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NEWS Q&A

‘Always try to be more empathetic’

Q&A by Jo Francis: Colin What is your favourite say- Ornamental frogs
Sinclair McDermott ing?
Founder, The Online Print If you always do what What was the best business
Coach. Colin has been you’ve always done, you’ll deal that you’ve pulled off?
involved with the industry always get what you’ve Soon after I went self-
for 21 years. He’s married to always got. employed, I landed RBS as a
Inga and they have “one dog
child”, Dougal the Which superpower would client and I went on to man-
Jackadoodle. Colin enjoys you like? age all the printing for their
walking, going to the gym To be able to read people’s insurance services depart-
and playing golf. minds ment.

Why did you get into print- Who would be your favour- What advice would you
ing? ite party guests? give to your teenage self?
My stepfather worked for a Billy Connolly, Freddie
repro company in East Colin Sinclair McDermott Founder, The Online Print Coach Flintoff, Diane Morgan, Always try and be more
Kilbride called CMR and was Ricky Gervais and Joanna empathetic towards others,
doing very well for himself, importantly, stop them from Retford. I was always so Lumley you never know what’s really
so it seemed like an obvious making some of the mistakes impressed by their produc- going on in their life.
path to follow. Where would you go if you
I did when running a print tion setup, their levels of ser- could time-travel? How would you like to be
What would be your dream company. vice were so reliable and even remembered?
job? back then, they were so for- I would love to go back to
Who do you admire most in Christmas Day 2011 as it was
As corny as it sounds, I print? ward thinking with e-com- the last day all my family As someone who helped
absolutely love what I am merce and giving their were together at the table and done good in the world
doing right now so it would I always had the greatest resellers all the tools and
have to be this. I get to help admiration for Michael Todd training they needed to grow What was your childhood Life is…?
fellow business owners and who was MD at RCS in their business. obsession? Hard enough!

‘Don’t worry about what other people think of you’

Q&A by Jo Francis: Gail Sweet or savoury? Cutting out comic strips
Duncan Team manager, Savoury every time – so from magazines and gluing
Marqetspace – the trade many more complex and
printer. interesting flavour combina- them onto other bits of
Gail is 40 years old and tions. paper, then later drawing my
lives in Manchester with own cartoons
Amy, her wife of five years, Who do you admire most in
and their two cats and one the industry? Life is…?
dog. She has worked in print The Printing Charity for
for 19 years and says: “I’ll the support they provide for Better when you carve
have to bake a cake for next those in the industry and the your own path and don’t
year!” encouragement for those just worry about what other peo-
starting out.
Why did you get into print- ple think of you.
ing? Gail Duncan Team manager, Marqetspace – the trade printer Which superpower would
My background is in you like to have? How would you like to be
graphic design – my first job What would be your dream What is your dream bit of To be able to influence remembered?
was mainly designing night- job? kit? couriers to delivery on time
club and pub flyers for local I would love to be an artist I’m a big fan of Andy every time As someone who knew
businesses. My dad also Warhol and would love to when to laugh and was
worked in print, so maybe and spend my days in crea- produce big prints on huge What was your childhood
some ink rubbed off on me. tive flow. silkscreens like he used. obsession? happy to help.

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