Hello! My name is Madison Baugh, but here at the office they call me Mad B! I am the marketing intern here at Sage Creative. I work alongside our Director of Marketing (Kate Herzke). I help with planning out content for our social media platforms: Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Tiktok, etc. I am currently a senior at the University of Memphis. I actually graduate in about nine weeks! I am so excited to close this chapter of my life and start a new one!

For the past four years I have been pursuing a BA in Marketing, and I honestly had no idea what I really wanted to do with marketing until about March of 2021. I am very organized and the type of person to have her life planned out way in advance. I’ve always had a passion for planning and helping others to the best of my ability. With the pandemic, it has been difficult to acquire a job, let alone an internship, that fits all of my likings and experience.

Back in August I came across a post on instagram that was sponsored by Sage Creative, and it caught my eye. It was a post they had made about a need for a marketing intern; after reading through the list of responsibilities, I applied immediately. Within two weeks of applying for this internship, I was already in the office here at Sage Creative. I have only been here for a month, but have gained so much experience already!

There is never a dull moment here at Sage. It’s a fast-paced yet entertaining environment. I am surrounded by co-workers who I see more as friends, who accept me for me, help me when needed, and are always here for me. Madison a couple of months ago would not believe where she is now, and I am eternally grateful for this opportunity to work alongside some of the best people and to have such a safe and energetic work environment.

A typical day in the office for me typically goes as follows: 

1. Arrive at 8am and I like to check my email and calendar to see what I have coming up or if anything is due. 

2. We have a team huddle every morning, to discuss what we all have going on for the day and to just catch up on everything we have going on as a team. 

3. I then meet with Kate to discuss what needs to be done for the day or sometimes we work together to collaborate on ideas for upcoming content for Sage Creative. 

4. We work till lunch then come back ready to work more until we leave around 4! That is just a typical day in my life as a marketing intern, but everyday is different. Honestly I never really know what I have going on that day until we all

meet. Sometimes I will go out of the office to help with filming or behind the scenes shots!

This is something that I about this internship: nothing is really set in stone and it’s always spontaneous around here. I cannot wait to grow as a person and in my knowledge of marketing with Sage Creative.

Want to join our team?! Apply to work with us today!

A few months ago, Malik approached me and asked if I was interested in getting a Whoop. I looked at him and said, “what the heck is that?” Malik’s response - “it’s really cool. It tracks your life.” Little did I know that I would actually become an extremely big fan of it. 

If you’re like how I was and have no idea what this thing is, let me break it down for you. A Whoop is a small strap you wear 24/7 on your wrist that tracks your recovery, strain, and sleep performance. Your recovery is based on 4 factors: heart-rate variability, resting heart rate, sleep, and respiratory rate. Your strain is calculated throughout the day on a scale from 1-21. Depending on your recovery, it will tell you your optimal strain goal for the day. While you sleep, it tracks the length of each sleep cycle, how many disturbances you have, and the efficiency of your sleep. 

Throughout my life, I have typically been a pretty active person. I played three sports all throughout high school and did my best to workout throughout college. However, that definitely didn’t turn out as well as I wanted it to. After I graduated, I started taking exercising more seriously. I used my Apple Watch to track my workouts. When Malik introduced me to the Whoop, I thought it could be a better alternative to help me reach my fitness goals, so I gave it a shot. It has not only played a huge role in my fitness journey, but also my day to day experience in the workplace. 

I noticed that I performed significantly better at work, completing all my tasks for the day when I would get 80% or more of my sleep need.  Every night, I will get a notification from my app that says “time to get ready for bed to be asleep at __ to get 100% of your sleep need😴”. In the past, I would have ignored this message and gone to bed whenever. However, after noticing how much more productive I can be if I do get the amount of sleep I need, I started taking it a lot more seriously! And, since then, I am continuing to perform better during the day because of the consistent sleep schedule I have. 

Another big aspect that has affected my performance in the workplace is my recovery. I started noticing trends in my lifestyle that would affect my recovery, whether it was not drinking enough water the day before, eating poor foods, or even drinking a glass of wine before bed. So, I made some changes. Now, my recovery is in the green more than not during the week! A higher recovery also helps me stay more focused at work. I am not sluggish or sleepy; instead, I am ready to take on any task that is given to me. It is almost like I just have a bigger boost of energy throughout the day. 

With us launching Sage only a few months ago, it has been really important to me to give it my all during work. People often form their opinions the first time they are introduced to something, so I have been working tirelessly to make sure if someone’s first opinion is formed from our social media, that hopefully it is a good opinion. And, as cheesy as it sounds, my Whoop has helped me do it! Whenever someone asks me about the “black strap on my wrist”, I get so excited to tell them about it. Maybe a little too excited (my sister gets annoyed with me about it🙄). But I truly believe in this product! It has helped me put me go above and beyond for Sage Creative.