The Boardroom

Directors, specialists, CEOs, MBEs, PhD holders, and other higher-ups… they’re all people you might meet in the boardroom. It’s a professional space where best behaviour is upheld. But these successful types are people too! They have lives and we want to know what goes on in them. We squeeze answers out of them on subjects you wouldn’t normally discuss in the boardroom

PROFILE: Tasha Skupinski Senior Marketing Manager, Wholesale & Partnerships Joules Ltd Age: 36 Born in South London Lives in Market Harborough Noteworthy: Lived in New York whilst setting up the opening of showrooms and stores in the States. Worked on the marketing side of the Joules expansion in Germany.

FRIENDSHIPS: How would you describe yourself as a friend? A very good listener. I’m definitely more of an introvert and the type of person who my friends can come to. ADVENTURES: What’s the craziest thing you’ve done? I went over to New York for a couple of meetings and ended up signing for an apartment that same trip and staying for over two years.

ENVIRONMENT: Where would your nearest and dearest look for you? I love being at home, I’m happiest there with everything I love around me.

HEALTH AND FITNESS: What’s your unhealthiest habit? Eating out. Last night I was at Nando’s.

INTELLECTUAL LIFE: What do you geek out on? Podcasts that look into why we are how we are. Some of my favourites are How to Fail with Elizabeth Day, Happy Place with Fearne Cotton and the Deliciously Ella podcast. I’m really interested in psychology. RELATIONSHIPS: What’s your best relationship advice? We may put a lot of expectation on one person, that they must be our romantic partner as well as best friend, but maybe that one person who can give you everything doesn’t exist. SKILLS: Weirdly good at anything? I’m really into spin and I have a spin bike. I also like to write. My friends often come to me if they need something read through and edited. SPIRITUAL LIFE: Which of life’s mysteries keep you up at night? The law of attraction. I don’t know if I’m fully onboard, but I love the thought of it and think about it often. CAREER: What’s the worst part about your job? Not having enough hours in the day; there’s just so many great opportunities and not enough time. CREATIVE LIFE: Outside of work, what did you last ‘create’? I really enjoy baking, the last thing I made was cheese straws. I took them to the office yesterday. FAMILY LIFE: What’s your most fond memory from childhood? Family holidays. We used to go to St Ives in Cornwall every year. With the British weather we had a few wet holidays, but we always made the best of the situation.

COMMUNITY LIFE: Which political topic are you most interested in right now? Mental health and the need for more support, particularly amongst young people following the pandemic. There’s a lot of people campaigning to get more help from the Government to be put into local communities and the NHS. That’s definitely a topic I feel really passionate about.