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Meet Rebeca Montaner of Ceven Digital in Decatur

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Today we’d like to introduce you to Rebeca Montaner.

Thanks for sharing your story with us Rebeca. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there.
I started Ceven Digital to help entrepreneurs save time. My mom had to choose between being a mom or becoming a biologist for the Food and Drug Administration. She never blamed me, but being the firstborn, I lived with that burden. It was always in the back of my mind to figure out a way to help moms with demanding jobs like lawyers, doctors, and small business owners save time so they never have to choose.

My experience comes from being a project and product manager for big brands and clients. It was a “google type” job with great money and the flexibility to work from home and even travel and work remotely. I enjoyed it but I still felt empty, like I wasn’t making a difference. When I moved to Atlanta, I decided to do something about it. Instead of looking for another job, I decided to create a company that would give driven small business owners more time so they could focus on what matters most to them.

We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
The road of entrepreneurialism is never smooth, but that’s the beauty of it. Not having a clear vision of how exactly I wanted to help women save time was a major struggle; All I knew is that it had to be digital/virtual/internet-based. I knew this because I’m also doing this so when I have my own babies I will be able to work from home. Once I had a name, Ceven Digital, I started searching for someone to do my logo, my website, my social media and the agencies I worked with did a terrible job. The logos would not have much depth to them, the designs were pretty but not practical. Most were either too artsy or techy. They just didn’t have the business strategy I knew I could provide. So, I decided to start a digital marketing agency without being a graphic designer, photographer or tech guy. I just understood the need and started finding my experts in each field.

Finding the right team was the most challenging. Some people I hired would give me great resumes and portfolios but then deliver things so bad I couldn’t even use them. Others were very talented but not responsible, and the most frustrating were the ones so talented they wouldn’t bother to listen to the client. It took me over a year to find the winning team I have today.

I have always been very self-critical and learning that failure is part of the success was and still is a big struggle for me. I had to reprogram my brain into believing that to FAIL is just your “First Attempt In Learning” and that’s what I had to do turbo style. I went from knowing very little about social media to being invited as an expert panelist on the subject at one of the most important small business events in Las Vegas: Ultimate Wealth Camp with Bill Walsh and Power Team International. I’m even starting to write a book on “How to Turn Followers into Clients.”

Ceven Digital story – what should we know? What do you guys do best? What sets you apart from the competition?
Ceven Digital is a digital marketing agency, it gets its name from the 7 C’s (Ceven) of digital marketing: Customer, Consistency, Creativity, Culture, Communication, Change, Channel. We specialize in managing social media for businesses because it takes the most time to keep up and do it well. We want to help our clients be able to automate and delegate as much as possible so they can focus on actually running their business or just spending time with their friends and family.

Ceven Digital was created so we could help driven women that are experts in their field but have no time to learn all the intricacies of social media and digital marketing. Our goal is to lighten the load and give back quality time to the high achievers so they don’t have to choose between having the time to be a good parent or chasing their dreams to the fullest.

That’s why we created our latest Social Media Content Guide. This Guide will take the guesswork out of posting and strategy behind growing your social accounts. It is applicable to any social media platform and it will be your best friend when you’re just not sure what more content to post about. We created it to help the small business owner combat the recent changes in Instagram and Facebook’s algorithms. It is harder for posts to be seen therefore engagement has dropped. This calendar will save you time allowing you to post more often and with better content.

What I’m most proud of is our team. I started this crazy journey alone, but now I’m glad to say we have a global team of talented individuals that have worked with Chevrolet, Hoover, Dirt Devil, Oreck, and L’Oreal to name a few. Quality is what sets us apart. I’m from Venezuela and that’s where most of our talent is from. We did this intentionally, we believe that people can combat corrupt governments like the one in Venezuela with education (we provide lots of training to our team) and hard work. What makes Ceven Digital unique is that we focus on saving you time with quality results while making a positive impact in the world.

What’s your favorite memory from childhood?
Disney… but not in the normal child sense. My dad was an entrepreneur and he was always fascinated by the stories behind men like Walt Disney. He would tell me how Walt Disney was turned down by 300 banks before getting his loan to start Disney World… He would drill into me the American Dream of “if you can dream it, you can do it.”

That’s why I cry every time I hear “When you wish upon a star” It takes me back to a time when I was a little girl in a small town in Venezuela with big dreams but in a system that would have crushed them. Thanks to my parents, who gave up their wealth and comfort and risked everything to the point of bankruptcy due to the real estate bust of 2008… thanks to their teachings, example and even failures, I am who I am. I’m also proud to say that my mom now owns one of the best interpreting companies in Atlanta, IATOG, and Ceven Digital designed their logo.

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