JPG: Stories: Personal Post: Hello All..

Hello All..

By Devin Hayes

5 Jun 2009

"Are you really thinking about going back?" He asked. "It's a ship I'd gladly go down on."

A little bit of history.. I applied to be a part of Powazek's JPGMag in November 2006, shortly after the launch. At the time, I owned a nice home in the woods of scenic Lake George, NY., and lived with 3 of the most incredible ladies on planet earth. I was asked to fly out to San Francisco (I'm a bay area native), so I whipped out the credit card without a second thought and booked my flight for December 15th. After meeting with Derek and Paul, I already knew, but I knew even more that I NEEDED to be part of it.

December 27th, 2006, I loaded my car with the bare necessities and proceeded to cross the northern United States in the dead of winter for what I still consider, "the coolest job ever".

January 6th, 2007, I started my first day at JPG.

September, 2007. 9 Months later, the house is sold and I'm reunited with the most important people in my life. Those 9 months were testament to my belief in, and love of, JPG. Obviously, there were big giant ugly bumps in the road scattered in between. Not only within the company, but also within my own personal life. If I've learned anything through whatever hardships I've accumulated in life, it's one thing: Anything worth doing is worth every ounce of fight.

May 6th, 2009. Welcome back JPG! I missed you guys!

Not-so-strange that there are still big ugly bumps in the road and hurdles kicked over. Two and half years later and I'm still slugging it out. Doing everything in my might to keep a dream alive.

Thanks for having me back.. I'll try not to break anything :)

3 responses

John Linton gave props (5 Jun 2009):
Hell...Yeah! It rocks!
Jason Platt gave props (5 Jun 2009):
welcome back...Thanks for keeping the dream alive!
Melissa gave props (16 Jun 2009):
Welcome "home" :)