The VCU grad, now a media planner at local ad giant The Martin Agency, had once found her life outside of work spinning in circles. Naturally, she picked up a hula hoop.
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Downtime: From GLOW to VDOT – and back
Before Sandy Manley was a fiscal technician with the Virginia Department of Transportation, she was Gremlina – one of the more feisty and vocal “heel” characters of the 1980s TV series “Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling.” Now, nearly 30 years after her six-month run on GLOW, the Highland Springs native and resident has had the curtain… Read more »
Downtime: Kim Bruffy shows off her guns
The business development director for Kahler Slater, which recently opened an office in Shockoe Slip, says her pastime of choice is comparable to her work hunting down new clients for the company.
Downtime: Spinning a yarn with Margaret Hardy (and her goats)
The first female president of downtown law firm Sands Anderson spends free time spinning wool from her own flock of eight Angora goats at her 45-acre farm in Caroline County.
Downtime: Jim Theobald and the Usual Suspects
When the chairman of Hirschler Fleischer isn’t busy playing classic rock with his band on the weekends, you’ll probably find him at his winery or teaching yoga around town.
Downtime: Bike shop manager racing to break depression cycle
The shop manager of a Henrico fitness studio plans to bike in a 3,000-mile race in support of the locally based Cameron K. Gallagher Foundation.
Downtime: Adman juggles fact and fiction
While his surname is synonymous with advertising in Richmond, it’s been putting pen to paper outside the family business that has helped Stephen Hawley Martin make a name for himself.
Off the Clock 2016: A year’s worth of Downtime
The first year of “Downtime” captured some unique and unusual stories – tales of individual accomplishment, different takes on team building, and interests ranging from mountain climbing and skydiving to pole vaulting and painting – even opera singing.
Downtime: When downtime becomes full-time
“I loved the company, loved the people, and I planned to work there for a while,” David Short said. “And then this art thing came along.”
Downtime: Opera man Chase Peak
The 30-year-old relationship manager for Equity Concepts twilights as an opera singer, most recently appearing in Capitol Opera Richmond’s production of the Filipino opera “Noli Me Tangere.”