Other Women's Jobs // A Day In The Life And Career of Elena Metus

Name: Elena Metus

Instagram Handle: @rsminuae

Job Title: Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Russian speaking mums in the UAE Community and Platform (RSMinUAE), and Arabian Journal www.a-journal.info

Elena Metus is a Marketing Professional by heart and throughout her past career working in multinationals. Her interests lie in the beauty industry and marketing. Her passion is to generate innovative ideas, create new projects, and implement them while bringing a strong value to the society. She believes that people can only succeed when they truly like what he/she is doing and are passionate about it.

In addition to working as a full-time professional in a company, she overlooks the project of the first Platform and Community of Russian Speaking Mums in UAE which was founded in 2015. The Facebook group RSMinUAE unites ladies from all 15 Russian speaking countries who are now residing in the UAE. Since its beginning, the group has developed and evolved comprising of more than 14k active members. It brings together women of all backgrounds: full- time mothers, business ladies, doctors, lawyers, media personalities and other professionals. Since beginning until now the idea remains the same: to create a safe environment where members can receive advice of the collective mind or be referred for the professional support. The questions are endless, from where to get certain products or find the doctors to the lifesaving topics.

Elena is a mother of a 14-year-old son, and also two beautiful furry cats, being married for 16 years and residing in Dubai for 10 years.

Elena says: “I truly believe in an idea to be grateful for each ordinary day and try to remember positive sides that it brings. Such an attitude to life will keep you up and help you to overcome difficulties and challenges that we all are facing sometimes”.

Let’s discover a day in the life and career of Elena:

6.30AM-8:30AM: 

Since I`m a busy mother with a full-time job and tight daily schedule, my morning usually starts early. I help my son to prepare for his school day which usually looks like a rush on-the-go. After he leaves, I can enjoy some time, having breakfast with my husband, feeding our cats and preparing for a new day.

9-9.30 AM:

By this time, I am usually at work in full capacity checking my diary of tasks and meetings of my plan for the day. As a part of time management, I prefer to plan most important calls, meetings and tasks that require concentration for the first half of the day. I`m a morning person and this is when my mind is clear and efficient.

1 PM :

My day is always packed with calls and meetings, and to keep myself at full capacity I must have nutritional meal during the day. My lunch time between 1 and 2 pm gives me time to recharge and have some break to check on missed messages or plan for the second half of the day. At this time I also check what’s going on in the Community and coordinate with partners.

3PM:

I plan any outside meetings in the second half of the day.

4-5PM:

This is usually time when I`m catching on emails, pending contracts or revise work. In case I have later meetings, I go home straight afterwards. At this time of the day moving through Dubai traffic jam I often on call with my Abu Dhabi partner, Journalist Elena Bee.

6PM:

This is the time to switch on activities. I believe in a work-life balance that you should find time for yourself and your family members daily. So, I usually finish my working routine at 6 pm, a Must!

7PM:

I’m not a very sportive person but I do regular yoga/stretching, jogging or swimming at least 3 times a week. In between, I`m usually spending the time with my husband preparing dinner for our family. Yes, we do switch our roles as he cooks well truly delicious meals. I should say I`m a family person and I love to spend my free time with my husband and son.

8PM:

At this time I check my email for any corporate invites or advertising requests. Our platforms are well known in the UAE and gaining more and more popularity among the local companies and international brands. We organizing expert talks and group tours to the places regularly.

9PM: 

This is usually time to relax, to catch up on school home works or conversations with my son, to play with our lovely cats whom I treat as my furry babies.

11PM: 

My evening skincare routine, which I shouldn`t missed, some time to unwind, meditate and fall into sleep. Yes, to be ready for a new day and new challenges!