People

Rich has a background in multi-disciplinary design and has now been in the creative industry longer than he cares to remember. Photoshop was his first love, but sadly they have drifted apart over the years and don't see each other much anymore. It's rumoured Rich has only watched one film in his life (Babe 2: Pig in the City).

Tom has a multifaceted background in digital creative, technology, film, animation and interactive design. 15+ years experience running creative businesses, experienced in global business operations and expansion into new markets. Originally from the North West of England, Tom is a lifelong Everton fan - whose last major trophy was back in the 90s!

April is native to the Bay Area. While design and tech drives this city, she finds most of her inspiration from plants and nature. Known to try and revive a dead plant found in the trash, she believes there’s always more than meets the eye. Hello from this plant mongrel, snack hoarder, and occasional foodie’s hand model.

Anshul's career has been one huge adventure. From working with two of the best ad agencies to taking a plunge into entrepreneurship and then jumping right back into advertising, he has seen it all. Now, he calls himself "a proud failed-startup owner". Besides slaying it with design, Anshul is a tech geek, pool pro and gamer who can turn any serious conversation around with a well-placed joke.

Fast and furry – that would be Dorothy's definition of her current life. Her furkid Bella is the love child of House Cavalier KC and House Poodle. Her career reads like a high octane road trip that spans several cities with her in the driver's seat propelling creative marques like Toaster towards stardom. At pit stops, Dorothy slows down to enjoy picnics on the beach with both husband and cavoodle.

Originally hailing from Miami, Michelle spent several years living near other large bodies of water before landing in the Bay Area, mostly due to her love of seals, hiking and sourdough bread. When she's not doodling, she can be found bothering her 2 cats, planning her next Halloween costume or trying to master the perfect custard recipe.

The story of Amogh’s mythological origins remains cryptic. He introduces himself as Satan’s right hand man, and has employed his dark craft at the service of brands both mythic and legendary. Apart from sorcery, he likes long walks, contemplation and puppers. He is also the drummer of a heavy metal band. Please, let's refrain from stereotyping.

Pronounced like Johannesburg. However you call her, she'll be there for you. Like when you need food recommendations, a snack, or need "help" finishing a bag of chips. She'll find (and eat) her way through any kitchen. When she's not stuffing her face, she's easily entertained, and thus has many hobbies, making everything from candles to costumes.

Sophia is a seasoned strategist with experience working with major global brands and high-profile start-ups. Her interests include live music, board games, and Real Housewives of New York City. Sophia has two cats, Reba and Fancy, who were named after Reba McEntire and her hit song.

When Beatriz is not working she likes to keep active. That's either going for a walk in nature, working out or taking a contemporary dancing class. When the world isn't suffering from a global pandemic, she loves to travel and visit her family and friends back home in España.

All roads lead to one’s self. It’s what Anubhuti said when we asked her why she’s an Art Director. After working in the advertising world as UI/UX, interaction and graphic design professional, she ventured on her own and established a branding studio named Duet. Everything she does is an exercise in self-discovery.

In her own words, Jane is a six foot trained clown, with massive feet and three cats. In her time she's produced, among other things, theatre in a converted toilet, a metre-tall sandwich, an AR football boot and a 7ft cake. She also performs as part of 'London's Coolest Choir' (TimeOut) Some Voices. She'll usually be found at the back.

Kati is a copywriter by day, rock-N-roller by night. When she's not in the studio you can find her playing a gig at a local music venue, eating a crunchwrap supreme on the beach, watching Good Burger, or DJing on BFF.fm.

Philosopher at heart Lovika loves to dig deep in perspective and smile at awkward situations. When she is not designing, she loves being a coffee connoisseur and strolling around the streets of Delhi, finding aesthetics everywhere. Her fondness for fashion and posing makes her explore styling and street shopping on weekends.

A left-brained with an under-developed right brain, Shidah loves numbers and hate words. She's been playing with numbers for the last 10+ years. Born and bred in the West of Singapore. Loves everything K (k-drama, k-food) and rides a humble Aerox which is currently covered in spider webs.

When our Full Stack Engineer isn't engineering full stacks, she's hurtling around the world on a quest to find out what she's allergic to. So far, she has found out that prawns, raisins, walnuts, and tall grass will kill her; but against all medical advice, continues to call herself "Kencana" - which curiously translates to "hey, it's going to be alright" in Korean.

