Keen

Passion is overrated focus on quality from day one. Since exiting stealth mode with Keen, the last four months have been the grind of building a foundation for years to come. Everyone says we’re crafting something truly special, and the only way to measure it is with momentum. Today, I can happily say we have momentum and quality as our catalysts. Quality will always shift and be elusive but here is what we accomplished this past quarter: ?? Team Expansion: Onboarded 15 full-time employees with another 7+ to join in the next 30 days. We're building high-performing teams for 8 clients across CPG, Health & Wellness, Apparel, Food/Beverage, and FinTech. ?? Cape Town the Proven Talent Hub: Created a database of 3,500+ candidates in Cape Town across Creative, Digital, Marketing, Sales, and Customer Service and we’ve conducted over 500 virtual face-to-face interviews. Every candidate has been vetted, skill sets identified, strengths logged, and portfolios reviewed. ?? Launched Org Chart Audits: Launched our Org Chart Audit service and successfully worked with 5 brands to optimize their internal structures. ?? Two Cape Town Offices: Expanded our footprint with two office locations in Cape Town to support our growing teams and operations. ?? Built A University Talent Source: We’ve established partnerships with 4 of Cape Town's top Marketing, Advertising, and Creative universities to fuel internship and candidate feeder programs, ensuring a continuous flow of top-tier talent. ?? Personal Highlight: Spent 5 weeks in Cape Town alongside our talented frontline teams, onboarding, scaling, and ramping up operations – and got to work with them in person. I can’t believe this is just the beginning. We’re redefining what it means to build global teams with dedicated focus and premium talent. Cape Town is our first hub, but stay tuned—there’s more coming soon! Keen to learn how we’re doing it? Check out some highlights below and DM me to see how we can help your business scale with premium South African talent. #talent #capetown #hiring #staffing #marketing

Are scopes ruining your relationships? ?? ? When working with traditional agencies, the concept of scopes is often unavoidable. They provide structure, predictability, and help define SOW cost, but can also be a double-edged sword. ?? In many client-agency relationships, the phrase "that's not in scope" is a third rail ? – clients hate hearing it, and employees often won't bring it up till it is at a boiling point. Have you ever felt trapped by rigid scopes that suffocate creativity and innovation? ?? Or dealt with the nightmare of capped hours and endless revisions, only to get a fraction of the focus your project actually needs? ? I'm curious to know: What's the most frustrating part of dealing with scopes in client <> service provider relationships? Did I leave any frustrations off the list?? ??