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Melissa Mathews

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Not all businesses are solo gigs. what does it mean to create a team and take on the responsibility for paying the salary of several people? In this episode, I talk with Melissa Mathews about collegiality, gathering good talent and creating a great team. She also discusses what works and what doesn't work when your business is mostly in the US, but your physical location is 7 to 10 hours ahead. Melissa Mathews is the Founder and CEO of Spring Green Communications.Melissa has worked in communications for over 20 years, advising business leaders and entrepreneurs. Her expertise lies in executive communications and speechwriting, and she is passionate about helping clients tell their unique story.Before establishing what was previously known as The Mathews Group in 2010, Melissa earned her communications credentials at CNN and NASA.Today, Melissa is proud to direct Spring Green Communications, a leader in the virtual agency model. She guides a team of remote staff and advises Fortune 50 clients, small businesses, and non-profits on corporate communications strategy. Melissa is also a passionate advocate for virtual and flexible work opportunities.Melissa is married to a U.S. diplomat and has three kids and a Louisiana-born mutt. She has lived in the U.K., Japan, Guatemala, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan.Find Spring Green Communications at: https://wearespringgreen.com

Not all businesses are solo gigs. what does it mean to create a team and take on the responsibility for paying the salary of several people? In this episode, I talk with Melissa Mathews about collegiality, gathering good talent and creating a great team. She also discusses what works and what doesn't work when your business is mostly in the US, but your physical location is 7 to 10 hours ahead. Melissa Mathews is the Founder and CEO of Spring Green Communications. Melissa has worked in communications for over 20 years, advising business leaders and entrepreneurs. Her expertise lies in executive communications and speechwriting, and she is passionate about helping clients tell their unique story. Before establishing what was previously known as The Mathews Group in 2010, Melissa earned her communications credentials at CNN and NASA. Today, Melissa is proud to direct Spring Green Communications, a leader in the virtual agency model. She guides a team of remote staff and advises Fortune 50 clients, small businesses, and non-profits on corporate communications strategy. Melissa is also a passionate advocate for virtual and flexible work opportunities. Melissa is married to a U.S. diplomat and has three kids and a Louisiana-born mutt. She has lived in the U.K., Japan, Guatemala, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan. Find Spring Green Communications at: <a href="https://wearespringgreen.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://wearespringgreen.com</a>

Introducing Melissa Mathews

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Have you ever heard of a virtual PR agency?  With the right tools and technology, you can almost any career with you.  Our guest today explains exactly how she did it. “Make sure to understand your needs, express them to your partner and find the right compromise” Melissa Mathews is American and currently lives with her family in Saudi Arabia.  After a career in journalism and working for the NASA as a spokesperson, Melissa became a mom, gave up her career and hopped on her nomadic journey with her husband.  They lived in Guatemala, Washington and twice in Saudi Arabia. While living in Guatemala, Mellissa started freelancing before launching her full-scale portable business.  Melissa is the founder of The Mathews Group, a strategic communications and public relations agency that helps business-minded engineers, technologists and scientists tell their stories to audiences that matter. “We tend to forget that what we are doing is hard and we should give ourselves credit for that” Highlights from this episode  What you need to get started How to find your niche and be the expert in it How to use your network to grow the business How to grow a virtual team How to manage the business and the team virtually on the move What is the difference between one person business and a company How to manage business and being a mom  Melissa’s Online Resources  Microsoft office 365 Microsoft Teams Public Relations Society of America  Where to Find Melissa Online  Website: Mathews Group  LinkedIn: Melissa Mathews    Learn more about how some of our others guests have balanced career with motherhood in episode 63 with Maryam Afnan Ahmad and episode 76 with Dana Bachar Grossman

Have you ever heard of a virtual PR agency?  With the right tools and technology, you can almost any career with you.  Our guest today explains exactly how she did it. <blockquote>“Make sure to understand your needs, express them to your partner and find the right compromise”</blockquote> Melissa Mathews is American and currently lives with her family in Saudi Arabia.  After a career in journalism and working for the NASA as a spokesperson, Melissa became a mom, gave up her career and hopped on her nomadic journey with her husband.  They lived in Guatemala, Washington and twice in Saudi Arabia. While living in Guatemala, Mellissa started freelancing before launching her full-scale portable business.  Melissa is the founder of The Mathews Group, a strategic communications and public relations agency that helps business-minded engineers, technologists and scientists tell their stories to audiences that matter. <blockquote>“We tend to forget that what we are doing is hard and we should give ourselves credit for that”</blockquote> <h2>Highlights from this episode</h2> <ul> <li>What you need to get started</li> <li>How to find your niche and be the expert in it</li> <li>How to use your network to grow the business</li> <li>How to grow a virtual team</li> <li>How to manage the business and the team virtually on the move</li> <li>What is the difference between one person business and a company</li> <li>How to manage business and being a mom</li> </ul> <h2>Melissa’s Online Resources</h2> <ul> <li>Microsoft office 365</li> <li>Microsoft Teams</li> <li><a href="https://www.prsa.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Public Relations Society of America</a></li> </ul> <h2>Where to Find Melissa Online</h2> <ul> <li>Website: <a href="http://mathews-group.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Mathews Group </a></li> <li>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissammathews" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Melissa Mathews</a></li> </ul> Learn more about how some of our others guests have balanced career with motherhood in episode 63 with <a href="https://tandemnomads.com/tn63-balancing-family-career/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Maryam Afnan Ahmad</a> and episode 76 with <a href="https://tandemnomads.com/tn76-managing-business-maternity/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Dana Bachar Grossman</a>

TN84: How to grow a successful virtual PR agency and a remote team – Melissa Mathews

