Where I Work: Absolutely Anywhere

The only thing that is constant in my life is being on the move.

I work anywhere and everywhere – some of my most impactful blogs have been written on aircraft or waiting at airports. Or, as above, at the hairdresser's. Whilst I work "technically" at the RedBalloon office, my leadership team say that I am "better out than in". Which means my job is to be out and about – meeting people and building networks for the business.

This picture is taken at one of the RedBalloon experience suppliers’ locations. This week, I have visited three different places, ‘mystery shopping’ and checking the experience. This is not part of my official role – but I find that being on the move and meeting different people gives me inspiration to write.

My family is number one in my life, my children cannot remember the time before we started RedBalloon – they have grown up with it, as well as being very much a part of it. I used to have to go to their teachers at the beginning of each year and say if my child says "they were in a helicopter on the weekend – they probably were"... just so they didn’t think my kids were telling tall tales.

My children are used to mummy grabbing a moment to write a few words. My daughter was happy to have me working next to her whilst she did this hair makeover experience. After all shared experience is what I am all about – and it is the inspiration for my writing.

Naomi Simson is the founding director of Australian online tech success story RedBalloon. She has written more than 800 blog posts at NaomiSimson.com, is a professional speaker, author of Live what you Love (pre-order now) and now TV personality on Channel 10’s Shark Tank (airing January 2015). Get to know her further on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook.