{"id":5728,"date":"2013-11-20T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-20T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/creator\/?p=3491"},"modified":"2020-03-30T19:09:54","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T23:09:54","slug":"theres-only-one-way-to-succeed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/ideas\/community-stories\/member-spotlight\/theres-only-one-way-to-succeed","title":{"rendered":"There’s only one way to succeed"},"content":{"rendered":"

For this edition of Do What You Love \u2014 a series that showcases the entrepreneurs behind startups and small businesses \u2014 we sat down with Jeffrey Blum<\/a>, the creative director and founder of We Make Something<\/a>\u00a0(previously Welkome Agency.) Here’s what Blum shared:<\/p>\n

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I was born in Switzerland<\/strong> and my mother\u2019s American; she\u2019s from New York. I grew up in the south of France in Saint-Tropez. Then I went back to school in Switzerland and then Paris to [study] computer communications, branding, culture, paintings…for three years. After my graduation I decided to move to New York in 1998. I had studied so many things: illustration, logo design, typography, layouts. At that time the web was so small that no one was teaching it, so everything that I do right now I learned by myself, in fact.<\/p>\n

We Make Something is a digital agency.<\/strong> We\u00a0do web design and web strategy. We do mobile app design (iPhone, iPad, Androids), responsive design, and social media strategy (Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.)<\/p>\n

We had to change the name [Welkome] to something else because a company called Wellcom in France sent us a letter to change the name of our company. At the beginning we started to fight to keep the name and make everyone happy\u2014but we couldn\u2019t keep it and had to change everything. The Welkome website is still up; we still have to make time to change it.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m traveling a lot for work.<\/strong> The big office is in Paris<\/a>. I do a lot of back and forth because it\u2019s important to see my clients overseas. My travels [inspire me], movies and things I see on the street\u2014so many things.<\/p>\n

For me, New York is the place to be.<\/strong> The web industry is so strong and all the big companies now are bringing offices to New York: Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Foursquare and so many others like Google, which is right here. I like the energy here. The energy in Paris is kind of different; the weather is always gray and people are moody. But it\u2019s nice to have an office there because for luxury businesses it\u2019s a nice city to be in because of the fashion industry. Also we work with a lot of companies in Switzerland so it\u2019s close.<\/p>\n

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Apple Inc. is one of the main companies that I really like.<\/strong> I\u2019ve never touched a PC in my life. My first computer was a Mac when I was six-years-old and I\u2019m 37 now. The other company I really like in terms of design and web strategy, corporate identity and the way they communicate, is Nike. They\u2019re really strong in terms of design.<\/p>\n

I run a lot.<\/strong> I ran three marathons this year. Every time I\u2019m traveling and I\u2019m getting into a country or city, the first thing I do before going to the office is go for a run. So all the stress and everything goes out. That\u2019s a key thing for me to always stay sharp and focused. When you run it\u2019s like a drug; it\u2019s an addiction now. When I don\u2019t run for three days I\u2019m like, \u2018I need something.\u2019 [Running] is one of my ways to get away and think about something else.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t drink coffee, I don\u2019t smoke, I don\u2019t drink alcohol.<\/strong> A lot of people in the running industry and my running friends have the same minds: don\u2019t drink, don\u2019t smoke and run. So when you\u2019re surrounded by people like this it\u2019s easier to have this lifestyle.<\/p>\n

Every time we have an intern I tell them, \u201cyou have to believe in what you do and there\u2019s only one way to succeed: to work.\u201d<\/strong> Money doesn\u2019t come from the clouds. Especially in New York, you either work or you go back home.<\/p>\n

Work is fun. There are some stressful moments, but since we\u2019re creative…I don\u2019t feel like I\u2019m working when I come to the office or when I see clients.<\/p>\n

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