This month we reached a significant milestone, our 5th birthday. I have been reflecting on the last five years and how lucky I feel to be where we are now.
So how did we get started…
Well…throughout a successful career in brand and marketing, I repeatedly saw talented female friends and colleagues side-lined in some way once they’d had children, or just not taken as seriously in their career ambitions as perhaps their male colleagues. These were people I rated. I decided that I wanted to do something different. I set up Gingerhead in 2016, with a dream of running a successful creative business, led by women.
Our name was inspired by the person who changed my life, my elder daughter Lottie. Becoming a mother helped me gain the confidence to want to be better and to create a lovely life for myself, my family and anyone I work with. It also made me better at my job. I am more assertive and trust my instincts, but have also learned to be more patient, have more empathy, and (like all mothers), I am a skilled multi-tasker. More recently, I worry much less about what people think.
Over the past 5 years, I have turned Gingerhead from an idea to a successful business. It has not been easy. There were many late nights, many tears, and many times when I felt like giving up. Thanks to the unwavering support from my husband, my family, our investors, our clients, but most importantly my fellow Gingerheads, we have a business to be proud of and I am feeling hopeful for our future.
The beliefs that keep me hopeful:
- You always have the ability to change your life and it is never too late to do so.
- There are good things in the future, you just need to make them happen.
- There are many ways to achieve personal and professional goals.
- There will be challenges along the way, this is to be expected and planned for.
- You don’t give up when it gets tough, you ask for help and you keep going.
For many businesses out there, it has been an incredibly tough couple of years. We are so grateful to still be here.
So, what next for Gingerhead?
When the ginger turns to white and I’m ready for my rocking chair, I want to be able to look back with my fellow Gingerheads and be really proud of the business we all helped to create. One where clients seek us out, where we enjoyed every day of our jobs and where we did good, interesting work for people / projects that we believed in.
Please join us in raising a glass (albeit remotely for now) and toasting to the milestone first five years and future for Gingerhead.