John Cooke
Writer
After graduating from Cape Town University, John had absolutely no idea what to do with himself. Luckily, he was kidnapped by a local ad agency, Ogilvy and Mather Rightford, where he worked on brands like VW, Audi, Shell, and a fish paste made of pilchards. After a number of major brand campaigns (and a few awards along the way), he escaped to Scotland to join a succession of ad agencies who didn’t mind his penchant for fish paste. He’s won over 50 international, UK and Scottish awards for his creativity and writing (and one for something that wasn’t). (Incidentally, John finds it very strange writing in the third person.)