Leah Laskarris

Starting a new job is rated one of the top most stressful life changing events in a person's life. It's rated in the top 5 along with getting divorced, married and having a kid!  I will admit when making the change I was very scared of the unknown and leaving my safety net. Walking into this strange office with a deer in headlights look wondering what will my first day be like - Will I love the work? Who do I sit with at the lunch table? And who's the weird girl always singing??

Of course with every new job there's a change in terminology and coming out of the food broker industry, I couldn't understand but a few words in the daily conversations around the office. Everybody's been there before - just give the head nod and say "hhhmm interesting."  There's no way I could have told you what CRM Marketing Automation, product launch marketing, or channel marketing software meant! On top of learning a new world of advertising, all of my accounts are doctors! Double whammy! I have learned more in the past few months about dental implants, cosmetic dentistry, prosthodontist versus periodontist than I ever could have imagined. 

Luckily Balihoo is an amazing place to work! Most people in the world don't get to say that they really enjoy work; more often than not you hear how much they dread waking up every morning and driving to their dull, unfulfilling, unappreciated, suck-the-life-out-of-you cube jobs. The people and culture set Balihoo apart from those jobs. Fortunately my program manager is amazing and a very patient teacher! I'm very thankful for this new opportunity and for the people who welcomed me with open arms!