by Ginni Matern | Jun 14, 2017 | Employees, Employers, Where's Ginni
For my next client visit, I learned about hand-crafting spirits and to catch up with old friends. My earliest memories with the distillery go back about 15 years when Joe Dangler was the Master Distiller. Joe taught me and my mom about horse betting at Colonial Downs...
by Ginni Matern | May 24, 2017 | Employees, Employers, Where's Ginni
A few months ago my brother-in-law, Bill, arranged for me to surprise my sister, Kris, and work with her as a preschool teacher in Raleigh, NC. My sister became a stay-at-home mom to two little girls (hardest job out there, btw) after her oldest...
by Ginni Matern | Apr 28, 2017 | Employees, Employers, Where's Ginni
You never know who might be the next connection to your new career. My mom loved helping me and my friends find a job, even if it was something temporary until we found a more permanent position. She knew that as long as we had jobs we could make our car...
by Ginni Matern | Apr 20, 2017 | Employees, Employers, Events
Fifty years ago today my grandmother, Ann Duffer (aka “Mimi”), opened the doors to her employment agency, Ann Duffer Personnel, in downtown Richmond. The business started with placing candidates in mostly secretarial and clerical positions...
by Ginni Matern | Mar 27, 2017 | Employees, Employers, Where's Ginni
Steel – it’s all around us. It anchors large commercial buildings, reinforces bridges, runs our appliances, and strengthens our cars. Henry Bessemer revolutionized the steel manufacturing process in Britain in the 1850s, which was a huge...
