'Here I can be myself as a mother and as a professional'
Romy Vreugdenburg has been New Business Sales Manager at Comrads since October of this year. In this - otherwise new - role, she is responsible for generating new business and assisting new clients with their marketing automation software challenges. In this blog, Romy talks about why Comrads Solutions is the right place for her and what she does when she's not busy with her new job.
Time for something new
In the past, I have had various roles in sales and in the recruitment and HR world. Five months ago, I became a mother. My maternity leave was a great time for me to think about my career. After all, motherhood doesn't mean that the rest of your life has to stand still, right? Many women start working less and suddenly see a job as something for "on the side. I see that differently and thought it was just the right time to reinvigorate my career. Then this job as New Business Sales Manager at Comrads came along.
Learning new things every day
In this position, my job is to find organizations that have challenges with marketing automation. I monitor the business that comes in, accompany new customers and give demos. In doing so, I work closely with Sebastiaan de Ruiter. Together we also investigate how to optimize processes. He has done it alone for years, and of course he has to get used to the fact that I am suddenly there. But we click very well, we can laugh a lot and I learn every day. I'm really glad I took this step.
Wednesday office day
The team at Comrads consists mostly of developers. It is a fun, fresh and dynamic environment where you can really be yourself and where honesty is paramount. At Comrads, anything goes, but you have to consult. Most of us regularly work from home, but every Wednesday we all come into the office. Then we have a nice lunch provided and eat together. It's good for the team spirit.
Futures
I really love how much Sebastiaan knows about marketing automation in general and our software in particular. I can learn so much from him! In about five years, I hope to have a nice sales team under me and to have made a nice contribution to the growth of Comrads. Of course, by then I also hope to have a bigger family, with a nice house and a big garden. But one does not preclude the other. At Comrads I have found a place where I can be myself as a mother and as a professional.
DAM and PAM - A new discovery
I find that many organizations are not at all familiar with the phenomenon of Digital and Product Asset Management. Yes, they realize that they have a huge mountain of media and files that they are not handling properly. But how efficient solutions like ours can help with that, they have no idea. Before I joined Comrads, I had never heard of DAM and PAM either. But then when it's explained to you in simple terms, you think: why didn't anyone come up with that before? Now that I know what the software does and what challenges it tackles, I am a firm believer in it. This means that I can now talk about it with conviction.
Work-life balance
When I'm not at work, I try to go to the gym regularly. I say try for a reason: I really enjoy working out, but actually doing it, that's where I tend to fall short. I enjoy Netflix on the couch with my boyfriend, but I also love being a mom. Friday we are going baby swimming, which is blissful, right? But I am also still the 26-year-old Romy who likes to have a drink with friends and go into town for a while.
Curious?
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