We’ve been gradually telling the “origin stories” of each team member in Frequent mIler. Today, we’ll talk about how Carrie came to join Frequent Miler. You can find Greg’s origin story here, and Nick’s origin story here. (Stay tuned for Stephen and Tim’s origin stories as well!)
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(01:37) – Carrie saw Greg speak at Chicago Seminars in 2013 – the topic was Million Mile Madness.
(02:10) – The next summer (2014) Drew and Carrie were invited to the “Ann Arbor Art Fair Do”. While in Ann Arbor, they met Greg for kayaking.
(05:02) – Over the next few years, Carrie periodically did freelance projects for Greg (including an infographic about Redbird, layout design for the card page, editing YouTube videos for Greg’s Necker Island visit, etc.)
Read more about Greg and Carrie’s Necker Island video partnership here: https://frequentmiler.com/necker-island-blogging-bloopers/ and read about how Greg booked Necker Island on points here: https://frequentmiler.com/how-to-book-a-free-week-on-necker-island/
(07:33) – After selling TIF in 2019, Carrie half-jokingly (but not joking at all), asked Greg if FM needed a web designer.
(09:12) – Greg decided he was actually interested, but by then Carrie had started a UX/UI course and was considering that. The indecision was brief – by early 2020 she was part of the team.
(10:17) – Here’s a link to our Best Offers Page: https://frequentmiler.com/best-credit-card-sign-up-offers/
(14:19) – Carrie’s first impressions
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