Growing up, Centurylink (now Lumen) was the place to work. It was the pinnacle of pay in my small town of Monroe, and it was the jewel of a very small crown in Northeast, Louisiana. If you could land a position at CTL, you would be set for a very long career. Unfortunately, Covid, and some bad business operation decisions, changed that for a lot of people including myself.

After being denied a first position out of college, I landed my position as “Producer II” with Centurylink in the spring of 2019 after focusing on increasing my portfolio and bettering my interpersonal communication skills.

What I didn’t understand at the time was that this would be my first real foray into understanding corporate politics and how much that played into corporate B2B messaging and creative development.