Main Responsibilities of a CEO and Co-Founder at Nuñez The People's Agency
As CEO and founder of Nuñez, The People's Agency, Ray's main responsibility is to "keep the pieces moving" between the creative, operations, and sales teams, ensuring each team is supported with whatever they need to succeed, whether it's a sales pitch or keeping the project management tool working. While Ray initially resisted the CEO title, now embraces the role, enjoying the variety of tasks and the ability to "switch hats" daily.
Leadership, Sales, Operations, Team Management, Client Relations
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Ray Nuñez
CEO, Co-Founder
Nuñez, The People's Agency
Johnson & Wales University
Film, Media Arts, Visual Arts
Advertising, Communications & Marketing
Business Strategy
Honors Student, Scholarship Recipient, Pell Grant Recipient, Took Out Loans, Immigrant, Worked 20+ Hours in School, First Generation College Student
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1. The CEO role involves wearing multiple hats, including presenting, pitching to clients, and sales calls, with the daily tasks varying based on the schedule.
2. A key responsibility is to facilitate collaboration and understanding between the creative, operations, and sales teams, ensuring everyone is supported and aligned.
3. The CEO supports the sales team by providing connections, talking points, and data to help them confidently close deals, while also overseeing operational aspects like team payments and project management tools.
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What are the main responsibilities within your role?
I am the CEO. I really fought that title for a long time. We were a small team, and I felt like it was a little too bougie. But now, I consider myself the founder and CEO of this organization.
My day-to-day schedule looks totally different depending on what's on the calendar. I might be doing a podcast like this, presenting at an event, pitching to clients, or going on a sales call.
For the most part, my job is to keep the pieces moving. We have our creative team, our operations team, and a sales team. My job is to live between all three worlds and make sense of it all.
If we're presenting new concepts to a client, I want to be there to support getting the right story out and ensuring the team's message and pitch land impactfully. On the sales side, I support my sales team with connections, pitches, talking points, and data so they feel confident and can close deals.
On the operations side, I keep everything moving, whether it's paying the team, working with our finance team, or ensuring our project management tool is working. Every day, I get to switch hats, and I wouldn't want it any other way. I would get very bored very quickly if I had to stick to one lane.