Quitting my 9-5pm job and joining the Millennial generation of freelancing and creative living has taught me A LOT and led me to explore new career opportunities that I had previously never imagined. While it’s hard work, the freedom to take on new projects, learn new skills, and work with talented, passionate people has been an invaluable experience.
As I continued to venture into the realms of marketing and web design as a freelancer, I used my writing skills to reflect and share my insights with others in positions as an Inbound Marketing Consultant at Growth Labs and a Contributor to the Envato Blog.
Other Publications: Marketing, Design & Creativity
CMS Wire: How to Build an Agile Marketing Team Across Time Zones
June 2017
Agile marketing is fast-paced in every sense of the word, designed to keep up with — and stay ahead of — the constant evolutions in digital engagement and customer needs that change minute-to-minute around the world.
Agile marketing is focused around core teams that are always innovating, testing, analyzing and revising, an approach that’s made even more challenging these days by two fast-growing organizational trends: freelance employees and remote teams. One result of these trends is that companies — even small ones — must find ways to collaborate across time zones to deliver competitive marketing services to their clients and customers.
**Inspired by the Growth Labs team**
Envato via Medium: Creating Community Through Coworking Spaces
November 2016
Now that you’ve ditched the water-cooler gossip and your office cubicle for the freelance life, you may be feeling pretty great compared to your colleagues with their noses to the grind at their 9–5 job. What could be better than working in your PJs, taking your “lunch break” early for that 10am yoga class, or being your own boss? However, after flying solo for a bit, some nostalgia for the camaraderie of an office environment might creep in; but, don’t start sending in those job applications for a new position just yet. Enter the co-working space: your solution to structure your freelance lifestyle and supplement it with a sense of community. Read on for a guide to coworking spaces and how to use them to establish your ideal work-life balance.
Medium: Why Millennial Hillary are Questioning Their Existence
November 2016
In the wake of America’s decision on Tuesday, November 8th, 2016 to elect Donald J. Trump and Mike Pence to the positions of President and Vice President, I, along with many other millennials who voted for Hillary might appear a bit dramatic. My Facebook is a string of statuses of sadness, disbelief, and disappointment. We are shocked, horrified, and unstable. We are posting, tweeting, sharing articles to apologize to each other and the world for this decision and what it implies. I’ve heard it from relatives, friends overseas, and older generations that we need to calm down. So, why are we freaking out so badly?
Mariel Sporn Tavakoli 