I’m at my best when I’m part of a team. Teamwork is built into my character and my work ethic. Whether I’m at home, in the gym or in the office, being part of a team is where I thrive.
My team at home consists of my husband and two children. My husband is a professional firefighter and sometimes I feel like my team is short one player when he’s on the job. But his job is what helps our team stay healthy and happy and complete.
Sports have always been a big part of my life. I played multiple sports through high school and even played basketball for a couple of years while attending Marietta College. When my sports years were over, I missed that team connection. So I fixed that by becoming a coach. I’ve been a coach on and off for almost 20 years from youth to high school ages. When I’m in that gym with my players – my team – I feel a sense of satisfaction that I have a hard time putting into words. My role as their coach, their team leader, is to steer them in the right direction, not only in sports, but in their lives.
In the office, my team is a group of people who are happy to walk the sidewalk from our spots in the parking lot, up the steps to our historic building, and through the dark grey French doors that wait for us each work day morning. The experience of working at OffWhite is like no job I’ve ever had.
Do we “meet” every day as a team? Nope, we don’t. We each go to our spaces, do what we have to do, maybe chat and laugh a little along the way. We take pride in our work and we take pride in how we do it together. We have the freedom to do what we do best and the freedom to create outside of the box.
But the greatest thing about being part of the team at OffWhite, is knowing that my team at home and my team at the gym don’t go away when I walk through those French doors. When I tell people what I do and how I do it, they are amazed. Most people never get to experience the kind of atmosphere and working environment like the one at OffWhite. We don’t have to panic if we have a sick kid at home or if we need to take a minute and do something personal during the day. It’s one reason why the team we have works so well together.
When prospective and current clients meet with OffWhite, they get face time with all or most of us. We each bring something different to the table, even if we are at that table at different times. We are all a piece of what makes OffWhite successful. We are a team.
