Team Highlights

We spoke to various members of the Helm Tickets team to see what their personal highlights from 2018 were. From general office life to the growth of the team it’s been a really exciting time to be part of such a rapidly developing business.

One of the biggest highlights for Helm last year has to be the growth of the team. It was a huge part of 2018, taking on staff in all departments from Sales to Marketing to Development.

Jess, Employee Experience Manager – “We went from 3 people in 2017, to 9 in 2018, adding to our development, marketing, and sales and support teams. This means we’re even better equipped to serve our organisers and roll out the features that you want quicker”

Manny, Partnerships Supervisor – “I loved working with the team in 2018, and it was exciting to bring new people on board – we get along great. What helps is we’re all very driven people and passionate in our own respective ways. Putting our heads together usually creates some great results.”

Aaron, Partnerships Coordinator – “My highlights for 2018 were becoming a part of such a great, friendly team and seeing just how quickly the company moves forward with new features and updates, and the growth we have and the input we get from organisers’ suggestions and ideas.”

Charlotte, Marketing Assistant – “I had lost my job earlier on in the year and I can’t even begin to explain how lucky I am to be working for Helm now! I am so grateful to be working somewhere that lets the team really explore and develop their creativity and be part of a team that is so passionate about everything they create. I definitely fell on my feet!”

In March 2018 the Helm Tickets website relaunched, this was another huge part of 2018 for the team. 

Luke, CTO – “The site relaunch was a fundamental step to cement the foundations for future updates and functionality. We rebuilt the platform from the ground up, in an effort to future-proof it and streamline the development process, which ultimately paid off as it allowed us to develop and launch new features at an accelerated rate. Not only that but the redesigned and simplified user interface (UI) took the look, feel and user experience to the next level.”

Liam, Web Developer – “We rebranded from Origin Tickets to Helm Tickets in March, with a new UI for our site to go with it, and had a little party to celebrate!”

Another one of the highlights from last year was moving to our new Plymouth HQ. About 10 steps from the sea, the location of the office has made us all appreciate Plymouth a little bit more than we did before.

Manny, Partnerships Supervisor – “Last year working at Helm gave me a great sense of connection with our home city and I enjoyed learning more about other local tech businesses and meeting some of them in person! “

Jess, Employee Experience Manager – “We moved into our new waterfront offices in Poseidon House, giving us more space for work and for play! We’ve made it our own, including decorating it with our very own Helm-branded Kraken. We were also very excited that we can now bring our dogs to work”

The level of creativity at Helm, in general, has been a huge highlight of 2018 for the team across all departments.

Manny, Partnerships Supervisor – “Helm gave me the freedom to express myself through design, lending from my illustrative background and training. I especially love breaking out the camera and getting cool shots to showcase what we’re involved in.”

Charlotte, Marketing Assistant – “Helm has given me the opportunity to be really creative with the content for the marketing materials. I’ve really enjoyed being able to give Helm Tickets a voice and to be able to promote how incredibly talented the team is. I’m looking forward to being able to develop this further as I settle in.”

Helm also hosts the South West Digital Awards which ran for the first time in 2018, instantly becoming a huge success within the region.

Zoe, COO – “As it was the first time we’d held the awards we were a little apprehensive of how much of a response from the local community we might get. As it turned out, the local community were excited for a way of bringing us all, within the tech community, together to really showcase what we’re doing in this part of the country. It was a great opportunity to link up businesses that wouldn’t  have otherwise met, in a relaxed and social environment with great food and drink.” 

Jon, CEO – “We wanted to highlight the great work that tech businesses from across the region did, so we ran an awards night with a difference. The bespoke menu, beer and custom made trophies meant everyone went home happy.”

Investment in Helm played a big part in the success of 2018, enabling development of new features and securing future growth of Helm as a whole.

Jon, CEO – “We secured investment from Angel Investors to help grow the business, taking us to the next step and helping to build the team we have today.”