Success Stories - From Exec to Functional Lead!

Emma Ibell has been with Firefish for almost 4 years – and her journey was an impressive one! She started in the Finance Team as a Finance Assistant. In just over a year, she got promoted to Senior Finance & Operations Executive, progressing quickly and gaining more responsibilities around the Operations side of the business.

In 2022, she moved on to Finance and Compliance Functional Lead, wanting to get involved in more compliance-related tasks and processes. With another Fish starting in early 2022, she was able to focus on underlying processes for the function rather than running the day-to-day of Finance. She was always clear on her career aspirations and knew that the team she started in was one she wanted to progress within.

Emma says she always felt amazing support from her team, her direct supervisor, Richard, and all of her colleagues. Knowing the clear steps she needed to take in her journey and outlining her goals together with Richard made the progression a piece of cake! She also highlights how important his role was in making her more confident and believe in her abilities – thanks to Richard’s support, she was able to start suggesting improvements and bring new ideas, which only sped up her progression!

Here's what Richard Mullan, our Director of Operations had to say about Emma's time at Firefish:

Emma is the definition of a real team player with an eagerness to develop as much as she can on her journey with Firefish. Emma slotted in perfectly to Firefish when she joined back in 2019 and has gone from strength to strength since. Having joined as an Exec, she is now the Functional Lead for Operations and has been vital to the success and growth of the team and company to date!

Our Fish can test the waters of different roles and grow in the way that is most suitable for them – because we understand that growth is unique for every individual we take their individual qualities, skills, and aspirations into consideration, instead of just pushing them through a funnel.

So, the question is – what will your story be? 

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