After I began Wit & Delight at twenty-four, the world as we all know it as we speak appeared very completely different. For somewhat context, the iPhone had simply been launched, the economic system was in a tailspin, Obama had simply been elected president, and I used to be broke, insecure, and scared. Regardless of how laborious this time was, I used to be extremely optimistic in regards to the future and excited to share no matter I had within me with the world.  

Wit & Delight was the place I grew up. I wrote posts about what frightened me, delighted me, impressed me, and made me really feel at dwelling. This web site has supported me as I’ve damaged down, gotten married, blown my life up, despatched myself to remedy, grappled with psychological well being challenges, birthed infants, created product strains, and labored with the perfect manufacturers and folks one may hope for.

A Season of Change

It’s laborious to think about ending one thing that has finally been about creating issues for a group of people that share a standard thread: the sweetness and enjoyment of being alive. You’re my individuals, and I’ve beloved this time with you. 

I’ve felt the refined calling to step away from publishing for a while. It terrifies me if I’m being honest. I’m not sure of what I’ll do subsequent. I’m realizing that it’s okay to not have all of it discovered. So I’m taking an identical leap as I did after I revealed my first weblog publish, stepping optimistically into the unknown.

Whereas I’ll proceed to point out up on social media and share essays and mission updates on Home Name, operating Wit & Delight full-time is one thing I do know I’ve to step away from. 

Briefly, you’ll nonetheless be seeing me—just a bit much less typically. 

The Group That Constructed Wit & Delight

As a result of I’ve determined to step away from publishing content material full-time, it means the crew who creates all of the unimaginable content material for Wit & Delight might be transferring on as effectively. I’m devastated to lose the individuals who put a lot of their time, creativity, and keenness into making this house what it’s as we speak. 

Merely put, Wit & Delight wouldn’t be the identical with out the crew who constructed it. I’d not have been capable of proceed to supply the quantity of content material we’ve got on the high quality we’ve got been dedicated to with out this crew. Interval. My gratitude and appreciation for individuals who have believed within the model, me, and the worth of what we do can’t be absolutely expressed. Whereas I’ll be stepping away from operating this model full-time, my crew is able to transfer on to massive issues.

If you’re in search of rockstar individuals who know editorial technique, content material creation, or mission administration, I’d love so that you can join you with my crew members. They know this enterprise higher than anybody on the market. I can’t wait to see them go on to a lot larger and higher issues shortly. 

Bridgette Dutkowski

Bridgette has been with me for eight years as our model director. She does all of it and makes it look straightforward (spoiler, it hasn’t been). There isn’t a mission or downside she couldn’t determine, and I’m fortunate to have been capable of work alongside her. I wouldn’t be right here penning this publish with out her sensible thoughts and talent to clarify and actionable paths out of my inventive chaos and sometimes half-baked concepts. She is aware of influencer advertising and marketing inside out. You may join together with her through e-mail at bkdutkowski@gmail.com or ship her a message on LinkedIn. 

Jackie Saffert

Jackie has been with me for the previous 4 years as our editorial director. I’m grateful for her steadfast steering, instinct, and detail-oriented method to modifying. Her editorial technique and present for storytelling are baked into all the things we publish on Wit & Delight. I’m a greater author and storyteller from working alongside her. Learn extra about Jackie’s experience and background on her web site. You may join together with her through e-mail at jackiejsaffert@gmail.com or ship her a message on LinkedIn. 

Greta Philip

Greta has been operating our social media accounts for 3 years. She has her finger on the heartbeat of real-time shifts in social media. She has been our Swiss Military Knife for balancing the artwork of creativity and technique round all of our social content material. Not solely has she been a sounding board for navigating a altering panorama, however she can also be as dependable as they arrive. Greta is hoping to search out one other place within the social media house working as a social media supervisor or social media strategist. She is accessible for distant work in each the US and Canada, or in-person work in Toronto, ON. You may join together with her through e-mail at gretaaaphilip@gmail.com or ship her a message on LinkedIn. 

Nancy Lausch

Nancy has been my govt assistant for 3 years. She’s been the glue that has held me collectively and an unimaginable coach. She has the intuitive sense of realizing what must be achieved earlier than the remainder of us notice it. It’s typically the issues we don’t see that take advantage of affect, and I’ve been fortunate to have had the chance to be taught invaluable classes from working together with her. As Nancy steps away from her position at W&D, her purpose is to develop her life teaching enterprise with extra particular person purchasers, in addition to crew and small enterprise teaching. She has beforehand achieved inside design consulting and styling and hopes to proceed as a private assistant in a contractor capability. You may join together with her through e-mail at blueskieslifecoach@gmail.com or ship her a message on LinkedIn. 

Carolyn Monke

Carolyn has been our designer for 3 years. Whereas additionally working for different manufacturers and purchasers, she has managed Wit & Delight’s graphic design wants, including her personal flare and creativity to our branded content material, theme graphics, and social feel and appear. I can at all times depend on Carolyn so as to add worth to our inventive concepts. She’s a fast examine and has been adaptive to no matter design challenges we’ve confronted. You may join together with her through e-mail at carolynmonke@gmail.com or ship her a message on LinkedIn. 

What’s Subsequent and The place You Can Proceed to Observe Me

We’ll proceed repeatedly publishing content material on Wit & Delight by way of the top of June. I’ll be digging into the archives and highlighting among the articles which were most significant to me—and to you, the Wit & Delight group—during the last fourteen years.

We’ll be publishing a number of sponsored posts I’m excited to share, each in June and all through the summer season. I may also sporadically share design updates we make to our dwelling. The web site will stay stay this summer season and past. I’ll pop on occasionally to share extra updates.

I’ll proceed to publish my publication, Home Name, on the common cadence. Please observe alongside right here for essays and design mission updates. I may also proceed to point out up on Instagram every time the temper strikes.

Wit & Delight product strains will proceed to be offered with our present stockists. We’ll proceed to share updates, new product choices, and collaborations on Wit & Delight and our social channels. 

In the event you’d like to attach with me sooner or later, my e-mail would be the greatest place to succeed in me: kate@witanddelight.com. 

Thanks for being with me throughout such a transformative time.

I’ll see you quickly.

Kate is the founding father of Wit & Delight. She is at present studying tips on how to play tennis and is eternally testing the boundaries of her inventive muscle. Observe her on Instagram at @witanddelight_.