It’s hard to sleep when you stay woke (or if you have insomnia). Occasionally described as a young “Trap Confucius,” you’ll often find Julie philosophizing the meaning of life. How are we living on purpose? Who really killed Tupac? What is a goon to a goblin? Her interests include telling corny jokes, reveling in awkward moments, and hanging with friends (who ALL happen to be rappers or moguls).

John nearly went to university to be an Archaeologist, but when he found out it was nothing like Indiana Jones, he decided to go to art college instead. His passion for design was born from a love of Marinetti, Carson, Rams & Bass. When he's not designing, John loves to galavant around the world for music festivals, but also just for the hell of getting lost in a place where he can't ask for directions.

A reliable source tells us Ira is "The best. Very funny in jokes. Sweet to everybody and welcoming. A darling. Very good. She's good at icehockey and bumping cars. She does trips and plays and movies and game parlours all the time. She's a charming superhero." We wouldn't question an 8 year old boy's opinion about Ira, even if he is her own son.

Bhawika goes through life one song at a time. Infatuated with Indie, she even DJ'd in New Delhi for a while, but realised it was cutting into her Bukowski reading time.

She lives to socialise, and her dream is to attend every music festival in the world, yes, even the weird zombie themed ones.

Urvashi was born in Assam. Went to a boarding school at 10. Then moved to Delhi. Then Spain. Then Delhi. Then Bombay. Then back to Delhi.
So we don't quite know where she really belongs, but neither does she. Urvashi writes because she likes to (and it pays the bills), at this point in time she's working towards a life full of hobbies whilst simultaneously being bullied by her cats.

Vicki has a love for dogs, horses, and goats. She also has a love for afternoon naps, although this is generally frowned upon in the office so she tries to keep it to weekends. Vicki always wanted to be an event planner or journalist….she didn’t choose the spreadsheet life, the spreadsheet life chose her!

Originally from Myanmar, Zan loves classic animation; his childhood dream was to be a full-time animator at Warner Brothers, working on the next generation of Looney Tunes. A big metalhead, Zan can often be seen head-banging whilst working, sometimes even with headphones on.

14 years' of globetrotting experience, Matteo has lived and worked in London, Lisbon, LA, Hong Kong, Singapore and led strategy on everything from baby diapers to luxury cars. If you ask him how to spell his hometown, he'll answer: INTER Milan.

Heather is a music and arts enthusiast. When she's not driving a tour bus full of smelly musicians across the west coast, she spends most of her free time putting together music and art shows throughout San Francisco.

She has climbed Mt. Shasta for charity four times, has a hefty board game collection, and has a great appreciation all things gin.

Zanya is an ABC1 Millennial. She responds to Zayna, Zanna, Xena and Xanadu. She autocorrects to Santa. Siri calls her Zanaya. Born a Third Culture Kid, Zanya prefers not to settle upon any particular tribal identity. She decided to join the world of advertising when she saw a job opening that promised free fruit. She has lived in Eden ever since.

Someone you can bank on (literally!), our finance pro Anjali is both passionate and proactive. On weekdays, she manages the company's finances like a boss. On weekends, she aces her tennis matches as easily as she creates appealing clay art.

Lauren arrived in the Bay Area from her hometown of Chicago in 2012 and hasn’t looked back since. She happily returned to Toaster as a boomerang in 2021 (to relive Ibiza offsite memories, if nothing else). When she’s not in producer mode, she can be found at her local Pilates studio or telling anyone who'll listen about what’s going on in the astrological world.

Q: What’s the square root of Hong Kongese parents multiplied by Cambridge born and raised? A: BBC (British Born Chinese). Say nǐ hǎo to our crunching Finance Assistant, Tsui-Sie. A lover of watching sports (cricket and rugby) and woodland walks, she now lives the country life in Kent with her well-trained husband, and dog Coco.

After his professional foosball career went down in flames due to a strange wrist injury, Raks turned his (good) hand to design.

Today, Raks has got the stabilisers out and is learning to ride a bike again to keep up with his future Tour De France-winning daughter.

We hear that maybe she likes thrillers, maybe too much. And maybe when she's done trying to sleep, she does BuzzFeed quizzes because maybe there's a fictional character from Fargo that shares the same birthday with her. All we can be sure of is that this one's crazy, and she might do a number on you if you don't call her Meyvi.

Powered by the mantra, "Om Nom Nom", Tusharika is a thorough foodie who will do anything for good food. She is also not one to give in to fads for the fun of it. In an age of minimalism, she is a proud maximalist - because to her, India is all about the intricate details.

