Middle Movers Podcast

Six & Flow is the first agency role for both Loua and Khadijah. Although all of her previous job experience is in marketing, Loua wanted to join an agency to fill her knowledge gaps because you don't know what you don't know. Since joining, she's learned that the idea of an agency not being a permanent fixture in a business isn't always the case, shown through our efforts to foster really deep relationships and ongoing relationships with our clients.

For both of the ladies, they love the culture at Six & Flow. It's such a diverse cast of characters and despite nearly half of the team not having met in person (and three team members being in North America), there's still such a strong sense of connectivity and bonding. Although the team was close knit before Khadijah joined, she's found it very easy to feel comfortable, fit in, and get to know folks on a personal level. They both also love the variety, amount of learning opportunity, and being able to learn from their colleagues in so many areas.

Just before the new year, Loua was promoted into a leadership position. In her first couple of months, she's learned what she needs to be better at, and to view each day as a learning opportunity towards becoming a better leader. She's also heard many times that you're either a people manager or a project manager, and that you can't be both...but that myth has quickly been debunked.

Loua's advice for anyone thinking about joining a marketing agency is this: Aim to fulfill something in you and not just the job. As well, go in clueless and absorb everything. Even if you have marketing know-how, an agency is a different kettle of fish to being in-house.

BONUS: Loua is now out of lockdown, and Khadijah is in one (as predicted 😭) and we talk quite a bit about the home reno.

LINKS

Companies

The Challenge: the-challenge.org

The First Mile: thefirstmile.co.uk

Six & Flow: sixandflow.com

Podcasts

Criminal: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/criminal/id809264944

Casefile True Crime: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/casefile-true-crime/id998568017

Katherine Ryan Telling Everybody Everything: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/katherine-ryan-telling-everybody-everything/id1507148315

Socials

Six & Flow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sixandflow

Khadijah on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KPSixandFlow