This month we feature long-term teammate, Jenny Butterfass, who celebrated her 10 year anniversary with D.G. this week.
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Q. Wow, 10 years. What have you been up to these last 10 years on the personal side?
A. As far as life events.. I got married after the first few years of working at Dos Gringos. We had a son who is now 8 and recently bought a home in Oceanside. As far as things I’ve been doing- I love being outside and like to travel to the Eastern Sierra, explore the Desert areas like Joshua Tree and Anza Borrego near San Diego and the CA Coast.
Q. How has dg changed in 10 years from your perspective?
A. I’d say the main thing is growth in all departments. We’ve had to become larger to support the demand for our flowers and greens. Even though we are larger, we’ve still retained our culture and in fact it seems stronger now than it was when I started.
I love the little fun elements of working here like being able to have our meetings in a bean bag or being able to take a pet to work. ( I’ll never forget when Joan brought her parrot in and she was flying around the sales office.)
Q. Favorite part of your role?
A. Innovation
Q. Favorite flower?
A. Narcissus (the scent reminds me of my Grandma)
Q. Favorite memory year 1?
A. The energy in the office. We were all crammed into one room and literally on top of each other so it was fun hearing everyone on the phone in the morning. I miss talking daily to clients like we used to-I find buyers prefer to do more business via email these days so there is less of that one on one.
Also loved doing my daily cooler walks to get ready to call our wholesalers. -We had a smaller cooler back then and it was packed full of fun local items like Calendulas, KPaws, Riceflower, Yarrow and local short run seasonal items.
Q. Favorite memory year 10?
A. I love seeing items on the line being produced after our process of innovation, planning and presenting. When you see something go from an idea- to a design sample- to offer- to booking- to a client PO and then see it on the production line, and then see it live in stores, it really becomes your baby. You can’t wait to see how it does for the customer in sell through. (Especially the crazy ideas and believe me I am the queen of the crazy idea.)
I also remember all of the great people that I’ve worked with through the years and teammates I work with now- Dos Gringos is a fun and innovative place to work. Each day’s quality really comes down to who you surround yourself with and their attitudes and energy.
