Weekly Spotlight: Patience

Here at MCO Orlando, we want the individuals we hire to work hard, be willing to learn, and be goal driven. Often times, people think a college degree is necessary to be successful, but that’s not always true. Working your way up from the top with determination is what we pride ourselves in here at MCO Orlando. This week, I had the honor of speaking to Patience, a sales Leader, about her life and things that lead her to become part of the MCO Orlando family. If you think you’re like Patience, apply today by sending your resume to hr@mco-Orlando.com!

Here’s our interview:

Where are you from?

            I was born in Columbia, South Carolina and lived in New Hampshire for 13 years.

 

Where did you work before this?

            A retail store called Winsdor.

 

How was it different from MCO Orlando?

          Working in retail, I was an assistant manager so I was training people and creating schedules instead of selling products. The environment was different, so I couldn’t create a personal relationship there like I can here. I hang out with my employees here. A nice benefit is I get to go outside and be active.

 

 How long did it take you to get promoted?

          It took me 3 weeks to be promoted to leadership!

 

Favorite thing about working here?

         The family environment: it’s social and encouraging! I also like the money haha.

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Team night: Bowling!

For our Thursday team night, we gathered at Boardwalk Bowl for a few rounds of bowling. We love competition in and out of the field, so a little friendly competition never hurt anybody! Unfortunately, our bosses were out of town but the team managed to hold their own and lead the team night with ease. It’s always good to remind ourselves to work hard, but play even harder. Friends, family, food and fun we’re the themes of the night. To more team nights like these!

Here are some photos, but they really don’t do justice showing just how much fun we had!

 

 

 

Team night: promotion edition

Early Saturday morning, a few of us at the office discovered the good news: Shekinah Mouzon was promoted to assistant manager. In MCO Orlando, this is a big deal. When offered a position here, everyone starts at the same level. We valuing working our employees up to higher positions; therefore, promoting from within. Shekinah started at at the same position as everyone here. Through her hard work, determination, dedication, and passion, she managed to quickly be promoted multiple times. Now, Shekinah is close to opening up her own office. We are so proud of Shekinah and all the amazing things she has accomplished. We know she will continue to do spectacular things now and in her future!

Instead of having the typical team night, we decided to go big or go home! We surprised Shekinah at Castaway’s sports bar and grill with a bunch of food, decorations, cake, gifts, and most importantly, her mom. Her mom drove 3 hours just for her promotion, how sweet!

Here are so photos documenting our night! 

 

MCO Orlando is taking Atlanta by storm!

On Friday, four of MCO Orlando’s entrepreneurs flew all the way out to Atlanta for a leaders conference! Our two wonderful leaders, Desi and Cole, took their new team members along to Atlanta to represent MCO Orlando. We are very proud to have some of the most outstanding people representing our company. Thank you for making our presence known abroad 🙂

Here are some photos below!

 

Team night: scavenger hunt edition

If you have never participated in a scavenger hunt, you are missing out on some good fun. The adrenaline rush you feel in incomparable to anything. Plus, it’s an amazing team building activity!

Our list consisted of finding 20 things in a 3 mile radius in an hour

THINGS TO FIND

1) Roundabout sign

2) Bench

3) Flag in front of stores (not country flags)

4) Your reflection (cannot be a mirror)

5) An autograph from a stranger

6) Team in a tree

7) Photo with someone walking their dog

8) Find flowers and take photos with them

9) Photo with a red car

10) Find something purple and take a photo with it

11) Photo inside of a restaurant or store

12) Photo near a water fountain (not a drinking fountain)

13) Photo of members next to a fire hydrant

14) next to an orange cone

15) take a photo with a store manager

16) take a photo carrying members of the team

17) out of state license plate

18) find someone who looks like santa

19) take a photo with a cop

20) take a photo on stairs

 

Here are some photos!

It wouldn’t be an MCO Orlando outing without a visit to Miller’s Ale House for happy hour deals!

The winners!

A big thank you to the MCO Orlando employees for coming out and making this an awesome team night!

MCO Orlando Qualifications

Before applying for a job, it’s crucial to understand the criteria and what is expected of an employee. At MCO Orlando, we strongly believe in promoting from within. This way, our entrepreneurs can gain valuable skills that will eventually help them open up their own office to service one of our 500 clients. After all, that is the ultimate goal while working here. We have lined out some phases to guide current and future entrepreneurs toward promotions.

