That’s it in a nut shell. A good friend started up an online company a few years ago and had been doing well with it. We used to joke about how cool it would be to have a dj working at the office.
Well, when I came back to Victoria to open 11Stones, we were behind schedule and I was kinda stuck for work over here. I didn’t want to work in any of the other clubs and the idea of having a regular job has never turned us djs on (it had been about eight years since I had a ‘regular’ job bartending at Wharfside). So Aaron (the boss at the Mill) said, quite impulsively, that I should come work for him. He figured I’d be a firecracker in the sales department. Well, I knew he was being impulsive and I wanted to make sure he was sure so I agreed to learn more about it on a trial basis. His well-founded standing policy is to avoid hiring friends at almost any cost. Not worth it.
But galdurnit if’n I ain’t not half bad at it. Go figure. That was just over a year ago. Now I’m the head sales guy. The Revenue Ninja, if you will. And Aaron and I have become much better friends for it. Not that it didn’t take work, but we did it.
If you haven’t checked out the Wondermill site yet, what are you waiting for? It’s just a stoopid click away. And it’s all true. I only say that because most people are really sceptical about the benefits package. I’m telling ya- if you can get in at the Mill, you’ve got a good thing going.
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Aaron went up to the university last night to give a talk on team-building for entrepreneurs. He doesn’t think he did a good job, but I was his camera guy and I don’t think he did too badly at all. His only fault was trying to explain the Wondermill Vision in under an hour. They were hungry for more, though, and that’s what stood out for me.
the site is up.. looking good!