Life-long bay area glowworm of a human. Ryann is a musician and artist who also enjoys traveling and soaking up the fog and the occasional sun in Golden Gate Park. She has handfuls of short poems based on things she overhears walking around the city, has a love for scruffy dogs, and is a grilled cheese connoisseur.

Two words, one hashtag: #RelationshipGoals. That’s exactly how every client would describe their relationship with Susannah. After growing sleepless in Seattle, she set out to turn her passion of cultivating relationships into a successful career. Between the hustle and bustle of work, you might find her out with her pup, Johnny Cash, or whistling a tune while riding off into the sunset on her horse, Louie.

As an 8-year-old, Manisha would stick poems on the fridge for her mom to find. This venting in words served her well in finding a career. Today her interests include making up recipes, mumbling to rap music, defending the genius of Kris Jenner and improv class on weekends.

Darius loves motorcycles and playing in goal in football, though he's never thought to combine the two. It's his dream to ride all the way to Europe on his Triumph Thruxton and reward himself with a glass of scotch when he reaches the bonnie Highlands. We're unsure if his bike is seafaring.

Excitable with coffee, Kate believes she’s ready to take on the world with a cuppa brew!

Simon hails from South Shields (Mother) by way of Bogota (Father) to now reside in Oxford. However, his accent says differently. Wanna hear a rich tapestry of tales from an eventful past? Just buy him a whisky. Just make sure you keep the receipt!

A brummie without the accent, bab, Dominic has been told he looks like Ewan McGregor, Conor McGregor and Sue Perkins. Apart from being a celebrity impersonator, Dominic was also a farmer and ice cream man before becoming an advertising creative, where he's honed his creative talents working in London, India, China, South Korea and… Milton Keynes.

Originally a country girl from Lincolnshire, Sarah now lives in Hackney. A lover of multiple to-do lists, gin martinis, leopard print, red lipstick, beauty products and Katy Perry. Her friends describe her as an air-tight secret keeper with a dark sense of humour. Sarah is the strict guardian of the studio schedule (but can occasionally be bribed with brownies and cat GIFs).

Ali is a pandora's box of humor—sometimes it's a dad joke, other times it's an oddly relatable gif. Aside from his self-proclaimed role as a comedian, Ali can be found dusting off his wizard hat and slaying goblins with his friends in Dungeons & Dragons.

Srabasti's life revolves around feminist literature and poetry of all kinds. She once wrote a poem about a 'dancing boy' in fifth grade and it turned out to be terrible, but since then she has never stopped writing. She now resides in Goa and often takes a swim in the sea. She is also a bad swimmer. Although she gets paid to write now, introducing herself anywhere makes her wonder "why are they paying me for this?".

Peter believes that there's nothing worse than sitting on the sidelines watching the parade go by, which is why he's been injured 3 times because of work shoots. When in Singapore, he occupies his time hunting for spicy food with his friends. Otherwise, you can find him around South East Asia, most likely at a poker tournament, lamenting his bad luck after being done in at the river.

When it comes to appearances, Marco oozes cool, effortlessly. He’s the only one that had no outfit for Star Wars Secret Cinema, but still somehow pulled the 'Rebel' look off.

When Marco made the big move from our London office to Singapore, his Brompton bike didn't go with him. Rumour has it they had a falling out.

Chiranjeev likes hats. And over the course of his career, he has worn many of them. He has worked as a Copywriter, PR Pundit, and a digital marketer before joining Toaster as a Producer. He has also been trying to write a novel for the last three years and can often be found DJing on Snapchat. There's only one thing we can say to such a multifaceted man - hats off to you.

Vanessa believes there are so many beautiful things in life to be enjoyed, so you must live it well. She lives her life sipping a cuppa joe at a cafe, at the gym doing weights, yoga or Muay Thai or painting when she finds a spark of inspiration.

For Turner, life is mostly a series of triathlons. He spends his time swimming through the Bay or never ending tabs he seems to open, running up mountains or the check at the local vegan joints, and riding bikes or the never ending waves of emotions that come with being a Pittsburgh sports fan.

Katie is a lifelong Londoner on a one-woman mission to wander as much of this lonely planet as possible. Weirdly spiritual (half sun child, half moon child), with a passion for all things Anime and Manga, she is as happy plotting her next global jaunt as she is unleashing her galaxy explorer at every Comic Con that comes to town.

