After I began Wit & Delight at twenty-four, the world as we all know it immediately regarded very totally different. For somewhat context, the iPhone had simply been launched, the financial system was in a tailspin, Obama had simply been elected president, and I used to be broke, insecure, and scared. Regardless of how onerous this time was, I used to be extremely optimistic concerning the future and excited to share no matter I had inside me with the world.
Wit & Delight was the place I grew up. I wrote posts about what frightened me, delighted me, impressed me, and made me really feel at dwelling. This web site has supported me as I’ve damaged down, gotten married, blown my life up, despatched myself to remedy, grappled with psychological well being challenges, birthed infants, created product traces, and labored with the most effective manufacturers and other people one might hope for.
A Season of Change
It’s onerous to think about ending one thing that has in the end been about creating issues for a neighborhood of people that share a typical thread: the wonder and enjoyment of being alive. You might be my individuals, and I’ve beloved this time with you.
I’ve felt the refined calling to step away from publishing for a while. It terrifies me if I’m being honest. I’m not sure of what I’ll do subsequent. I’m realizing that it’s okay to not have all of it discovered. So I’m taking an analogous leap as I did after I revealed my first weblog publish, stepping optimistically into the unknown.
Whereas I’ll proceed to indicate up on social media and share essays and undertaking updates on Home Name, operating Wit & Delight full-time is one thing I do know I’ve to step away from.
In brief, you’ll nonetheless be seeing me—just a bit much less typically.
The Crew That Constructed Wit & Delight
As a result of I’ve determined to step away from publishing content material full-time, it means the staff who creates all of the unimaginable content material for Wit & Delight will likely be transferring on as nicely. I’m devastated to lose the individuals who put a lot of their time, creativity, and fervour into making this area what it’s immediately.
Merely put, Wit & Delight wouldn’t be the identical with out the staff who constructed it. I might not have been capable of proceed to provide the quantity of content material we’ve on the high quality we’ve been dedicated to with out this staff. Interval. My gratitude and appreciation for individuals who have believed within the model, me, and the worth of what we do can’t be totally expressed. Whereas I’ll be stepping away from operating this model full-time, my staff is able to transfer on to massive issues.
In case you are in search of rockstar individuals who know editorial technique, content material creation, or undertaking administration, I might love so that you can join you with my staff members. They know this enterprise higher than anybody on the market. I can not wait to see them go on to a lot greater and higher issues shortly.
Bridgette Dutkowski
Bridgette has been with me for eight years as our model director. She does all of it and makes it look simple (spoiler, it hasn’t been). There isn’t a undertaking or drawback she couldn’t work out, and I’m fortunate to have been capable of work alongside her. I wouldn’t be right here scripting this publish with out her sensible thoughts and talent to clarify and actionable paths out of my inventive chaos and sometimes half-baked concepts. She is aware of influencer advertising and marketing inside out. You may join along with her through e-mail at bkdutkowski@gmail.com or ship her a message on LinkedIn.
Jackie Saffert
Jackie has been with me for the previous 4 years as our editorial director. I’m grateful for her steadfast steering, instinct, and detail-oriented strategy to modifying. Her editorial technique and present for storytelling are baked into every part we publish on Wit & Delight. I’m a greater author and storyteller from working alongside her. Learn extra about Jackie’s experience and background on her web site. You may join along with her through e-mail at jackiejsaffert@gmail.com or ship her a message on LinkedIn.
Greta Philip
Greta has been operating our social media accounts for 3 years. She has her finger on the heart beat of real-time shifts in social media. She has been our Swiss Military Knife for balancing the artwork of creativity and technique round all of our social content material. Not solely has she been a sounding board for navigating a altering panorama, however she can also be as dependable as they arrive. Greta is hoping to search out one other place within the social media area working as a social media supervisor or social media strategist. She is obtainable for distant work in each the US and Canada, or in-person work in Toronto, ON. You may join along with her through e-mail at gretaaaphilip@gmail.com or ship her a message on LinkedIn.
Nancy Lausch
Nancy has been my govt assistant for 3 years. She’s been the glue that has held me collectively and an unimaginable coach. She has the intuitive sense of realizing what must be finished earlier than the remainder of us understand it. It’s typically the issues we don’t see that take advantage of influence, and I’ve been fortunate to have had the chance to be taught invaluable classes from working along with her. As Nancy steps away from her position at W&D, her intention is to develop her life teaching enterprise with further particular person shoppers, in addition to staff and small enterprise teaching. She has beforehand finished inside design consulting and styling and hopes to proceed as a private assistant in a contractor capability. You may join along with her through e-mail at blueskieslifecoach@gmail.com or ship her a message on LinkedIn.
Carolyn Monke
Carolyn has been our designer for 3 years. Whereas additionally working for different manufacturers and shoppers, she has managed Wit & Delight’s graphic design wants, including her personal flare and creativity to our branded content material, theme graphics, and social feel and appear. I can all the time depend on Carolyn so as to add worth to our inventive concepts. She’s a fast research and has been adaptive to no matter design challenges we’ve confronted. You may join along with her through e-mail at carolynmonke@gmail.com or ship her a message on LinkedIn.
What’s Subsequent and The place You Can Proceed to Observe Me
We’ll proceed often publishing content material on Wit & Delight via the tip of June. I’ll be digging into the archives and highlighting among the articles which were most significant to me—and to you, the Wit & Delight neighborhood—over the past fourteen years.
We’ll be publishing just a few sponsored posts I’m excited to share, each in June and all through the summer season. I may also sporadically share design updates we make to our dwelling. The web site will stay stay this summer season and past. I could pop on sometimes to share further updates.
I’ll proceed to publish my publication, Home Name, on the common cadence. Please comply with alongside right here for essays and design undertaking updates. I may also proceed to indicate up on Instagram at any time when the temper strikes.
Wit & Delight product traces will proceed to be bought with our present stockists. We’ll proceed to share updates, new product choices, and collaborations on Wit & Delight and our social channels.
Should you’d like to attach with me sooner or later, my e-mail would be the greatest place to achieve me: kate@witanddelight.com.
Thanks for being with me throughout such a transformative time.
I’ll see you quickly.
Kate is at the moment studying to play the Ukulele, a lot to the despair of her husband, children, and canines. Observe her on Instagram at @witanddelight_.
