2020 has been quite the roller coaster—and we’re only halfway through. The first six months came and disappeared quickly while the world quarantined together and learned a new way to live. Just as we thought we were starting to make it out of the woods, murder hornets threatened to keep us inside. That didn’t stop us, but now COVID Part II stands in the shadows, eagerly awaiting its moment in the spotlight. When life finally opened again, we became a subject of our own demise as the nation tears itself apart with social and political issues in a controversial election year. Our days are wrought with trepidation about what’s going to happen next, and everyone is seemingly living on edge. In the blink of an eye, the first half of the year disappeared. Now we stand together as one, peeking behind door number two as we kick off the second half of the year.
The rapid businesses closures and unemployment surges have been unprecedented. Our own workplace has been affected, as I’m sure most of yours have. We lost some business, were forced to lay off some employees, and furloughed others. We launched an internal campaign called #BringThemBack and restructured how we worked, what we worked on and why we did it; the objective was to bring back the things and people that we lost. Today is an exciting day for my team, as two members of our family return to work full-time after being furloughed since early April. My counterparts at BrandStar have been engaged in the same campaign for a few months now, and our business is beginning to thrive again—both in the numbers and in the improved vibe in our office and among our people