Envol Strategies was launched on September 12, 2016. I started Envol because I believe that businesses can be more human, better places to work. After years working in the recruiting agency world, I knew that companies deserved more than expensive bandaid solutions to their people challenges. I saw first-hand the profound disconnect between great employers and great employees - simply put, they didn't know where to find each other. We knew there had to be a better way. Thankfully, the market agreed.
Starting a business is hard work. There have been moments of profound self doubt, long hours and sleepless nights, and yes - sometimes an unwelcome feeling of loneliness. It’s not always glamorous, but it’s real.
Envol is a constant lesson in humility and checking my ego at the door. Many of the assumptions I made before starting Envol have been proven wrong. We have made, and learned from, lots of mistakes. Every time I think I finally have this figured out, we learn something new that leads us to pivot. This is what drives us to be great.
I thought that I came into this “entrepreneurship” thing eyes wide open. Frankly, I had heard it all. That being an entrepreneur can be lonely, that every day is a grind, that it’s really hard. Once upon a time, before September 12, 2016, I would have told you that those things wouldn’t happen to me. Alas, I have experienced all of this through my journey so far.
So today, I give thanks to the many people who have helped us thrive. Thank you to our community, to our clients, to our team. I am proud of how Envol has evolved. I am proud of where we are today, the team we have built, the great work we are creating - and I am excited about our future, where we are going.
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