Main Responsibilities of a Managing Partner at Zepol Media Partners
As Managing Partner and majority owner of Zepol Media Partners, LLC, MaryAnne's main responsibilities include serving as "the art director for everything," handling all design and branding. However, the role also unexpectedly encompasses "budgeting, HR for two employees, state regulations, and dealing with the IRS," highlighting the multifaceted and often unanticipated demands of entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurship, Business Management, Art Direction, Human Resource Management, Financial Management
Advizer Information
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MaryAnne Talbott
Managing Partner
Zepol Media Partners, LLC
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
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Creative Writing, Journalism, Film, Media Arts, Visual Arts
Advertising, Communications & Marketing
Creative
Honors Student, Worked 20+ Hours in School
Video Highlights
1. MaryAnne is the Managing Partner and majority owner of Zepol Media Partners, LLC, showcasing entrepreneurial leadership.
2. She is the art director, handling design and branding, demonstrating creative and strategic skills.
3. She manages budgeting, HR, state regulations, and IRS compliance, highlighting the diverse responsibilities of business ownership.
Transcript
What are your main responsibilities within your current role?
I am the owner of my business, Zeppo Media Partners, LLC. I'm the partner, the majority owner, but my husband is the other partner, so we're about half and half.
My half involves being the art director for everything. So if anything needs to be designed, any collateral needs to be looked at, or any branding needs to be created, that's what I do.
But as owner, I also handle the budgeting. I handle the HR for our two employees, all the state regulations, and I deal with the IRS. I do all that stuff, which I had no preparation for at all. I had to learn that as I did it, which was kind of frustrating.
If you have the chance to do this on your own, I highly recommend taking some entrepreneurship classes just to get your feet wet. It's a lot more complicated than it seems.
So I spend more time than I like doing that stuff. I'd rather do the other stuff, but since I own the business, I have to.
Advizer Personal Links
zepolmedia.com, alamosacitizen.com, https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryanne-talbott