{"id":5231,"date":"2020-03-31T05:59:21","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T18:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-328533-4778250.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=5231"},"modified":"2020-04-01T13:25:45","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T02:25:45","slug":"balancing-the-grind-with-catherine-rewha-head-of-digital-at-bolster-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/balancethegrind.co\/interviews\/balancing-the-grind-with-catherine-rewha-head-of-digital-at-bolster-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Balancing the Grind With Catherine Rewha, Head Of Digital at Bolster Group"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Catherine Rewha is the Head Of Digital at Bolster Group, a digital & creative agency specialising in music, events and entertainment, with a presence in Melbourne, Sydney and New York.<\/p>\n

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1) To kick things off, could you tell us a little about your career background and current role?<\/h2>\n

I\u2019m the Head of Digital at Bolster<\/a>. We\u2019re a digital agency that works in the music, events and youth culture space.<\/p>\n

My career in digital has always been in the performance marketing arm. However, over the years I\u2019ve been fortunate enough to evolve my career into a more data, digital strategy and leadership position.<\/p>\n

2) What does a day in the life look like for you? Can you take us through a recent workday?<\/h2>\n

I\u2019ve got a morning routine down that goes like this: Wake up, go for a run, meditate, eat breakfast and listen to The Globalist podcast on Monocle<\/a> and then catch up on the latest in digital news while I ride the bus to work.<\/p>\n

When I get to work its emails, smashing out as many things as possible on my to do list in half an hour and then do code training for another half hour.<\/p>\n

After that I do meetings until lunch time. I try and do all my meetings in the morning because that’s when I am better at making decisions.<\/p>\n

After lunch I am in deep work mode working on decks, data management, operation models and team delivery frameworks. But this part changes every day.<\/p>\n

The music and events industry switches all the time so I try to leave my afternoons as open as possible for change. You never know when a festival line-up is going to get signed off and we need to go live – so I\u2019ve learned to stay open.<\/p>\n

After work I have a roster of sorts to fit in my out of work activities. I\u2019m either working on the Creative Women\u2019s Circle board<\/a>, doing some work for mates with their own business\u2019, preparing my subscriber list<\/a> send out, writing, going to a gig or catching up with mates.<\/p>\n

3) Does your current role allow for flexible or remote working? If so, how does that fit into your life and routine?<\/h2>\n

Absolutely. I am doing this interview from Thailand where I worked remote last week. As long as you get your work done and organise your hours so that you can have enough face to face time for meetings, then it\u2019s possible to work remote.<\/p>\n

In saying that though, I do prefer to be in office. Being in a leadership role, it’s important for me to be around and be available to support my team face to face. I am also someone that thrives off collaborative environments and banter.<\/p>\n

4) What does work-life balance mean to you and how do you work to achieve that goal?<\/h2>\n

I often say that I like to keep a separation between the church and the state. This means never bringing my work home and vice-versa.<\/p>\n

When I\u2019m at work, I am there giving it 200%. I am focused, rarely check my phone and power on through until the end of the day. When I leave, I leave my laptop at work to prevent me from checking or doing any work when I get home. I also log out of emails and Slack for the day.<\/p>\n

Outside of work, I am present in whatever I have chosen to do. Being strict on this allows me to break from work and re-energise my brain by taking in other experiences.<\/p>\n

Work and life complement each other, which is what work-life balance is for me.<\/p>\n

5) What do you think are some of the best habits or routines that you\u2019ve developed over the years to help you achieve success in your life?<\/h2>\n

My role involves a lot of critical thinking and emotional intelligence so my brain needs consistent and sustained energy. I make sure that its fuelled through the holy trinity of eight hours of sleep, eating healthy meals and exercising daily.<\/p>\n

This natural fuel also helps me remain a lot more calmer than I used to be. I have experienced burnout and anxiety attacks at work but that was a time of more coffee, more Uber Eats, more wine and no exercise routine at all. Now I do no coffee, no Uber Eats, no wine and all of the exercise.<\/p>\n

6) Are there any books that have helped you improve over the years?<\/h2>\n

For sure. I find a lot of lessons in autobiographies by women in music. Female and multiplicity in gender in the music industry is improving but the pathways that women have pioneered over the years inspires me. They\u2019ve taught me a lot about how to stand your ground whilst navigating the intersection of creativity, emotion and business.<\/p>\n