The offer was signed. Three minutes later I sent an email called “Post offer, let's get to work!”
I had formally accepted the Chief Digital Officer role at TRX. I asked to start on May 10 because Apply had a big release coming and I wanted to help that team through it, then handle the rest of the transition without disappearing in the middle.
TRX agreed to the date. The countersigned letter came back that morning.
My next note was not about the paperwork. It was a list of things I wanted to understand before day one: the organization, the current launch, the operating model, performance against plan, the dashboard, the company systems, and the people I needed to meet.
It was a lot for an email sent a few minutes after accepting a job. It was also exactly where my head was.
The role was supposed to connect the company's digital product, ecommerce work, acquisition, and the systems around them. I did not know the full shape of the job yet. That was why I wanted the numbers and the meetings early.
The next few days were still split between two companies. I was helping Apply through the release while setting up TRX email, Slack, product tools, and introductions. A digital-strategy readout appeared in my Drive. I started asking for the recent product and acquisition updates so I could get the lay of the land.
Then a box of TRX gear showed up. The photograph from that week is me in the apartment, barefoot, smiling, and trying a pair of orange resistance bands before I officially worked there.
When the final countersigned letter arrived, I replied, “Amazing, good feels all around today.”
The official start was still twelve days away. The first note after signing was already about access, numbers, and meetings.