And just like that, I’ve logged out for the last time… After nine years working on Zephr, Friday was my last day. It’s been a wild ride. The wide-eyed 23 year old who started all those years ago, wasn’t expecting the journey I’ve been on since. Back then we didn’t have a name. We just called it ‘the product’. Since then we’ve been through new versions, new names, new companies, and I’ve had a squiggly line of roles covering customer success, product marketing, learning & development, and product strategy - plus written hundreds of pages of documentation. What was a team of 5, became a team of 100+, and after being successfully acquired, we joined Zuora and became part of a team of 1000+. I could go on about all the lessons I’ve learned along the way, but if I could boil it down to one thing, it is the importance of the people you surround yourself with. I truly do not believe we would have achieved the success that we did without the powerhouse of intelligent, inspiring, hard-working, honest, and collaborative people in our team. My favourite whakataukī goes ‘He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tāngata. He tāngata. He tāngata.’ It translates to: ‘What is the most important thing in the world? It is people. It is people. It is people.’ Everyone I worked with over these past nine years is proof of that saying holding true, and I'm grateful and honoured to have worked alongside them all, and to call so many of them friends. Today I kickstart two months of relaxation, with something exciting lined up for the New Year. The change of pace is going to be new for me, and I’m not sure I’ll sit still for long, so if you have an exciting problem you want an extra pair of eyes on between now and then - or just want to chat - let me know!
Courtney, what a fantastic and inspiring journey you’ve been on. Thanks for teaching me so much, and being such a great colleague and friend - you’ll be dearly missed and I’m so excited to see what’s next for you. You’re built different!🙌
Excited to see what comes next, Courtney - working at Zephr wouldn't have been the same without you!!
Have a great break and good luck for your next adventure. Am sure you will do fantastic things :)
Legend. Congratulations and here’s to some well earned time off CJ. Can’t wait to see what’s next..
Ah so sad to hear we’re losing you! It’s truly been a pleasure getting to work with you. Wishing you the best of luck and continued success on your next chapter!
It's been great following your career over all these years Courtney - and I'm excited to see what you have lined up for 2025. Have a great summer :)
So happy for you ❤️ enjoy your well deserved time out! X
You will always be successful wherever you go, Courtney!
Senior Sales Enablement Specialist at Zuora
1moYou're just a truly exceptional individual and a brilliant friend. You gave everything to every role you had and always produced an exceptionally high standard of work. I'm so thankful our paths crossed all those years ago. So excited for your next chapter!