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Cheers to ONE Environmental Managing Principal J. Rusty Field PE who is celebrating his 15-year work anniversary! Back in 2009, Rusty envisioned a customer-centered company that prioritizes lasting, meaningful relationships over the bottom line when he and his partners founded ONE. And the rest is history, as they say. Learn more about Rusty on our blog! https://bit.ly/3yJdDxF

Our employee stories series continues to feature more La Clinica employees and explore who we are, what we love, what drives us, and how we work. Up this week: Zulma Larios

I am thrilled to share our latest company update straight from Jim O'Rourke! One of the reasons I joined this company was its commitment to transparency from the top down. This deck was shared with our whole organization this week and gives a little insight into our model and how we operate. Check out the slides below for a sneak peak! Some of the highlights are as follows: 🚀 Team Development: Our exceptional team is the cornerstone of our success. Their talent and determination is contagious! 🌐 Strategic Acquisitions: Adding new ventures that perfectly align with our vision and growth strategy. A lot more to come here! 🎯 Staying True: Staying in the lane that has propelled us to where we are today - centered on core products and fostering growth in our digital agency. 🙌 Company Culture: We are committed to creating a positive culture of growth and long-term commitment. If you are considering a change in careers or exploring new opportunities, feel free to send me a note. Let's have a quick chat to explore if we can be a good fit for you! #culture #growthmindset #teamdevelopment

14 is traditionally a significant milestone in a person's life, marking the transition from childhood to adolescence and associated with balance and harmony. In the Hindu epic Ramayana, the 14-year-old "Vanvaas" (life in a Jungle) refers to the period of exile in the forest that Lord Rama, his wife Sita, and brother Lakshmana underwent. This period was significant as it symbolized the challenges, tests, and trials and the strength and resilience required to overcome them. Today, on our 14th anniversary, we only see an incredible adventure fueled by passion and determination as we ponder the journey so far. Reflecting on our path, marked by a commitment to nurturing art forms, supporting not-for-profit causes, and positively impacting various aspects of life, is heartwarming. We have had our share of hardships and challenges to overcome that we embraced with unwavering dedication and perseverance in an industry accused of lacking professionalism and no formal education and training. Our belief in the power of quality and a client-first approach has been instrumental in our success. Our story goes beyond event management and includes nurturing, sustainability, promoting children's education, enhancing opportunities, and mentoring teenagers. Our work reflects our purpose. We take great pride in following our passions and making an impact in our chosen fields, and it is an honor to serve as an inspiration for others who share that vision. Hopefully, this remarkable journey will continue to flourish with purpose, class, and success for a long time! #entrepreneurialjourney #purpose #corporateevents #clientsevicing #clientfirst #quality

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Incredible to see our #growth and journey towards being the Ultimate #Project Success Company, all while remembering that at Ferguson we have a very distinctive culture anchored in #customerservice. We are a #relationship business. Together we help build more than homes and office buildings. We help build relationships, #trust, #confidence and #community. #TogetherWeBuildBetter

2 weeks ago I celebrated my 8th anniversary at Anyline Here are some learning for everyone, who isn't sure if he/she/they is qualified enough for a job or company. My journey so far was quite a roller coaster. From a team of 15 to team of 100, from internship to leading a team. There will be never an easy, linear way within your career - but exactly this makes it exciting. These are my learnings so far from my 8 years journey: 11.2015 Internship Design & Marketing It took me 3 weeks to apply for this internship, because I didn't know anything about OCR, SDK, or the software business overall and wasn't sure if I fit. Learning: If you don’t try, you will never now. 02.2016 Product Designer After 3 months of internship, the team saw my potential and hired me. It didn’t matter that I didn’t know about our products when I started, but it did matter that I was highly motivated to learn about it and contribute to the companies success. Learning: A really good leader sees your potential and supports it. 01.2017 Brand Manager My passion was always in branding and creating awareness. With the culture we have at Anyline I talked to my team lead and I got the possibility to develop myself further. Learning: There will be no change, if you don’t speak up for yourself. 01.2019 Senior Brand Manager I started to have a small team of designers and event managers and started to do less design by myself, as I realised my strengths are within other areas. Learning: Accept your strengths & weakness. 03.2020 VP of Branding Strategy My contribution was recognised and I got a promotion to VP of Branding Strategy Learning: Resilience and loyalty will pay off (most of the time) 05.2021 VP of Strategic Partnership Due to some restructuring a new opportunity was offered to me and I decided to develop in a different direction, by leading our strategic partnerships. In this 12 months I learned so many new things, that I was a bit scared about: like working on 100 pages of legal contracts Learning: Try new things - the time is never lost as you gain new experience. 07.2022 Head of Awareness Marketing After 1 year within a new area, I realised my heart still beats for branding and creating awareness. And thankfully there was another door opening within Anyline for my next step. Learning (all of the above) - My team lead saw my strength & potential - I spoke up for myself & addressed my need - I gained new experience, which helps me in my new role - I accepted that my strengths lies within branding & awareness If you are wondering, what I'm exactly doing today, you can watch my 60 seconds video

As we near our 10th Anniversary celebrations at CM Advocates LLP, these are some of the most important lessons that I have come to embrace: 1. Don't try to be better; be different. In other words; always think differently; and often inverse. 2. You should be ruthless when it come to execution. Concerning this point, I wish to borrow these two quotes: (a) “Ideas are easy. Execution is everything.” – John Doerr (b) “Strategy without execution is hallucination.” – Thomas Edison 3. Always be bold and courageous. Never give room to fear or self doubt. In the words of Peter Drucker, “The best way to predict the future is to create it." 4. Resilience and agility are critical and indispensable skills or attributes in life and in business; therefore, cultivate them. By these I mean that we should always be ready to respond quickly to any disruptions or change. On this point, here is my favourite quote from the father of the rainbow nation, Nelson Mandela: "Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again." And this too: "When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this: you haven't."~ Thomas A. Edison