Razor is more than an agency, it’s a whole amazing culture! I feel privileged to be a part of this incredible team and I am so excited to work with them and with the great clients that they service. My plan is to grow the Cape Town office with the same culture and to be part of the team that builds and grows Razor to even greater heights.
Our public relations model is about strategic depth, it’s about building narratives that have the power to effect change, it’s about being equal partners with our clients and peers and bringing best of breed ideas and even better thinking to the table. Strategy and creativity are my happy place, so I’m hoping to use these strengths in my role at Razor.
I will forever be grateful for the opportunity of working and living in Kenya. It was a great learning curve for me, I had to adapt to different ways of working and thinking and even on occasion, different value sets. This has made me a stronger leader, stronger communicator and better at managing changing environments and different cultures – experience that I will definitely use at Razor.
My favourite change is that PR is becoming a far more respected discipline with the industry and there is a far greater appreciation for the depth that a strong agency can bring to an organisation. Razor epitomises this change, we aren’t the agency that ‘faffs around with press releases”, we’re the agency that makes positive change happen in a strategic, measured, and measurable way.
I sort of ‘fell’ into PR, which I consider a very fortunate fall indeed! I was one of those people who never felt very sure of what I wanted to do, so I flip-flopped between thinking about being a teacher, a homoeopath, an author, or a vet nurse!
I love people! And the best part of PR is that people are everything. Teams, clients, partners, suppliers – I get to be a part of great people doing great work every day.
I think because I love people so much, the times when there has been a disconnect with my teams, with management or with a client have been challenging for me. The upside of these experiences is that I’ve learned to make corrections in my approach where necessary and to take challenges as a learning, but I’ve also had to learn that sometimes you simply need to walk away.
I think joining Razor is the highlight! However, I’m fortunate that I have had incredible opportunities in my career such as building an agency from scratch in Kenya, working in other regions such as Australia and Asia and most significantly, making connections that have become friends around the world.
I have had the privilege of working with a range of interesting people that have shaped my thinking and mentored me in many ways. However, my child has had the most significant impact on my life. For all the obvious reasons, but primarily because he has taught me the value of work/life balance and making sure that I never get my priorities out of order.
My first job was milking cows!
I don’t want to quit my job! However, I would like to expand my knowledge in the ESG space and study for a qualification in this field.
