the Midlands please do not hesitate to contact him.
Josh Ensor • Operations Manager
Josh comes from a mixed background of sales and hospitality, specialising in one of his biggest passions: bartending. His diverse experience ranges from Assistant Bar Manager at Lichfield’s Garrick Theatre, to stints at some of Birmingham’s more notable venues such as HaHa Bar and Grill and The Pennyblacks.
Josh has joined Off To Work after nearly two years as the Training Coordinator for Shaker Bar Schools, during which time he furthered his knowledge and love of all things spirits related, whilst developing his training skills and playing a key role within the operations of their events bar service. He had the opportunity to coordinate and manage bars at a huge variety of corporate and private events, such as the Doctor Who wrap party and nationwide launches of the new Porsche Panamera. He is at his happiest when he is either side of a bar and is looking forward to bringing his leadership, training and advanced events bar skills to the Birmingham team.
Lelde Kasatkina •Recruitment & Training
I have been in the Events and Marketing industry for nearly 10 years complemented with a degree in Marketing with Events Management. My experience in events comes from various angles – as a musician whilst studying at Music College, as a promotions girl and hostess for various consumer brands and venues, as supervisor in catering and hospitality across The NEC Group venues as well as working for an events company managing Christmas booking packages and organising front of house service.
I have been with Off To Work Birmingham since September 2010 taking care of the Recruitment & Training of the new Off To Work stars, managing niche client accounts and regularly working out in the field managing events for our clients.
I am also in charge of staff communications so if there is anything that you would like us to feedback to the team please do get in touch!