 

PHASE 1 – Entry level

Key Objectives

• Be self motivated
• Master paperwork
• Portray student mentality
• Understand general marketing approach
• Display daily commitment
• Exhibit integrity and professionalism

Goals for Promotion to Phase 2

• Produce consistent results each day
• Exemplify leadership qualities
• Take initiative and ask to be promoted

 

PHASE 2 – Leader

Key Objectives

• Set the pace in sales daily
• Take responsibility for your team
• Mentor entry-level reps
• Run successful business trips
• Earn the opportunity to conduct second interviews
• Participate in additional responsibilities
• Continue key objectives from phase 1

Promotion to Phase 3

• Personally develop four first generation leaders
• Grow team to ten or more team members
• Achieve consistent weekly crew production for more than two weeks

 

PHASE 3 – Assistant Manager

Key Objectives

• Assume leadership for entire office
• Organize events and business trips
• Assist in basic administrative and accounting procedures
• Maintain standards for phase three program
• Continue to grow and develop your team by personally interviewing and training
• Participate in recruiting and interviewing
• Run sales workshops and leadership meetings

Goals for Promotion to Phase 4

• Learn fundamentals of effective business practices
• Demonstrate entrepreneural mindset
• Learn to budget and manage large amounts of money
• Prepare an expansion team with a minimum of five leaders

 

PHASE 4 – Owner

Key Objectives

• Develop business partners to expand your business
• Develop leadership and team building skills
• Control recruiting, select candidates, and manage relationships
• Create opportunity by training assistant managers for ownership
• Take financial responsibility for your company
• Set, implement, and enforce office standards, and policies

Goals for Promotion to Promoting Owner

• Maintain consistent office performance
• Reach client targets for sales and headcount
• Build a reputation for integrity and generate quality customers
• Prepare assistant managers to incorporate

 

 

Team night: Three Point Bowling

On Tuesday, we did our weekly team night at Three Point Bowling. We got a great deal, great food, great games, and most importantly, great memories. Here are some photos documenting it!

 

 

Team night: The Brass Tap

We gathered at The Brass Tap in Waterford Lakes for our team night yesterday. They had a great special: 50 cent wings! It would be wrong to not take advantage of this deal. With a team full of the best people you could find, it was nothing but a good time! As a team, we must work hard to get great rewards such as team nights. Thanks for coming out everyone!

Here are some photos!

Feature story: Eli

Incredible stories are all around us: far and wide. This time, we didn’t have to look far. Eli is a valued entrepreneur here at MCO Orlando. He is inspiring to us in his ways of success and how it came about. Therefore, we decided to interview him to see what makes him the incredible man he is today.

 

Question 1: Hey Eli, could you give us some background about yourself?

A: “I grew up on the island, Saint Thomas Virgin Islands. Culture is different from here. Food is always home cooked. My favorite has to be stew chicken, rice and peas, cabbage, and plantains. I moved to Jacksonville when I was 17 for a full scholarship. Even though I have cousins over there, I was by myself. I came here because there is only so much to do in the islands and I heard America is the land of opportunity so I thought, why not? There’s this sort of island mentality– do what you have to do to get to America. I have to make sure I have everything in order when I’m here (in America) to make my time worth it. I am the first born of my family, so it’s a crazy and big step for me to come here all on my own. I am glad my parents saw my potential and let me come.”

 

Question 2: So you moved to the states alone, what caused you to do that?

A: “Opportunity. As simple as that.”

 

Question 3: I was told you are doing really well in college while working a full time job. What’s your secret?

A: “Time management and staying focused. There are lots of distractions out there but you have to make sacrifices. Hanging with my boys was great and all but I have priorities that come before that now. Sunday’s are homework days. I have to make those necessary sacrifices. I have 5 classes and I’m working full time.”

 

Question 4: Is there anything that inspires you to be the person you are today?

A: “My parents are my motivation since they keep me in check. They remind me how rough it was for them. I know my path is easier so I don’t take it for granted. My family lets me know if I mess up, which I appreciate.”

 

Question 5: So you won the cruise contest offered by MCO Orlando. at the holiday party, congratulations! How was it?

A: “I didn’t want it to end. We went to Free port, Bahamas and did a Jeep excursion which is a tour around the island. We got to see everything. We got to stop at the beach where Pirates of the Caribbean was filmed, it was so cool. It was also good to be back in island waters. We ate some good island foods. We ate a lot haha. It was a 3 day/2 night cruise. All of this because of the holiday contest and I got second place. This was my first cruise I’ve even been on thanks to MCO Orlando.!”

 

Question 6: Any words of advice or wisdom you can offer?

A:  “If you’re not focused, you have to fix it. Know what you want in life and never forget it.”

 

 

Team night: Bowling edition

Last week Thursday, the crew gathered at Boardwalk Bowling to strike down some pins. We had our largest turnout ever! It’s really a sight to behold having all your employees come out and bond together. We played with two 6 person teams. As the night prolonged, everyone ended up bowling! We appreciate the MCO Orlando. employees coming out, see you on Wednesday!

Here’s some photos

 

Look at this turnout!

 

Eli bowling for Shekinah. Teamwork makes the dream work!

 

It was everyone’s first team night here! Thanks for coming Ashley, Patience, and Chey! We hope you guys had fun 🙂

 

 

 

Shekinah helping Patience bowl. Great leadership and team work in action! That’s what MCO Orlando. is all about!

 

Haha!

 

 

 

Francis’ first time bowling!