Hi Sarah! How does Whitewater keep you busy? I'm Senior Account Manager on Brooke, Orbis and MS Society.

Do you come here often? I joined in November '06. Still pleased to be here.

So how did life's maze of possible paths lead you here? I literally fell into DM, after falling off a bar stool and was rescued by a nearby girl (just as drunk!) who happened to be an AD for WWAV. We got talking and I explained I was a Marketing Exec for a computer recruitment company - having recently completing a Business & Finance degree on the south coast - and was looking for a challenge. She arranged an interview for me and I got the job as an Account Manager working on Compton & Woodhouse: yep, plates and figurines (welcome to the world of DM and little clay personalities!!). Incidentally, Nick and Barry were one of the first creative teams I encountered (...and I still pursued a career in DM?!).

From plates and figurines I moved into the world of financial services when I left WWAV to join DP&A, where I worked on the launch of the Goldfish Credit Card. A great experience, working closely with the project team that involved agencies for above-the-line (slick ad types, very good looking!), PR, media and the design house. We worked hard and played even harder and wouldn't have missed the experience for the world.

It took six months of island-hopping in Greece to recover from DP&A (hard work but someone had to do it). Then I freelanced for a year at numerous agencies (GGT, Tequila, Black Cat, LGIM to name a few), before returning to WWAV to work on Legal & General, LTSB, Yell.com, BT, Pfizer and Capital One. My second visit to WWAV lasted for six years.

Then I became a mum and found I had a real yearning to stop getting people into debt (credit card accounts) and found out there was an opportunity to move into the charity sector with Whitewater. I grabbed the opportunity with both hands and feet: the rest, as they say, is history!

I am loving every minute and I have been here for 1,260 minutes (and counting) so far...

Has there been a best moment among those 1,260? Asking Steve outright in the interview if I can have the job! There's nothing like being upfront, is there?

It seems to have worked for you! What's your philosophy? What goes around comes around, and smile and the world smiles with you.

Super-AM, mother, island-hopper... is there room in one woman for any more skills? None that I can mention in public. OK I can share this one, I have a real passion for eating out although luckily I'm not rich enough to eat out every night as I would be the size of a house. The skill part comes in as I've mastered the art of persuading my husband that it is absolutely essential we eat out!

Are you open to bribery? Yes: anything chocolate and holidays to warm, sunny climes with long stretches of deserted beaches.

Thanks Sarah!