Name: James Bishop
Job title: Regional Account Manager – South East.
Tell us a bit about yourself
I really enjoy playing football at a Sunday League level in Bracknell and I play English pool for Berkshire County B team. Some of my achievements in pool include being Wycombe Pool League Singles champion 2025, Reading Pool League Doubles champion 2026 and finishing 39th out of 207 people on the IPA Amateur Tour 2025. I’m a very competitive person and probably not a good loser.
I’m also a big Arsenal fan and season ticket holder. I’ve made sure to rub in our success of this season to Alex Hooley (Trade Channel Director) who is a Man City fan.
Describe your job to a five-year-old
I talk to people and help them with their problems and hopefully sell some products.
What do you like most about your job?
Meeting weird and wonderful people and making a difference to their business
How did you get here?
I worked at Decco Aylesbury after graduating from Coventry University. I worked my way up from a Business Development Office role to being a Full-Time Account Manager selling to garden centres and independent DIY places. I outgrew the role in that working garden and needed a new challenge!
What motivates you?
Seeing positive results within my customers accounts after working with them and wanting to produce that on a larger scale.
If you could swap jobs with anyone, who would it be?
Martin Odegaard or any current Arsenal player really
Your favourite song lyric or line from a film
“They can’t kill you if you’re already dead” – Hustle
Your favourite app?
Vinted. I’m a compulsive spender on it at the moment.
Biggest facepalm moment at work?
I once left my event case in storage just outside my flat and over the time it was left out there for three months a wasp nest formed. I only found out when I peeked in the case inside a customers shop when I was meant to do a Trade Morning. Safe to say I rescheduled with them for the week after.