Actual Agency’s Kate Corcoran Adorno on loving Slack, going remote, and pushing forward

What’s the best piece of career advice you have ever received?

For some people, that advice came early in life, long before their professional career started. For Kate Corcoran Adorno, president of Actual Agency (a Millwright Agency), the best lesson came from her father, a CFO who would take time to help her with math homework.

The advice? Well, read on to hear how Adorno uses her dad’s wisdom in her communications career, along with takeaways for managing a busy schedule and maintaining balance as a agency leader.

Here’s what she had to say for our latest in the “Day in the Life” series:

1. What’s your favorite part of your morning routine?

Adorno: The best part of my morning routine is when I make the choice to get up early and spend time at the gym. It’s the one hour a day that is truly just for me. It makes me better mentally and stronger physically.

My phone stays in the car and my mind stays focused on what I’m there to do—and not what comes after I step out of the gym. I spent several months last year studying to become an accredited Certified Personal Trainer by the National Academy of Sports Medicine. (It was incredibly interesting, but also a stark reminder of how little I knew about exercise science.)