Isobel Camier

Founder Camier Communications

Best pitch presenter you’ve ever seen:

Ginny Paton

Best sports marketing campaign (that wasn’t yours):

Nike  - Dream Crazy and Dream Crazier

Best agency (that isn’t yours):

Fifty Digital – young, progressive agency with great client campaigns that’s rapidly growing.

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Best young industry talent:

Anna Kessel – editor of Women’s Sport at The Telegraph.

Best sporting event attended:

1993 European Grand Prix at Donnington when Senna won in the wet. I was little but it made a big impression on me.

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Best industry event or conference:

The one where women and men aren’t split into different categories

Best film containing a scene depicting the sports business:

A League of Their Own

Best book recommendation:

All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

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Best bar or pub:

The Curtains Up, Baron’s Court, London – great Friday evening hangout, has a tiny theatre in the basement and I met my husband there

Best influence on your career:

Claire Williams

Best restaurant:

Le Safari, Nice

Best holiday resort:

Lech, Austria

Best box set:

Mad Men

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Best sporting event on TV:

I’m not sure there is anything more spectacular, inspiring and emotive than the Olympics or Football World Cup is there?

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Best brand ambassador:

Candide Thovex for Audi

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Best dinner companions (min 4, max 6):

John Sopel, David Bowie, David Croft, John Simpson, Christina Lamb, Nick Robinson, Paul Hayward

Best job in the sports biz:

Ellie Norman

Best professional regret:

Do my best to have none, only experiences to learn from, of which some are more painful than others.

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Best skill you most covet:

Being able to play the piano

Best trait you admire in others:

Kindness

Best overrated virtue:

Temperance

Best ambition:

To complete the Haute Rouge