Name: Jordan Lopez

Position: Executive Assistant

Location: Fort Worth, Texas

Piece of work Description:

I am the Executive Assistant to Primitive’s head of the company, Kade Wilcox. That entails performing various tasks such as: Social media, email, calendar/scheduling, projects and every other expert or not public tasks with the purpose of Kade needs to include on with his role effectively.

Report us a little as regards your background.

I graduated from Texas Tech University in May of 2016 with a Bachelor of Science in bring to bear and sport sciences (concentration in fitness promotion) and minor in fitness professions.

After graduation, I worked as a Facility Support Specialist in place of TXL Sports Training in Lubbock, who by accident, Primitive was running social media in place of. I helped with membership management, sales, and provision satisfaction.

After a not many months, TXL Sports Training strong-willed to part ways with Primitive and I took on the social media management in place of the fitness center. Then behind almost two years, TXL strong-willed to close its doors; however, I was fortunate with the purpose of my bosses were utter associates with Primitive’s CTO, Jerred, who get hard me up an interview with Kade in a not many days.

My role has varied and distorted done the two years I comprise been a part of this Primitive team and I comprise loved all painstaking of it. I came in knowing close to nothing as regards organization social media accounts and projects and at this time it has befall minute nature to me.

How did you hear as regards Primitive?

Jerred Hurst, Primitive’s co-owner and CTO, was close associates with my old bosses. When they strong-willed to close their company doors, they were pleasant as much as necessary to introduce me to Jerred, who subsequently get hard up an interview in place of me with Kade.

You in a minute recently agreed your two day anniversary with Primitive. Here come again? Areas of your career comprise you noticed the nearly all growth in individuals two years?

I comprise full-grown tremendously in my self confidence, my letter skills, and learning how to masterpiece outside of my comfort zone. Here all honesty, I was a vacant slate after I in progress with Primitive and behind two years I feel so assured in come again? My resume says as regards me.

What are about tactics you mistreat to stay on top of your inbox and letter?

I keep a volume of observations and all week I create a “To-Do” lean of come again? Needs to be done/what is episode with the purpose of week. I comprise my inbox (and Kade’s three) at all times ajar while I am online. My Slack notifications are at all times curved on, especially on my phone so I can walk updates if I am yet offline.

I feel like being on hand comes with the territory of being an Executive Assistant and I take pride to put up trusty I am at all times in attendance to help.

What are about of your favorite projects you’ve worked on so far?

Choosing a favorite project is like choosing a favorite daughter, or so I can imagine. I comprise honestly enjoyed almost everything I comprise been a part of. My skill get hard grows with all project and with the purpose of is probably my favorite occurrence I love as regards this job.

What carry out you nearly all have as regards Primitive’s culture?

Definitely the associates and air with the purpose of Annie, Primitive’s Chief of Staff, has bent. Even after I was brand new I on no account felt absent prevented or judged in place of not having the abilities my teammates did. They all welcomed me with ajar arms and incorporated me in many things inside and outside of masterpiece.

What as regards Primitive’s forthcoming are you nearly all excited in place of?

The talent to keep growing! I comprise on no account had a job somewhere I faithfully felt myself growing all date. Kade challenges me with brand new things and has me step prevented of my comfort zone nearly all of the moment in time and I faithfully believe with the purpose of is come again? Has built me into the better employee I am nowadays.

I think Primitive is what’s after that in our society; they are yet to be of the curve and plan to keep it with the purpose of way in place of not simply the company, but in place of their employees, too. That is something I will at all times plan to be a part of.

Alright, let’s walk into more as regards you. What does the date in remote-life look like?

A date in my remote-life is on no account dull. I need the constant of alter to keep me motivated and paying attention. I am so obliged in place of Primitive allowing us to be so flexible; it’s come again? Has led to the good sense I love appearance to masterpiece everyday.

I start my mornings brake, glance emails, Slack, my calendar, and so forth. Once I feel wedged up I put up myself a bulky cup of coffee and frequently comprise a solid masterpiece prevent until as regards 11. I’ll take a break by watering the plants outside or taking a gait to the mailbox to grab the mail, switch my coffee to fill with tears or Gatorade, and walk back to working until lunchtime.

