Due to the rapid growth at Element Headquarters in De Pere, WI, ownership has decided to expand internationally, opening an office in Granada, Spain.
“It just made sense that Spain would be our next location. Megan [McNulty] speaks broken Spanish almost fluently, and nearly every one of us knows words like ‘cerveza’ and ‘vino’. It should be a really smooth transition,” says Element Owner, Lance Peroutka.
Account Assistant, Megan McNulty, returned to the office yesterday, after spending two weeks abroad forming new business relationships, organizing the new office and taking up smoking. However, on the second day of the trip, tragedy struck.
On their way to a dinner meeting, McNulty and Element Granada employee, Estefania Lopez, stopped at an ATM on the side of the road. Almost immediately, the two were mugged by a group of Spanish boys. According to police reports, the boys ranged from 11-13 years of age, each weighing about 68 pounds each. The two employees were able to fight off their attackers using choke slamming and jiu jitsu methods of combat. Luckily, the attackers made off with nothing more than a chunk of hair out of Lopez’s head.
“On the bright side, I was happy to finally put my martial arts training to good use,” said McNulty.
“I think maybe Spain was a big step for us. We’ve unfortunately closed Element Granada, but are still looking to expand. Perhaps Appleton, WI, or maybe even Madison.” Said Peroutka.
Element has generously covered the costs of Lopez’ hair replacement.