Balancing a career and family is a difficult thing to do, but toss in public service and that’s another level.
Heather Watson is currently the Creative Director of acorn30, a strategic marketing agency specializing in B2B, industrial and agriculture brands. Watson has a lifelong career in marketing, starting at 15 working for a market research firm as an after-school job. She went on to college graduating with two diplomas; Marketing and Human Resources Management and has continued building a career in Marketing since. Her experience started with traditional marketing with a focus on public relations and copywriting and has evolved to the marketing technology that is used today.
In addition to her responsibilities with acorn30, Watson was elected as a councillor in the Township of Douro-Dummer in 2018.
Heather told us that it is a challenge to balance everything but she is very lucky to have an outstanding support system at home to help her when she needs it.
To learn more about Heather’s journey, listen to the interview below.