The 3% Conference logoYou are a man who works in advertising

You are a woman who works in advertising

You are a man or woman who wants to work in advertising

You are a man or woman who worked in advertising, left to help more at home, and wants to jump back in

You are a man who’d like to go home early sometimes to pick up his kids without feeling like less of a man

You are a mother who’d like to work late sometimes without feeling like less of a woman

You are a man with a stay at home wife who deserves more credit for your success at the office than you realize

You are a stay at home Dad who deserves the applause

You are a stay at home Mom who deserves the same

You are a workaholic who needs a good excuse to relax

You’ve ever felt guilty for not working more

You’ve ever felt guilty for not working less

You’ve ever said to yourself, “I should be at home with my kids,” but in your heart you know you really enjoy being at work

You’ve ever said, “My wife/husband will kill me if I have to work this weekend. Again.”

You’ve ever said, “My kids will become alcoholic strippers if I don’t spend more time with them.”

I could go on, but I won’t. (You’re welcome.)

If you fit any of the above demographics, we’d love to see you at the event tomorrow night at GSD&M, where I am a proud sponsor and speaker.

You can buy tickets here. austin.3percentconf.com

And you can read more about The 3% Conference here. www.3percentconf.com

Thanks in advance for your support,

Stefani

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