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PRsonal: ‘Even our partners have the same name' : Meet business twins Tom and Jack Atha

In this series of podcasts, Charlotte Nichols, managing director of PR agency Harvey & Hugo, gets up close and PRsonal with a variety of well-known business faces. Nothing is off limits as she digs deep to get to know the person behind the professional…

In this episode…

Tom and Jack Atha share each other’s likes, dislikes – and their girlfriends even share the same name.

Perhaps it isn’t a surprise then that they are twin brothers.

The pair also work together as co-directors of Atha Developments. And on this episode of PRsonal, they talk to host Charlotte about how their unique bond shaped personal relationships, their time at university and boarding school, as well as their career in property development.

In this revealing episode, the brothers talk about the trials and tribulations of running a business together with your twin – along with their differences.

Want to know who is the eccentric one? And who has the most luck with the ladies? Find out on the latest PRsonal episode now.

Key moments:

• 00:01:40 - How twins have a ‘mother’s bond’ with each other – and Tom’s mini-mental breakdown at work
• 00:10:29 - How both brothers managed to find partners with the same name
• 00:17:00 - ‘We like the same music, movies – maybe we are stereotypes!’
• 00:18:43 - Finding out your parents are divorcing during a kickabout in the garden
• 00:24:00 - ‘The longest we’ve spent apart is when he went on holiday to Bali’
• 00:28:00 - How they look identical from behind – causing confusion for one of their partners
• 00:31:52 - The best thing about being twins in business is….
• 00:38:16 - The ‘strategic approach’ to settling business disputes – a ball game in the office
• 00:44:11 - ‘I’d wake up in the morning and just feel sick with the anxiety’
• 00:53:35 - Is a joint wedding on the cards for the twins?
• 00:54:20 - Do the twins also want twins?
• 01:07:20 - Who is better at sex?!
• 01:08:40 - Tom’s ‘lad phase’ of his love life – and how he lost respect for himself