Hi, I’m Lori Mercer…..
You may want to know more about me…
{ which is both super cool and kinda weird the way we do business theses days, right? }
3 decades ago, when I first started online as a Computer Engineering major at The Ohio State University, business was business and life was life. Now….. we’ve integrated both. I’m a believer in this. There’s only one me – and I get to fully embody everything I am – mom, nerdy business strategist, outdoors and sports enthusiast yet also roof top cocktail + foodie lover.
It’s always both-and with me. Beach or Mountains? Both. Right or Left? Some of both.
Since we can’t schedule a coffee, craft beer or cocktail meet up, or hike in the woods or a round of golf together…. let’s try to make this web page more interesting….
(but if you’re local hit me up for any of those because I’m a big believer in personal connection)
{ The Beginning }
My dad put a VIC20 computer and a “Basic Programming for Kids” book in my hands when I was about 9 years old. (He also put me on a dirt bike, to which I credit my love for outdoors and speed).
I spent my 20s in corporate building new tech products, traveling as lead sales engineer and creating new sales and tech teams….
But as soon as I had my first child (surprise! 10 weeks early!), I knew there was more.
I became passionate about work-life balance. And proceeded to have 3 more kids (also kinda whoa! surprise!)
But the search for maximum living – for yourself, for your family AND for your career / life purpose – was on.
Here’s how that went……
{ Exiting Corporate }
I didn’t leave corporate because of time freedom or limited earning potential, although those were reason #2 and #3.
I ultimately quit because I wanted my expertise to go towards more meaning and purpose.
I went into the office with the intention to quit 4 times. And left with a raise, a promotion, fewer hours and a bigger team….. and a more meaningful project. (tough to resist) But eventually that meaning wore out.
If I have the ability to make this much impact, why am I limiting it to this space?
My ability to impact the world was limited by that 6 figure c-suite-bound career. And my soul was dying a slow death running spreadsheets and powerpoints for yet another rinse and repeat corporate program.
There was MORE to life than this.
{ Brain + Heart }
I thrive at the intersection of creativity and technology.
- See the vision.
- Beautify the vision.
- Bring the vision digitally to life.
- Get the word out.
This means when you hire me you get….20 years of corporate leadership, business development, international experience, financial wisdom and strategy….. with a heart for applying that to entrepreneurial online ventures.
{ How Does She Quit? }
Some of you are here trying to leave corporate so let’s share a bit on “How She Quits”.
To quench the thirst for doing good while in corproate, I did pro-bono website and email marketing projects on the side starting in the early 2000s.
Before fully launching this boutique services firm, I took a surprising left turn when my own “feel good” blog grew to over 100k followers. (It’s still a thriving, automated site doing good every day with a national non-profit arm as well. Purpose. Beautify it. Add the strategy and wisdom. Get the word out.)
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