here i was, enjoying the freedom of consulting, not enjoying the break in paychecks, enjoying the lack of bad managers, not enjoying that i had to manage crazy clients. life couldn’t be better.
my doctor said manage your stress, your BP is too high. it’s all relative, isn’t it? what makes one stressful. work environments that fit like your child’s shoe, or lack of structure that leaves you swimming in water at nose level at all the wrong times.
following my doc’s orders i planned my escape from memphis to nashville. the green hills, fresher air, less violence and being near my high school BFF should help do the trick. i was pretty comfortable designing jewelry, training dogs and just looking around craigslist.com to scout out potential clients.
when i see the words “microsoft technology”, “consulting”, “marketing”, “microsoft partner” in a job ad, of course i sit up and take notice. after all of my years at microsoft i wondered what would be happening in nashville that suits my skills. the email sent changed my course, plans, expectations and here i am. in HEALTHCARE. wtf?
it takes a special kind of salesperson to get me to sign on to a start up consulting company. and it turns out that Eric Mueller is more than just the sales guy who convinced me to become the marketing department of WPC Services www.WPC-Services.com in franklin, tn. yeah, he’s really smart. just like the old days at Microsoft. and he’s passionate. and young. (wow…i’ve really gotten old) and a little iconoclastic. yep. that’s what got me. Eric Mueller and his team are going to turn the healthcare consulting world on its ear.
i’ve been inside the company now for four weeks. everyone is no BS. i fit in, and i’m at home. hard workers, committed to excellence, risk takers, but not short cut takers. all of them. you can’t make it here if you don’t have quality, honesty and integrity. you have to admit when you don’t know something. you can grumble when you’re wrong. it’s all about the owning up.
as i’m beginning the journey to create the next branding strategy (not there ever really was a strategy before) i think about “OWN IT”. own your shit. to the healthcare companies, own that you don’t know how to get ready for ICD-10 (i didn’t even know what it was until last week), own that you chose the big tech guys last time so you could blame them, own that you just can’t face what’s coming down the road with the new regulations. OWN IT. that’s why WPC Services is here. really smart people who can make it all work.
not me. i’m in the marketing office. but i know that these guys really know and own their shit.
can i make that our tagline?
