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There is nothing easy about working together for people
who are not married. But in the history of our company there
is one Joy Purdin, on Children's Island, off Marblehead and Salem, during a recent agency photo shoot. In the beginning, Joy Purdin oversaw the production team. Coming from the newspaper industry, her sales abilities and management skills were sorely needed. In the days when there were no computers, her steady hand and fun-loving attitude always sustained the company during all-nighters, during emergencies, and day in and day out during the routines of the business. With a Master's from Boston University, her skills eventually migrated to the finances of the agency, and as we grew, she took on the responsibilities of Controller and Vice President. Married to Bill for 18 years, mother of Blythe, now 17, and an educator at heart, five years ago she took on an additional responsibility as a fourth grade teacher. So, while she is not as active in the agency as she once was, her amazing creativity, her wise counsel, and her love of the advertising business is still part of every business day. We still have clients who will not make a move without discussing things with her. And, we also have a President & Creative Director who feels the same way. |
relationship
that has been formative and crucial. From the beginning, working together
with her husband, Bill, Joy has consistently kept a steady and resolute
vision of Legend, Inc. as a top-quality, highly creative agency that
retains its unique flavor and clear-headed creativity and continues
to grow, not in the tremendous number of employees but in the size of
the creative product we produce and in the scope of the projects to
which we are assigned.
