As Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds bought some American spirit to Wrexham, Moneypenny brings a touch of Britishness to Atlanta.
After a successful tour in the US and with Welcome to Wrexham‘s second season due to release on September 12th and North Wales adopting Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds as it’s soccer saviors, we thought we’d talk about how Moneypenny is bringing a little bit of Britain to Atlanta. Aside from our UK office making an aerial appearance in the show’s first season, two Moneypenny team members from the UK have started creating a mini Wrexham community Stateside with the appointment of Ela Bayraktar as Marketing Manager and Stephanie Vaughan-Jones as Head of Business Development. Both Ela and Stephanie have been at Moneypenny in their Wrexham-based UK office for 20 years between the two of them and have been enjoying their new roles in Moneypenny’s Atlanta office where they are responsible for supporting the growth and development of the business.
Moneypenny is expanding rapidly in Atlanta and is currently recruiting for many roles. Recognizing the value and importance of connecting culture, Moneypenny is linking it’s Atlanta and Wrexham headquarters through an exchange program, with team members spending time in their sister country getting to know each other as well as the quirks and customs of being part of a global family.
Stephanie Vaughan-Jones has moved to Atlanta on a long placement and commented: “I jumped at the opportunity to work abroad and experience new ways of working, and Atlanta is an amazing place to live and work. I can’t get over how welcoming everyone has been and how vibrant the business scene is. Just as Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds have have bought a touch of American spirit to Wrexham, we will be bringing a touch of Britishness to Atlanta.”
Of course, there are a few words commonly used on either side of the pond, which Ela and her colleagues have converted into a guide for those lost in translation:
| US | UK |
| Soccer | Football |
| Pants | Trousers |
| Bangs | Fringe |
| Sidewalk | Pavement |
| Faucet | Tap |
| Underwear | Pants |
| Chips | Crisps |
| Cell | Mobile |
| Band aid | Plaster |
| Trash can | Bin |
Some UK expressions to amuse or confuse:
| Low-hanging fruit | The most easily achieved of a set of tasks or goals |
| Pull a blinder | Achieving something difficult |
| Cut corners | To do something hurriedly so as to save time or money |
| Call it a day | Decide to stop something |
| Go the extra mile | To put in more effort than would be expected |
| At the end of the day | When everything has been taken into consideration |
| As of yet | Something has not happened or been done up to now |
| Close of play | 5:30pm |
And here’s how the two HQ locations measure up:
Atlanta vs. Wrexham
Atlanta United FC:
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Wrexham A.F.C (now owned by Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds):
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| Industries:
Coca-Cola, Delta Airlines, AT&T, UPS, Chick-fil-A |
Industries:
Moneypenny, JCB, Magellan Aerospace, Kellogg’s, Cadbury |
| Population: 498,725 (within city limits) | Population: 65,692 |
| Filmed in Atlanta:
Stranger Things, The Walking Dead, The Hunger Games, Black Panther, Loki, Divergent |
Filmed in North Wales:
Wonder Woman 1984, Doolittle, The Legend of Tarzan |
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People born in Atlanta: Julia Roberts, Chloë Grace Moretz, Chris Tucker, Gladys Knight, Dwight Howard |
People born in Wrexham:
Adrian Holmes, Robbie Savage, Tim Vincent, Amy Guy, Leon Pownall Buried in Wrexham: Elihu Yale (benefactor of Yale University) |
Media:
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| Museum: High Museum of Art | Museum: Tŷ Pawb |
| Foods: Barbecue, Southern-fried chicken, lemon pepper chicken wings | Foods: Roast chicken, pork pies, beans on toast |
Richard Culberson, CEO of North America, comments: “Celebrating our differences helps to unite and educate us. It helps us understand others’ perspectives and broaden our own. This may be a bit of fun, fueled by our US/UK office exchange program but in fostering this we foster a culture of growth, learning, resilience, agility, and above all, respect.”
Global experts McKinsey, predicts that the global labor market will be in excess of 3.5 billion by 2030, bringing with it a further change in this ever-evolving business landscape. One that means working across countries and time zones but one that will help us to harness the power of new perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences which make us all unique as individuals, never mind nations!
Discover more: https://moneypenny.com/us/
