Putting the Spotlight on Team Alloy in honor of Employee Appreciation Day
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When we heard March 1st was employee appreciation day, we knew we had to use it as an opportunity to shine a spotlight on our favorite people–the Alloy team! After all, they’re the ones who make it all possible— they make the website run, keep our webinar series chugging along, respond to customer queries, manage orders, and oh so much MORE!
Most of all, we love seeing each and every one’s smiling faces on our daily team Zoom meetings (see photo!), especially since we’re fully remote, with team members across the country and around the globe.
We’re grateful to them every day, and we’re excited for you to get to know a few of them below.
Olivia Berkus
Position: CRM and Email Marketing Manager
Home base: Bend, Oregon
Been with Alloy: Two years
What does a typical day look like for you?
“My daughter wakes my husband and me up, then we cuddle and play and have breakfast together, then up to my office. I begin work with our morning meeting then check on our email automations and our CRM platform. I prepare email campaigns that will be sent for the week and check on how past campaigns have done. Throughout the day I have a few breaks to eat, go on a walk, and play with my daughter. When the tasks of the workday are complete, I usually go for a walk then put on a cooking show for my girl.”
What’s your favorite part of the day?
“My favorite part of the workday is seeing how customers have responded to our campaigns, and my favorite part of the rest of the day is time spent with my daughter.”
What’s one tool you need to get your job done?
“The Alloy team!!!!!”
What do you keep on your desk?
“Coffee, hand lotion, water, and my breast pump.”
What do you like to do when you’re not working?
“Hike, play and go on walks with my daughter, cook and bake!”
What can’t you live without?
“Water and novels!”
Drake Buxton
Position: Director of Strategy and Operations
Home base: Raleigh, NC
Been with Alloy: Two years
What does a typical day look like for you?
“No one day is the same, and that's what I love about my job! Most days I am talking with our doctors and working with our pharmacy to improve processes and make the experience as amazing as possible for our Alloy members. I am often looking at all kinds of data (qualitative & quantitative) to inform decisions about where we should go next as a company. Most days in my job I learn something new :)”
What’s your favorite part of the day?
“I love our Alloy team standup! I love our dynamic, and feeling the shared energy to build something really great.”
What do you keep on your desk?
“A notepad–have to write down my to-do list every day”
What do you like to do when you’re not working?
“Currently, I'm planning my wedding! I also love a good run and of course, spending time with friends, especially if it involves sharing good food together.”
What can’t you live without?
“Peloton digital for workouts, Nuuly for clothes, and my coffee in the AM!”
Rachel Hughes
Position: Community Manager
Home base: Stamford, CT
Been with Alloy: Six months
What does a typical day look like for you?
“Lots of reading, scrolling, vetting and prepping! Also, lots of engaging with women, answering questions, and sharing my own experiences navigating this season of life. I aim to provide insight and assistance and hope to be a trusted voice in the menopause space.”
What’s your favorite part of the day?
“I love meeting with the Alloy team and learning from this dynamic group of individuals who have created and structured something real and tangible out of a vision and plan set forth by our founders and medical advisor. It's really interesting and entirely out of my wheelhouse and I love learning new things! In the same vein, I LOVE learning from our webinar guests and I truly, deeply love our support groups, where I spend time listening, learning about, and educating women in the Alloy community. It's an honor and personal highlight of mine two days a month.”
What’s one tool you need to get your job done?
“Curiosity! And a laptop.”
What do you keep on your desk?
“A laptop. Books, my reading glasses, calendar, water and a throat lozenge.”
What do you like to do when you’re not working?
“Eat. Exercise, stream and read. Online shopping is also something I might enjoy too often.”
What can’t you live without?
“My calendar, reading glasses, MHT, a good night's sleep, a pretty meal and my commitment to feeling happy!”
Simone James
Position: Social Strategy Manager
Home base: Brooklyn, New York now, but originally I’m from Melbourne, Australia
Been with Alloy: Two years
What does a typical day look like for you?
“Meetings with the marketing team, content planning, and brainstorming with doctors to create and film content breaking down complex medical information.”
What’s your favorite part of the day?
“Making a latte right before joining our daily team standup on Zoom! We're a fully remote team so it's a lovely chance to connect with everyone and it always sets a nice tone for the rest of my day.”
What’s one tool you need to get your job done?
"Slack, Zoom, and Asana are my holy trinity! Zoom is probably #1, since it’s how I connect, share, and ideate with the rest of the team! As for Asana, there are always so many moving pieces and it’s great to be able to see everything in one place. Slack is for work, but it’s also for memes and fun. We have a lot of channels to talk about what we’re reading, watching, eating, and doing. We’re constantly sharing new little discoveries and hobbies with each other!”
What do you keep on your desk?
“My big (monitor), medium (laptop), and small screen (phone), plus my favorite pen and notebook! I have to write out my to-do lists by hand for it to be real!”
What do you like to do when you’re not working?
“I love to host intimate dinner parties with friends. I'm no cook but when it comes to events I somehow magically embody a whole new person.”
What can’t you live without?
“Comfy socks!”
Bea Kelly
Position: Product Manager
Home base: New York City
Been with Alloy: Two and a half years
What does a typical day look like for you? “My day always starts with our product/tech stand-up meeting! I typically have an assortment of cross-functional meetings, I spend time planning/prioritizing new feature and design requests, work closely with our dev team and UX design agency to keep projects moving, and keep an eye on our funnel conversion data to analyze improvements.”
What do you keep on your desk?
“Many beverages (water, tea, coffee)!”
What do you like to do when you’re not working?