Born and raised in the Bay Area, the phrase "small but mighty" has followed Jade throughout her years. You can find her jamming out to any genre of music with a fresh pair of Nike Dunk sneakers on her feet, or boots when she needs the extra height. Jade's hobbies include her 9-step skincare routine, new cocktail recipes, horror film marathons, and stopping in her tracks to pet every dog on the street.

Meet Will (also known as William to intellectuals). He's a lifelong Bay Area native who describes his job to strangers as, “I make things sound nice." When he’s not wordsmithing, you can catch Will trying new smoothie recipes, sneaker shopping, or simply “just chillin.” He doesn’t always have a lot to say, but when he does, 4 out of 5 dentists guarantee that it'll make you laugh.

Tarini can often be found mumbling and debating with herself - that’s because for every thought she has, there is an equal and opposite one! She has spent most of her years as a brand and insights person - understanding people, studying cultures and behaviours. She loves happy dancing but will rarely be the party starter. Instead you'll more likely catch her with a good book or watching grotesque crime shows.

In her own words, Tripti likes "everything and everyone", this has flagged to us that she's been getting an easy-ride. Only tight deadlines from now on.

Tala doesn't cut his nails at night. Ask him why and he'll be suspiciously eager to tell you he believes in irrational superstitions. He is also a self-proclaimed "nocturne" who sharpens his creativity by concocting the most bizarre excuses to avoid stepping out during the day. However, ask him after-hours and there's an 87.6% chance he'll say yes - just keep your fingers crossed he doesn't spot a black cat along the way!

Vinod's been a banker, an insurer and a farmer. He's now a father of two. He likes to cycle home after work, go climbing at weekends, and play a game of squash with anyone willing to lose.

Farhan had a dream to become a rockstar. However, alas, the harsh realities of life got to him and he's since opted for a more pragmatic approach to life. Despite this, we do occasionally catch him staring out of the window whilst working and we suspect that he still daydreams about being that rockstar.

A Politics & Social Anthropology graduate turned Social Media queen, Disha plunged into the world of digital like a pro. Writer by day, unicorn by night, she is a lover of all things hologram, neon and maximalist. When it comes to travel, she would rather be by the beach. But all year round, she simply travels through her taste buds.

James’ unhealthy obsession with the SF Giants and 49ers hasn’t been curbed by the life changing events of having two children in three years.

A life-long Californian, James lives a life free of gluten, bad ju-ju and right-wing lunacy. Gratuitous high-fives all around.

Oliver is often sighted tinkering with toys and computing code with the expert help of his children. He loves hiking in Singapore not just because the hills are mere mounds of mud, but mainly a penchant for hot pants (of the breathing kind…we think) and sticky sweat. This also explains why his eyes light up when he hears the sizzle of a barbeque grill. Aah! More sweaty moments ahead.

Geetika is a person who just loves colours - "They are so edible!". Being in advertising as a designer keeps her creative juices flowing, and has also given her opportunities to explore herself as a model. Now on the path to spiritual awakening amidst materialism, Geetika also has a keen interest in studying planets, crystals, universe & astrology.

Swati is a copywriter by profession and a caption writer by peer-pressure. Curious about human behaviour, she is always picking up nuances to educate herself and reflect them in her work. She loves food. Hates cockroaches. Likes travelling, dislikes driving. Is good at observing, bad at texting. She believes in celebrating small victories, but doesn't believe in cakes on birthdays.

Ananya never thought she’ll end up writing for a living. Yet, here she is, working in advertising and dreaming of finishing a book that hasn’t been started. She looks up conspiracy theories in her free time whilst teasing her dog Doodle, when in fact Doodle is more than capable of teasing her in return for the pink Vespa she drives around Goa. To reiterate, sign her up for utterly chaotic travel plans because she’s always in for those.

Before joining Toaster, Karan took a 'break' from advertising. He somehow landed in a South Indian Martial Arts Ashram where he was attacked by an ostrich and had to sleep in the company of frogs. Still, the excitement was no match for the topsy-turvy world of advertising. So, after a deep meditation interrupted by mating calls of raccoons, he decided to leave the local fauna behind and rejoin the rat race.

Originally from Santa Cruz, Janga has found his home in the more bustling city of San Francisco. Janga likes to incorporate his creative background and love of nature into his creative process. If he is not scouring for new typefaces or annoying his people with unprompted design facts, you can find him hiking Mt. Tam, drinking too much coffee at his corner cafe, or finding new ways to describe something as "cyberpunk".