Innovators hit the premiership with Carswell Gould at the inaugural St Mary’s Invitational Cup.

Tuesday evening saw a team from Venturefest South partner Carswell Gould, travel to the home of Southampton FC to take on the Green Snow Collective in the inaugural St Mary’s Invitational Cup.

A unique experience for businesses and innovators, the match was designed to raise money for charity and create an experience that would inspire some new thinking – after all, the best ideas come to you when you least expect them.

For more information and to see all the images from the St Mary’s Invitational Cup visit football.carswellgould.co.uk.

“Just like with Venturefest South we love creating unique experiences which bring together interesting people in interesting ways – our clients, contacts and collaborators got to experience something really different and meet new people that could help them move their own work forward.” said Ed Gould, wing-back, Creative Director of Carswell Gould and VFS event director.

On the night, Carswell Gould came out on top with a 5-1 win, with Rich Kell from Bacardi winning man-of-the-match for his scintillating performance on the pitch.

Players were encouraged to raise money and donate to the Saints Foundation charity helping people fulfil their potential to be more involved, healthier and empowered members of the community.

The game was part of Southampton FC’s end of season celebrations, where it has opened up the pitch to local schools, businesses and fans to play on the same turf that Danny Ings and James Ward-Prowse have graced in the Premiership.

Gareth Miller, Managing Director at Carswell Gould, said: “It’s been a real honour to play on the pitch at St Mary’s and a great experience to involve our clients in. We were delighted to be able to put the relative footballing talents of our agency up against the team from Green Snow and in front of one of the biggest crowds this season. We’ve won many awards for our marketing work in the past, but this is the first time we’ve competed for footballing silverware. It’s also been fantastic to get together with a few of our clients in person again, rather than via a Zoom call.”

Steve Mills, Owner at Green Snow, said: “Every day we’re working with the likes of Team GB and Team INEOS Grenadiers to ensure their customers can access their quality products online, so sport is key to our business’s DNA, but it’s fair to say that 90 minutes in the heat at St Mary’s Stadium was an entirely new challenge. It’s a great experience and nice to be able to raise some money for the Saints Foundation at the same time.”

For more information and to see all the images from the St Mary’s Invitational Cup visit football.carswellgould.co.uk.

If you think your business could field a team or that Venturefest South could put forward a team of Southern Innovators get in touch.