Leeds-based digital marketing agency, Visibilis, has broken the £1m turnover mark, following a turbulent 12 months.
This time last year, founder and owner, Ben Wolfenden, was “moments from death” before undergoing an eleventh hour double lung transplant.
Wolfenden, whose wife is Managing Director, suffers from Cystic Fibrosis:
“A year ago I was just thankful to be waking up with my family around me in hospital. I never would have imagined 12 months later we’d have achieved such defiant success for the agency.”
“The fact that we were able to hit the £1m turnover mark in the same month I was undergoing a life-saving operation in hospital is incredible and testament to the perseverance and dedication of our team.
“Because of my illness, as a business we’ve always placed a great deal of emphasis on creating a work environment that people enjoy, as well as encouraging staff to take care of their health and really value their time. This is more important in recent times than it ever has been before.”
The agency has appointed a series of new staff during the period, including a Marketing Director and Client Services Director.
“Having Cystic Fibrosis meant that a regular job role was never an option for me; I had to take control and build my own future. That sense of being that master of your own destiny and not allowing anything to hold you back is very prevalent in the culture we’ve created at Visibilis,” he continued.
“We don’t have the typical rigid agency team structure, we build roles around individual’s talents and ambitions, and we’re completely dedicated to supporting them to develop their futures. That’s how we’ve built such a talented and resilient team who’ve managed to help us achieve this milestone, and many more, under such difficult circumstances. It’s this approach which has enabled us all to adapt so easily to the current situation, too.”
Visiblis currently employs 25 staff.
