MindComet

Here’s to New Beginnings

2009 was undoubtedly the most stressful, gut-wrenching, exciting and rewarding year of my personal and professional life. A back injury early in the year, a cancer scare during the summer, and a three-month ear ache (caused by too much air travel) almost brought me to my knees. Throughout the year at MindComet we were re-inventing the company and our brand from the inside out, fighting a tough economy, and aggressively participating in a ten-month long partnership selection process with a major brand. I can laugh about it now, but it felt like the year would never end! Then, (as almost by the grace of a higher power), the faith and honest-to-goodness hard work paid off with a December avalanche of the biggest, brightest and best-fitting client partnerships in our company’s ten-year history.

Admittedly, as a “newish” CEO, this first part of my management journey has been an emotional roller coaster—but one that I would never undo. As I reflect back on what made 2009 work (so I NEVER forget what got us here), the story brings me back to one common thread…LOVE. The people in this company who rose to the occasion to fight the odds, the economy, the nay-sayers, and the rutt we had gotten ourselves into have LOVE. They are dedicated to their crafts, committed to excellence and really understand what it means to be part of something worth fighting for.

In the next week, I’m making my attempt to re-acclimate myself to active blogging and I plan to share stories of the company’s renaissance—and some of the mistakes we made along the way. Please feel free to leave me a comment or ask questions!

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Posted by Marcelle Turner on Mar. 03, 2010

Guest Authors on Pink Lenses

I’ve spend the past two months dipping my toes into writing this blog and I’ve found that my greatest satisfaction has come from the comments shared by my readers. I want to send a shout out to express my gratitude and appreciation to everyone who has commented on my posts. THANK YOU!

Your opinions and commentary are the essence of what makes Pink Lenses different, and I’d like to ask your help to take it to the next level. I’m looking for a few opinionated men and women who would like to author a guest story for the Friday posts on Pink Lenses. Share your thoughts on visually though-provoking marketing and advertising campaigns, art, culture or design—the choice is yours. I’ll send you a pair of pink sunglasses for your Pink Lenses head shot, and your post will of course include link backs to your online profiles, blog or business.

If you are interested in contributing content, please email me at pinklenses(at)mindcomet.com with your idea and your contact information. I look forward to hearing from you!

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Posted by Marcelle Turner on Jul. 07, 2009