It pays off to prepare yourself before asking an employer to make your job virtual. Most employers will want to know what’s in it for them before allowing an employee to work from home full-time. A professional way to address your employer’s possible questions and concerns is to make a list of the objections you think they will have, and then build a mini business case around each issue. Showing an employer a value proposition is your quickest way to a yes. Employers appreciate when you can show them:  How your productivity will be increased How you plan to hold yourself accountable How your creativity may be sparked The absence of workplace distractions Logistical cost savings  When your employer agrees to your proposal of setting up a virtual office, you need to start preparing yourself for success. Melissa says that it is best to be honest with your work style and be sure you can spend long periods alone. Also, you should not consider working from home a substitute for child care. If you want to continue working virtually, you should have other means for your child to be cared for during your work hours. With focus and determination, you can do this! Resources for virtual office information:  Harvard Business Review Blogs Fast Company Mashable Virtual Agency Realities Group on LinkedIn FlexJobs  Melissa Mathews Bio Melissa Mathews is the founder and president of The Mathews Group, a strategic communications agency built on an entirely virtual, flex-work model. The Mathews Group supports Fortune 100 corporate clients, with a team working from home offices, coffee shops, horse barns and soccer sidelines across the U.S. and international time zones. Melissa believes that if you hire great people and give them the freedom they need to live and work, they’ll exceed your expectations. Learn more at Mathews Group. Ben’s Job Search Resources: This is a simple and free online tool which has revolutionized the ability to connect with people by email. Job seekers can use this tool to contact with hiring managers, to bypass Human Resource Departments or to make sure their email goes to the intended party. Email Address Verifier is very simple to use and allows the user to know if the email address is valid. Jenna’s Find Your Dream Job Listener Question: Ben, Jenna and Mac provide detailed feedback to answer Eric Stachon’s question―“Is it possible to make a great second impression if your interview didn’t go as planned?” These segments are sponsored by the 2016 edition of Hack the Hidden Job Market Course and Land Your Dream Job in Portland (and Beyond). If you would like the team to answer a job-related question, send it to jenna@macslist.org or call her at  716-JOB-TALK. Or if you found a job resource you think everyone should know about, send it to ben@macslist.org and tell him how it has helped you find your dream job. If you like this show, please help us by rating and reviewing our podcast on iTunes. We appreciate your support! Opening and closing music for Find Your Dream Job provided by Freddy Trujillo, www.freddytrujillo.com.

It pays off to prepare yourself before asking an employer to make your job virtual. Most employers will want to know what’s in it for them before allowing an employee to work from home full-time. A professional way to address your employer’s possible questions and concerns is to make a list of the objections you think they will have, and then build a mini business case around each issue. Showing an employer a value proposition is your quickest way to a yes. Employers appreciate when you can show them: <ul> <li>How your productivity will be increased</li> <li>How you plan to hold yourself accountable</li> <li>How your creativity may be sparked</li> <li>The absence of workplace distractions</li> <li>Logistical cost savings</li> </ul> When your employer agrees to your proposal of setting up a virtual office, you need to start preparing yourself for success. Melissa says that it is best to be honest with your work style and be sure you can spend long periods alone. Also, you should not consider working from home a substitute for child care. If you want to continue working virtually, you should have other means for your child to be cared for during your work hours. With focus and determination, you can do this! Resources for virtual office information: <ul> <li><a href="https://hbr.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harvard Business Review Blogs</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fast Company</a></li> <li><a href="http://mashable.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mashable</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Virtual-Agency-Realities-6967108" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Virtual Agency Realities Group on LinkedIn</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.flexjobs.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FlexJobs</a></li> </ul> Melissa Mathews Bio Melissa Mathews is the founder and president of The Mathews Group, a strategic communications agency built on an entirely virtual, flex-work model. The Mathews Group supports Fortune 100 corporate clients, with a team working from home offices, coffee shops, horse barns and soccer sidelines across the U.S. and international time zones. Melissa believes that if you hire great people and give them the freedom they need to live and work, they’ll exceed your expectations. Learn more at <a href="http://mathews-group.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mathews Group</a>. Ben’s Job Search Resources: This is a simple and free online tool which has revolutionized the ability to connect with people by email. Job seekers can use this tool to contact with hiring managers, to bypass Human Resource Departments or to make sure their email goes to the intended party. <a href="http://tools.verifyemailaddress.io" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Email Address Verifier</a> is very simple to use and allows the user to know if the email address is valid. Jenna’s Find Your Dream Job Listener Question: Ben, Jenna and Mac provide detailed feedback to answer Eric Stachon’s question―“Is it possible to make a great second impression if your interview didn’t go as planned?” These segments are sponsored by the 2016 edition of <a href="https://www.macslist.org/course" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hack the Hidden Job Market Course</a> and <a href="https://www.macslist.org/book/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Land Your Dream Job in</a> <a href="https://www.macslist.org/book/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Portland (and Beyond)</a>. If you would like the team to answer a job-related question, send it to <a href="mailto:jenna@macslist.org">jenna@macslist.org</a> or call her at <a href="http://twitter.com/Macs_List/status/756270131890847744" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 716-JOB-TALK</a>. Or if you found a job resource you think everyone should know about, send it to <a href="mailto:ben@macslist.org">ben@macslist.org</a> and tell him how it has helped you find your dream job. If you like this show, please help us by <a href="http://www.macslist.org/itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rating and reviewing our podcast on iTunes</a>. We appreciate your support! Opening and closing music for Find Your Dream Job provided by Freddy Trujillo, <a href="http://www.freddytrujillo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.freddytrujillo.com</a>.

Ep. 047:  How to Make Your Job Virtual, with Melissa Mathews