A generous Manchester boss surprised his entire team with a £7k trip to Ibiza as a thank you for their hard work - including tickets to see Calvin Harris.
Ashley Jones, founder of Great Influence, a personal branding start-up based in Ardwick, surprised his employees with the news after the company enjoyed its best quarter since its launch in 2018.
The firm covered all costs including flights, lunches, dinner and entertainment spending £7,000 in total. "The team have worked so hard over the last few months and it felt like the right thing to do to show appreciation.
I also believe it's my responsibility that whilst they work here, we give them the best memories possible," Ashley said. READ MORE: Mum returns home from holiday to find 'perfect' son, 17, had died Ashley, 34, wanted to capture the moment he told them on camera, so had to use some subterfuge. "I knew the team would question why we're filming a meeting, so I had to convince the team into thinking we were doing a workshop," he added.
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