Friday, February 8, 2013

Present



Out of college, I moved back to San Diego with big dreams on finding an awesome job...but reality set in quickly.  I realized that if I ever wanted to move out of my parents I would need to take drastic measures.  Most of my friends from college were from Portland originally and I had family I could stay with until I found a job and a place.  So, much to my Mother's dismay, I packed up my stuff and headed back to the Northwest.

I started working a couple part time jobs and then through a friend of a friend got my first full time office setting job.  I started as the receptionist for a mortgage lending company and within two years had moved up to an inside sales position.  From there I went to customer service, the supervisor of the customer service department and finally promoted to a regional position assisting the Vice President with event production and analysis of ROI and office production.  All this before I was 25.  It was a whirlwind of activity and long hours at the office.  But, I was young and single so it worked.

I met my husband in 2004 and we married in 2006 (an office romance that thankfully worked out!). I was on cloud nine and could not be phased.  Then 2007 happened.  The mortgage industry, as we all know, completely collapsed and my husband and myself both found ourselves unemployed and I had JUST had our son Jack.  Yikes!

I had always done event production and marketing as a job function within my duties for most of my career and decided that is what I really had a passion for and what my education was in so that is what I was going to focus on.  I found a great job at a local venue/restaurant and got to work as their Senior Event Planner.  When their Director of Marketing decided to pursue his own self employment, I jumped at the chance to take over.  My time as the Director for the last few years has been a tremendous education.  You can read all the books you want, take all the trainings and attend all the seminars and conventions you can but being in the trenches is definitely the best way to become an expert.

So here I am, married with two of the most adorable children in the world and a great job.  But, I want more.  I want to be able to go to my kids baseball games and pick them up when they are done with school.  Make really cool Valentine's day cards and craftily decorate the house for every holiday!  So, here enters Crafty Communications.  My goal is to guide and assist small businesses start, grow and maintain their audience with some flexibility.

I do my most creative work at home, after the kids are in bed and I am folding the laundry.  I always keep my notebook close by to write down these crazy ideas that pop into my head.  I have just decided that it is not worth it to clock in and sit at a desk all day long...when I can do what I love, with people that I love, anytime!

So, here we go!

-Kristen

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