Most days, my eat is eaten on my desk while glance my social media accounts, tallying things to my to-do lists (yes, lists is plural) or in a minute making trusty I haven’t missed everything. Once I comprise finished eat, I’ll take a small break by cleaning up the kitchen, washing dishes, or opening about laundry. After as regards 20-30 minutes, I head back to my desk and stop prevented my date with any more masterpiece prevent, this moment in time simply lasting until 3 or 4. For the take hour-ish of my date I put up trusty I am wedged up, put up every take painstaking emails or calls, and start the ball rolling to check rotten my to-do lean.

After with the purpose of is completed and I feel really secure with a stopping summit, I plunk my supercomputer to have a lie-down and head rotten to workout or read, in a minute to start done the after that date!

You in progress prevented working in the Primitive department, which resources you weren’t at all times a remote employee. How comprise you adjusted and come again? Were the biggest challenges/wins you faced after making the switch?

I won’t be situated — adjusting to the remote lifestyle was a bunch harder than I could’ve yet imagined, and not in place of reasons you may perhaps think.

I had worked from home-produced on Thursdays while I was in Lubbock and I loved individuals days so much; my villa would walk deep cleaned, laundry would be completed, and the amount of masterpiece I would accomplish still surprises me. However, behind stirring home-produced and and stirring on from really working on Primitive, all date became a challenge in place of me.

I really missed the department, the associates, and air — my complete routine.

For the number one pair of weeks I felt like I wanted to on no account leave my supercomputer in the eight hours I was online, eat was eaten on my desk or skipped, I felt guilty if I responded even a painstaking last-ditch to an email or Slack message, and nearly all of all I began to doubt myself.

Finally, behind a not many weeks of learning my brand new routine, I realized it was acceptable to take dumpy breaks and eat breaks. I became so productive incorporating my brand new routine with the purpose of my self doubt was slipping away.

Now, I tag on a strict routine, but I alter it up by working in singular spaces. Whether it is in my scope on home-produced, the living scope, outside, or even in College Station visiting my boyfriend, these small changes cause me a sagacity of motivation and productivity with the purpose of I wasn’t getting from sitting in the same notice on home-produced everyday. The most excellent remote advice I can cause is masterpiece in spaces and in the hours you come across manually nearly all productive.

What are about of your favorite small screen shows or go-to movies?

My favorite small screen shows include Friends, Ghost Whisperer, Criminal Minds, and sallow Collar. These are all shows I comprise seen numerous period and are the shows I attempt to in place of comfort/peace of mind.

My attempt to movies/top three favorites are melodious Home Alabama, Tombstone, and astound of Ages. Annnnnnnd everything on the Hallmark Channel!

What are your other hobbies and interests?

My hobbies and interests would be working prevented, golfing, interpretation, and every hobby with the purpose of allows me to be on every type of fill with tears — rivers, lakes, pools, and oceans.

How carry out you balance masterpiece and not public life?

My work-life balance is managed so well, solely as of my talent to masterpiece tenuously. I feel with the purpose of my not public life doesn’t suffer as I comprise the flexibility to masterpiece from anywhere and the same with my masterpiece life. You can’t comprise individual exclusive of the other and in order to come across with the purpose of balance you need to know the appropriate amounts of cause and take in order to put up manually winning and a utter coworker.

What is something not all and sundry knows as regards you?

I am really passionate as regards taking pictures.

Who carry out you admire?

Gosh this is demanding, in attendance are so many associates I really admire. Accuracy be told though, my parents are who I admire and look up to nearly all. Neither has finished college, yet they comprise worked so demanding to provide a way in place of all three of their kids to attend college and graduate from amazing schools.

How carry out you stay motivated?

Motivation in place of me comes in many singular forms. Sometimes it’s a small Post-it jot down with the purpose of says, “Don’t cause up,” or it’s a picture of my breed and associates.

I’ve learned my motivation stems from my self bother and after I am pleased, I am motivated!

What is your secret to star?

My secret to star is trouble-free in place of me: It’s my faith. On my bad days I pray, and on my well-behaved days I pray. I lean on my faith to walk me through everything and who I am nowadays wouldn’t be potential exclusive of it.

Any other language of wisdom you would like to pass along?

“Have courage and be kind.”
Having courage will help you get a message to your dreams, but having kindness will help you get a message to them with a support logic behind you all the way.