It’s been a challenging few months with new clients and growing pains. We’re growing up as a business, learning from our mistakes, making adjustments and doing all the boring (but essential) stuff.
I’m used to having to be comfortable with the uncomfortable, and it’s been a sustained period of this - to the point where I was getting close to burnout.
Our new team members Joanne Dixon and Jemma C. Have been lights at the end of the tunnel. Fresh energy and a positive force for good.
We also have a mentor and Jedi master Mike Carter who has guided us, given us the tough love and sage advice that’s made the last 12 months progressive and profitable. He’s an old boss of mine, personal friend and Vistage Chair - if you want to grow as a business I highly recommend him. Seriously, we’ve seen it first hand.
Running and building a business is hard. It’s a different skill set to what I started with. I had the desire and some of the tools, but I had no idea how much energy and mental focus it would take. I’m learning hard lessons every day.
The next few months are chokka block with new client projects and exciting opportunities. We’re also learning to say no, and trust in our expertise over financial leverage.
We’re in it for the love of solving problems, creating beautiful and effective brands and doing work that gives us fulfilment. That comes first.
I forgot I was sharing the post! Jemma has had an impressive start - the kind that gives you a real boost and reminds you what’s important.
It’s all go at Royal Flush HQ with another great addition to our growing team. 🎉
Jemma, our new Marketing Executive, is super organised – to the extent that she has a spreadsheet for everything, including her gym routine. She’s also logged and reviewed every single movie that she’s ever seen! 🤯
It’s that level of obsession that made us jump at the chance to hire her. This will free up our creatives to focus on what they do best.
When she’s not copywriting or planning content, Jemma loves live music and theatre and is mad about Metallica, Iron Maiden, Aerosmith, and all things 80s rock (and all things 80s in general). 🎸 So, the studio stereo is going up to 11 from now on.
We thought we were pretty good before; we’re taking it to the next level now.
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Student at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Double Major in Biology & Exercise & Sports Science | Minor in Entrepreneurship
1wCongrats Laura!