Date: June 2018

Just when I thought I was getting comfortable with millennials, I have been bombarded with a new type of marketer in the office.

It happens. You have all the best intentions and for some reason your marketing strategy isn't working. Believe it or not, it has happened to some of the biggest businesses on the planet; think Kodak and Microsoft. 

Imagine my surprise when I landed back in Australia, only to be picked up by one of my team members who was so excited about showing me what he and the rest of the team had achieved while I was gone.

They had done things, without any request from management, to take the business to the next level. 

From the moment I landed, my heart started to sing. I've been to New York more than 100 times, yet it still has me hooked. No matter what airport you land, you know that the drive to your hotel or wherever you are staying is going to make you come alive in a way that no other city in the world is able to do.

For the past week I have been in Sydney with two of my colleagues. It is an away trip for all of us, as we embark on working in one of our most central offices. Travelling with colleagues can be testing, just like any relationship. There is no truer saying than "it can make or break you".

At 7am this morning I was on a conference call to Dallas, discussing Marketing Eye's services with a prospect in the real estate industry. As we ran through our services, without even realising it, I discussed the things that we do that no-one else in the market does.

For instance:

After a walk through Rushcutters Bay Park in Sydney, Lewis Lambert, Ethan Perry and myself headed to the office. It is 7am and we are all ready to kick some serious goals. This song came on the radio from Florida Georgia Line, "Stay". 

"I'll sell my soul to see your face", a line that resonates and not for the obvious reasons. Remember I am a business person and most things in one way or another lead back to business. It made me think about the love I have for business, and the journey that I have been on. The vision that sits in front of me, and what it takes to get there.