05/02/2025
๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ก๐ผ๐ป-๐ก๐ฒ๐ด๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐
In my current full-time role, I am the only team member working in a hybrid setup.
During the hiring process, the president and hiring manager shared that they had previously worked with a marketing agency that couldnโt deliver. They decided to build an in-house marketing team insteadโand I was applying for the ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ role to lead it.
Having built teams for multiple startups across various industries, I knew this was something I could take on. But there was one catch: the role was strictly on-site, full-time.
Despite this, my email subject line boldly stated:
โ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ!โ
And in my cover letter, I made my ๐ป๐ผ๐ป-๐ป๐ฒ๐ด๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ:
โ๐๐ญ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐โ๐ฎ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ข๐ท๐ข๐ช๐ญ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ๐ญ-๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ, ๐ฐ๐ฏ-๐ด๐ช๐ต๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ, ๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ง๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ด ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ๐ญ๐บ. ๐โ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ด๐ค๐ถ๐ด๐ด ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ ๐ด๐ถ๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ.โ
At the time, I was in my second trimester with my first child, and I knew I needed a role that aligned with my priorities. I wasnโt willing to compromise time with my baby for an opportunityโso I bet on ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ง instead.
During my interview, I walked them through my work, my systems, and how I had once ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ด ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ. They were impressedโand I was offered the position immediately.
Fast forward to today: Iโm on my 105th day of paid maternity leave. I visited the office yesterday for paperwork, and the warmth and appreciation from my colleagues reminded me that in just four months, I had already proven my worth.
๐ ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฐ ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐:
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๐๐ผ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ our social media following since my onboarding.
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Established ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ๐ with influencers & PR agencies.
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๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ monthly sales targets month after month.
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Built a ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ-๐๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ that operates with minimal supervision.
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Optimized ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ฒ๐ by studying trends & customer behavior.
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Cut ๐๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ and redirected budgets for better ROI.
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Led a record-breaking month: #๐ญ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต & ๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ง๐ถ๐ธ๐ง๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด, #๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐น, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐น๐ฒ-๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐.
What This Experience Taught Me
๐๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฃ-๐ฃ๐๐๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐จ ๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง. Your values, priorities, and well-being should never be compromised for the sake of an opportunity.
If you truly believe in your skills and ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ ๐๐ฝ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐๐, the right people will see your value. You donโt always have to fit into the mold of whatโs โexpectedโ if you know you can bring something greater to the table.
For anyone afraid to stand firm on what matters most to themโI hope this reminds you that you can. ๐ค
