Kajay Rowe is Assistant Vice President, Marketing and Innovations at Supreme Ventures Limited, where she oversees marketing across the Supreme Ventures Group’s portfolio of brands.

 Her responsibilities span Acropolis Gaming Lounge, JustBet, Supreme Ventures Gaming, Supreme Route and Post to Post Betting, placing her at the centre of campaigns and ideas that connect the company’s products with customers. With a background in information technology and a natural interest in innovation, Rowe brings both creativity and analytical thinking to her work. Outside of the office, she is a teacher at heart, an enthusiastic traveller and someone whose personality is shaped by spontaneity, curiosity and an enduring love for the colour pink.

Here are 5 things to know about Kajay Rowe.

1. I wanted to be a teacher, and a part of me still does.

Growing up, I always wanted to be a teacher. I genuinely enjoy helping people and there is something really fulfilling to me about being able to teach someone something they didn’t know before. Even now, if I had the time and knew where I could do it, I would happily teach children part-time, even for free.

My career obviously took me in a completely different direction, but I don’t think that part of me ever really went away. I still enjoy helping people figure things out, sharing what I know and seeing someone grow because I was able to help them along the way.

2. I studied IT, fell into marketing and never looked back.

I’ve always loved technology. When I went to university, my plan was actually to become a computer engineer. I chose to study IT because I wanted something that challenged me and forced me to figure out how things worked.

My first job after university happened to be an IT role at a marketing agency, and that was where everything changed. I started getting exposed to the marketing side of the business and realised that I loved it. I liked coming up with an idea, putting all the pieces together and then watching it go from something in my head to something real.

I also realised that my IT background gave me a different way of approaching marketing. My brain naturally works in a very logical, cause-and-effect way. I want to know why something works, what happens next and what the result should be. So even when I’m being creative, there is usually data, logic and a lot of thinking happening behind it.

I’ve never lost my love for technology either. I am usually the person who wants to try the newest technology rather than run from it. AI definitely doesn’t scare me. In fact, I always joke that when the robots eventually take over the world, I’ll probably be helping them do it.

3. One missed school trip completely changed the way I make plans.

When I was about eight years old, my school was going on a trip to Serenity Park and I was extremely excited. I planned everything weeks in advance. I knew what I was wearing, what I wanted to do and probably had the entire day mapped out in my head.

The night before the trip, I went to bed perfectly fine. The next morning, I woke up really, really sick and couldn’t go.

Apparently, eight-year-old me took that personally because I have never approached plans the same way since.

To this day, I don’t like getting too excited about anything too far in advance. I can know that I’m going somewhere, but I won’t allow myself to get completely excited until I am actually there. Ironically, I also make some of my biggest decisions very impulsively. I would much rather decide that I’m doing something and just do it than spend months thinking and planning every detail.

4. Everything is a phase for me, except pink.

I have favourites, but nobody should get too attached to them because they probably won’t be my favourites for very long.

I go through phases with almost everything. I can find a snack that I absolutely love, eat it constantly for a week and then suddenly move on to something completely different. The same thing happens with TV shows, songs and just about anything else I become obsessed with.

The only favourite that has survived every phase of my life is pink. Pink has always been my favourite colour and I love almost everything in pink. If I’m buying something and there is a pink version available, there is a very good chance that is the one I’m choosing. 

5. I love travelling, but somehow I always end up back in New York.

I genuinely love travelling, and for me the enjoyment starts long before I arrive at the destination. I like airports. I like being on aeroplanes. I like that feeling of going somewhere different and experiencing a new place.

I also love travelling to places I’ve never been before, which makes it slightly ridiculous that I keep ending up in New York.

Almost every time I’m planning a trip, I tell myself, “I am not going to New York again.” Somehow, eight times out of ten, I end up there anyway.

I’ve been going to New York since I was a child, so I guess at this point I have to admit that it is probably my favourite city. What I love about it is that no matter how many times I visit, the experience is never exactly the same. There is always somewhere new to go, something different to do or a completely different version of the city to experience.

So yes, I want to see the world. I just apparently need to keep making stops in New York while I’m doing it.