Happy 10th anniversary to the best of the best, Kortni Robinson 👏🏻
Today marks Kortni Robinson's 10th anniversary with The Power Group, and it signifies a lot more to me than most people realize. I built this agency intentionally. The culture was intentional, and so was the goal underneath it: to create businesswomen. We are 27 years in now. In the startup and early growth years, people would give us a couple of years and then move on. That was one of the most frustrating parts of building The Power Group. Kortni stayed. That was never lost on me, and it still isn't. What many of you may not now is that Kortni started with us as an intern. (Any Texas Tech fans out there? Guns up. You raised a good one.) Today, she guides and protects our firm as vice president of operations! I always think about the moment when she was in her early 20s and we were driving back from a client meeting. I was in the passenger seat, and I looked over at her and told her exactly what I had noticed: she had the heart of an entrepreneur. Any entrepreneur knows what a rare find that is, someone who cares about the business as much as you do. That is what I love about her. Not only does she embody our vision and mission, but she lives our core values out daily. Her leadership is a real reason this agency is strong today, and a real reason we are set up for the growth ahead. I could not be prouder of her. She has challenged me, supported me, and had my back. Her teammates go to her, and she earned that respect completely on her own. Ten years does not happen by accident. It is two people choosing, over and over, to keep building the same thing. Kortni, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I want to personally congratulate you on 10 years and many more to come. If you know her, today is a great day to tell her congratulations. Please join me in marking this Monday as a really special anniversary. Onward and upward businesswoman!