The one and only corporate position Iāve held in my life came with some perks. Lots of catered dinners from yummy places and tons of networking opportunities, just to name a couple. With those networking opportunities, I met some amazing people.
Katie was one of those people that walked into my life, friendly and happy from the start. My cynicism obviously was like ātheres no way this lady can be this niceā¦ā I was wrong. She really is that nice and has become one of my best friends.
Katie and I have traversed the corporate world and motherhood together.
She has been successful in many endeavors and continues to take on new things without missing a step. If she thinks she can do it, she will.
This week, I encourage you to think about the opportunities that present themselves to you at face value. Sometimes these opportunities really are that good, and sometimes those people really are that friendly.
Open yourself up to the good.
-Skyler
Name
Katie Davis
Occupation
Business owner, mom, band managerā¦
Habitat
Richmond Hill, GA
Soundtrack
(Spotify)
I think I have always been doing this, even as an adolescent and teenager - I always say sales in marketing but without marketing there is no sales. The āpeopleā part is the key. I am fascinated by people - what makes them tick. Why they react or respond the way they do. How they communicate. I was just told recently, āYou are an expert networkerā.
I think I am just naturally, genuinely GOOD AT learning about others. In order to successfully sell, market, and build a brand I have to understand all of those things. Prior to starting my own business I almost always had a sales role. My vision and dream is to continue to use my powers for good for even more small businesses (or large).
Hi, Iām Katie. Im a wife to a hard working man that travels weekly AND fronts a band, a mom to a super cool little dude, a daughter, a business owner, I manage the aforementioned band my husband is the front man for, Iām on the RHBC Chamber Ambassador Council, Iām on the board for the SD Gunner Fund, and Iām Co-Founder for RHBRT. I am also treasurer for my sonās schoolās PTSO, and secretary of the Richmond Hill Rotary club. The cherry on top? My family is also very active in our church.
My husband leads worship every Sunday. I encourage him to pursue his music career because thats his time to decompress and not think about his nine to five.
My plate is full. At all times. Maybe that makes me an idiot, I donāt know.
If I had empty time, I genuinely donāt think I would know what to do with myself. I enjoy people, I enjoy being social, I enjoy making connections big or small.
But there are days when I donāt want to keep going, where I just want to disconnect, unplug, and sit in silence. I try to take breaks, even if its a little longer than the schedule may allow, so I can take a step out of that negative space to remember WHY I am doing this is so I can build a successful business while providing for my family AND being present for my son when it is so very important. Iāve learned boundaries over the past three years and itās incredible.
I am an Eneagram 2w3 but surprisingly enough, I am an extroverted introvert. Meaning, I appear to thrive (and do thrive) in social settings. But I do also need my time to recharge. This is why I am able to serve my clients behind the scenes updating and providing content for their website or collateral, writing and distributing press releases. Am I comfortable in front of a camera? Sure. But I think I shine behind promoting what any brand, product or person really is.
Prior to starting my own marketing and branding business, I always held a sales role. Sales comes with the ups and downs that are expected. Some months are home runs, some months are strike outs, but we keep going. The connections I made along the way in my various sales roles helped me get to where I am today.
The scariest but biggest thing that happened was when I was offered the position of Director of Marketing for a company (who was a client at the time) when I had zero experience in that type of role. I had only been in sales, remember? But whatās funny is, I KILLED IT! With the skill set that they saw within me, the company went on to totally rebrand. The rebranding caused a domino effect leading it to double in size and ultimately sell.
I had no idea what I was doing, but they put their trust in me. I learned quickly and made things work for not only myself, but also for them.
When the company sold in December 2019, I was maybe able to enjoy that downtime for 1.5 months. OF COURSE then the pandemic was upon us right after I began entertaining job offers - they of course then didnāt actually come to fruition. This was a blessing in disguise to stay home with my son while preschool was closed.
After freelancing and consulting, some months of bad business catapulted me to start my own business in April 2022. Scared as hell, I vowed to use my powers and my skill set for good. Do what I did with my previous company that sold for 203 million dollars. But instead do it for the smaller businesses and nonprofits.
These clients cant afford an in house director of marketing soā¦
Why not let it be me?