August Ash’s Post

How the world (and White Rose Finance) has changed since 2004. Looking forward to continuing to grow the business and the professional relationships on which we all depend.

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This may be controversial…but it shouldn’t be. TechSlice, LLC had 12 holidays off, some paid community volunteer time, and a discretioanry company week shutdown to ‘reset’ on top of regular employee PTO last year. I’ve been told it’s a LOT of time for a startup. (Only in the US) Most of our work is deliverable/results based. This year, I added another week of employee PTO based off of feedback from the team. I’ve been criticized for the holidays we celebrate and have been told what I ‘should do’… I love feedback but, telling others what to do without taking the time to understand the ‘why’ behind people’s decisions comes off as patronizing. You think you’re the only one telling me how to run my company? You’re not. It’s also not your company and not my first rodeo. We’re not your average company. We never will be. We are a team of creatives and we work on crazy stuff. When were ‘on’ - we’re ‘on’. We perform. When we’re off, we’re off. That needs to be respected. There are benefits to creatives (and everyone) to have that space and time to ‘be bored’, to THINK, to create outside of ‘tasking’. Or just to be with others. Outside of that, when daycare is closed - we’re closed! When daycare and other institutions are closed, how to you expect parents and caretakers in general to be productive? Some family structures have support during those times and others don’t. That extra support isn’t guaranteed. I’m a big believer in family first. Take care of what you need to. Family time is family time and work time is work time. I’m a single mom running a company. I do my best to juggle and sometimes those worlds blend. I can’t do it all at once. Why would I expect my team to? Get real. Does that make me less effective? I’d argue it makes me hyper effective when I’m actually at work. My perspective and experience running two software agencies, a hybrid venture studio, and growing my company throughout COVID (with a young child) - has shown me the importance of a culture that respects time off and closing when childcare and various elder care institutions are closed. You may or may not get that but, you don’t have to. My team does. How we spend our time is our decision. Not yours. Period.

https://lnkd.in/geVgq5pi #InsuranceStory: I went to school for Business Administration having no clue what career I wanted to pursue. One day while in the library at SUNY Oswego (which didn't happen very often! lol), I decided to look at a book that outlined different careers you could pursue with a 4-year Business Administration Degree. I came across "Insurance Underwriter" which sounded interesting. It was at that moment I decided I wanted to try and get a "leg up" by gaining some insurance experience through an internship. Not knowing the difference between an insurance carrier or agency, I decided to open the phonebook yellow pages (an actual printed book that listed all businesses by category from A-Z, lol) and solicit each insurance business asking if they'd be willing to hire a college intern for the summer. Low and behold, I received a call back from a local prominent independent agency who was willing to bring me in. I spent the summer processing personal lines policies and backing up our claims department by taking claims calls. I continued to work at the agency throughout my senior year of college and during my spring semester, I attended thirteen 8-hour Saturdays of insurance licensing classes. By the time I graduated college, I was a licensed Property Casualty Insurance Broker. I was hired by this agency as a personal-lines insurance broker after graduation, and that is how I began my insurance career! That was 30 years ago and since that time I have held various insurance roles on both the agency and carrier side of the insurance business. I have worked in personal, commercial, life, financial services and surety lines of business. Almost two years ago, I had the opportunity to join Erie Insurance Group as a Senior District Sales Manager in Central New York. I quickly learned what an amazing culture Erie exhibits and I'm SO PROUD to work for such a tremendous organization and the amazing agents that represent us!! Have you ever considered #insurance? Sick of just surviving in a job? Click below to see where you could thrive with an #insurancecareer. We are #hiring! Come join an amazing place to work! Check out Erie's career roles here: https://lnkd.in/gqf7uizR Looking for stability? Work for a company that's never had a layoff. Nope. Not one in our 99 years in business. What's your insurance story? #HappyBirthday #ERIEemployee

My #InsuranceStory: I went to college for Criminal Justice and Arabic. Super insurancey right?!?! WRONG! I worked in various #jobs in Probation and Parole, Corrections as well as a social worker after I graduated. They were all jobs to me. I went overseas and became a defense contractor. I was responsible for going off base and surveying battle damaged vehicles and bringing them back to base for retrograde or disposing of them. Essentially material damage adjusting or field auto appraising of multi-million dollar vehicles. I was getting ready to come home and end my second contract and I put an application at Erie Insurance Group. Why? Advice from my Father: "If you're going to come back to your hometown, you might as well work at the best company in your hometown while you figure out what you want to do next." Little did I know what would come next is 11 great years with the organization, countless friendships and partnerships. Insurance was meant to be a stepping stone to something else. It was a stepping stone into a great company and life. Have you ever considered #insurance? Sick of just surviving in a job? Click below to see where you could thrive with an #insurancecareer. We are #hiring! Come join an amazing place to work! Check out Erie's career roles here: https://lnkd.in/gqf7uizR Looking for stability? Work for a company that's never had a layoff. Nope. Not one in our 99 years in business. What's your insurance story? #HappyBirthday #ERIEemployee

I spent the last week in NYC 🍎 for a QBR, growth on-site meeting, and the first Ocroweek of 2024. What a great week full of well-earned celebrations, amazing sessions and conversations, but most importantly some in-person time with the team transforming AI-driven document automation. 🚀 Here are some of my key takeaways: 👉 Being in person is powerful. I had so many ad-hoc side conversations that will undoubtedly accelerate projects and ROI just because cross-functional groups were in the same building. I cannot wait for the next Ocroweek. 🎯 Rather than planning broad 1H plans, the team narrowed its focus to three key projects. By thinking strategically and getting laser-focused on three impactful areas, we left our planning sessions with clear ideas on how to execute. 🎉 We celebrated because we deserved it. 2023 was a rollercoaster, but the growth team crushed it. Not only did we increase monthly pipeline generation by +65%, we did so effectively and efficiently and reduced marketing spend by 13%! I'm excited for what's next at Ocrolus. One Team Stronger Together

I am honored to have one of my articles, "12 Tips to Find Time for Coaching" included as one of the Top 10 Blog Posts of all time on the Contact Center Pipeline blog! Check out all of the Top 10 articles in the link below! #contactcenters #CX #EX #coaching

As we celebrate our 40th anniversary, it's a perfect opportunity to look back on the remarkable transformations that have taken place since the establishment of Cunningham-Limp in 1984. Over the past four decades, our lives have been shaped by technological advancements and changes in social norms, among other things, in ways that we could hardly have imagined. Let's take a journey through time and explore the top 10 ways in which life has changed since 1984. #40Years #BuildingBetterCommunities https://lnkd.in/gbZBB-Mi

Love seeing all of our events and clients from 2023 through this culmination of hard work in 2023! But I know 2024 is going to be even better ❤️ #eventindustry #eventmanagement #conferences #meetingsandevents #meetingprofs #techevents #educationevent #afterparty #conferenceplanner #conferenceplanning

All are welcome to join us! Please DM me if you'd like an invite. Becca Cook & Brooke Thielen have crafted excellent, timely content to share with healthcare leaders, clinical leaders and HR leaders. We will cover the following topics: -High-level overview of demand, supply & bill rates (regional breakout) -Healthcare market conditions impacting staffing across both perm & contingent -Clinical perspective on market conditions, how to prepare for winter market #healthcarestaffing #travelnursing #workershortage #MSP #nurseleaders