Letter from the PuBlishEr
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Publisher/Editor-in-Chief
Frederic Rewey
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Passion =
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Many years ago, my wife Tracy and
Advertising Manager
I came to a place in our careers
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where we had to make a very
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tough decision.
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Both of us worked for a large corporation within the cash flow industry.
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Both of us were very well compensated, had great retirement accounts, and
Tracy Z. Rewey
had no complaints regarding the usual work-related issues of insurance,
vacation time, or autonomy on projects.
The one dream we were not fulfilling was the one of working for ourselves.
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I remember many lengthy discussions, sitting on our porch, sharing a
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bottle of wine, and deciding what our future careers, would hold — and
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more important, what we wanted to do personally in the coming years.
Blake Morrow, Tracy Z. Rewey, Steven E. The risk-reward ratio seemed disproportionate. On the one hand, we had
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no complaints about our employer or any real reason to quit and give it all
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up. We also knew there was a pretty good chance we would not make the
same money on our own as we were making working for a large corporation.
Editorial Assistant But we still wanted more.
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We wanted the freedom that comes with being self-employed. We dreamed
of doing what we wanted, when we wanted, and from where we wanted.
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Needless to say, we chose to walk away from the corporate environment
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to start our first company together — in the basement of our house. We had
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some money, a lot of experience, and an overwhelming drive to make it on
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our own.
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It wasn’t long after we took that first step when we realized it was the best
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move we ever made. Not because we ended up making more money than
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we thought possible, but because we were successful — on our own terms.
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We also learned a lot about each other in the process. For example, we
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discovered that we function better when we divide and conquer. Although
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I think we both agree that working side-by-side was the most satisfying aspect
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of the whole adventure, Tracy and I rarely share projects today. Instead, we
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prefer our own pace and approach.
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In this month’s issue, you’ll read about another corporate couple who
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