“Spend time with friends, go to the farmers market, walk the west side highway, and pilates to name a few!”
What can’t you live without?
“My AirPods. I'm paralyzed without music, a podcast, or a phone call with a friend while walking around in New York.”
Mikhail Lozovvy
Position: Lead Software Engineer
Home base: Chicago, Illinois
Been with Alloy: Two and a half years
What does a typical day look like for you?
“Wake up, jump into some early standup meetings and sometimes other calls, then I spend most of my day just coding. This can include bug fixing, helping a team member, working on a new feature/project, or going over architecture for a project.”
What’s your favorite part of the day?
“Being able to work on and improve code in our platform, really just dialing in with my headphones and just trying to solve problems that help women out in the world”
What’s one tool you need to get your job done?
“Technically my laptop, but also a code editor (VS Code), ticket manager (Shortcut), and a communication program (Slack)”
What do you keep on your desk?
"A duck, from the early days of my career. It was meant to give me something to get mad at when I can’t figure out a bug. Plus an F1 lego car that looks pretty cool, and the standards–my laptop and monitor, keyboard, and mouse.”
What do you like to do when you’re not working?
“Play hockey and soccer, hangout with family and friends, explore the city more, and code.”
Kristin Lynem
Position: Marketing Project Manager
Home base: Cincinnati, Ohio
Been with Alloy: Two years
What does a typical day look like for you?
“My days tend to vary, as marketing is an ever-evolving system. Since I am in charge of making sure our marketing efforts are on track and being completed in a timely manner, I typically come in and organize my workday, lay out any tasks I need to complete, and then reply to any emails from the day before. Then, I will ask for status updates from team members on projects they are working on. In between meetings I am completing the tasks on my to-do list. As I end the day, if time permits, I will make a note of my priorities for the next day so I know where to begin tomorrow.”
What’s your favorite part of the day?
“Creative meetings–I love to see the creative artwork, hear the team brainstorm out of the box ideas, and, ultimately, getting Anne’s final stamp of approval!”
What’s one tool you need to get your job done?
“I’m a huge advocate for Asana; it helps with all project planning.”
What do you like to do when you’re not working?
“When I'm not working, I'm usually at the gym or catching up on the latest episode of a TV show.”
What can’t you live without?
“My inner circle-–family, friends, and partner.”
Leonardo Melo Reina
Position: Full Stack Engineer
Home base: São Paulo, Brazil
Been with Alloy: One and a half years
What’s one tool you need to get your job done?
“Github.”
What do you like to do when you’re not working?
“Go out with my friends and family, play guitar, and sing sometimes.”
What can’t you live without?
“Music.”
Kelvin Mendes Itaboray
Position: Full Stack Engineer
Home base: São Paulo, Brazil
Been with Alloy: Two months
What’s your favorite part of the day?
“Sunset, with a cup of coffee in hand”
Hayden Mills
Position: Director of Customer Experience
Home base: Franklin, Tennessee
Been with Alloy: Six months
What’s your favorite part of the day?
“Sitting down first thing in the morning, when I feel the most energized and motivated!”
What’s one tool you need to get your job done?
“Zendesk - it's something myself and my team use all day every day”
What do you like to do when you’re not working?
“I love to read, go antiquing, DIY the occasional home project, hang with my two year old son, get outside, work out and just generally be active!”
What can’t you live without?
“Besides my family, gotta have lemon spindrift in the fridge!”
Taryne Stenger
Position: Customer Experience Associate
Home base: Columbus, Ohio
Been with Alloy: Two and a half years
What does a typical day look like for you?
“I’m constantly communicating with patients, doctors, and the pharmacy!”
What’s your favorite part of the day?
“Our daily standup, and getting to the bottom of all of our CX queues.”
What’s one tool you need to get your job done?
“Retool! This platform has made the CX team's lives so much better!”
What do you keep on your desk?
“Water bottle and coffee– probably in a thrifted mug!”
What do you like to do when you’re not working?
“Work out, travel, eat good food, make sourdough, and spend time with family!”
What can’t you live without?
“My family and my corgi Moki!”
Emily Todd
Position: Director of Member Growth
Home base: Severance, Colorado
Been with Alloy: Two years
What does a typical day look like for you?
“When I'm not in meetings I spend most of my time in spreadsheets analyzing performance across multiple channels and campaigns. At any given time we're running hundreds of ad variations across channels. The data we get from those ads (engagement, conversion, etc.) helps us to better plan for future campaigns.”
What’s your favorite part of the day?
“I love forecasting, especially here at Alloy, where our growth story is such a success. Running through various growth scenarios, balancing the pros and cons of aggressive vs. intentional strategies, working with our partners and agencies to execute against those, and see them come to fruition.”
What’s one tool you need to get your job done?
“Spreadsheets!”
What do you keep on your desk?
“An Ember mug, a blanket for when my office gets cold (granted, that's on my lap not on my desk), and chapstick.”
What do you like to do when you’re not working?
“Read, travel (or plan future travel if not actively traveling), gaming (board and video!)”
Chantee Willis
Position: Influencer Marketing Manager
Home base: Vancouver, Washington
Been with Alloy: One month
What’s one tool you need to get your job done?
“My gigantic Influencer Management spreadsheet, that has at least 20 tabs. Organization is a necessity in this role!”
What do you like to do when you’re not working?
“I live in the Pacific Northwest, and love spending time outdoors enjoying the scenery. You can catch me hiking or swimming with my kids on the weekends, reading a Chuck Palahniuk book, or trying out a new coffee spot.”
What can’t you live without?
“Downtime! In order to be my most productive, I make it a habit to maintain work/life balance.”
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