TRCG

The Real Connect Gridders

TRCG

THE REAL CONNECT GRIDDERS

— ABOUT

A guild built on learning, teamwork, and lived experience.

—  01 · About the Guild

The learning guild philosophy.

TRCG is not a traditional agency. We are a guild — a group of learners, creators, and professionals building side-by-side. Every project is an apprenticeship for someone and a delivery for a real client. Mentorship, code review, and shared retros are how we make our members better while shipping the work.

The result is real-world experience compounding across the group. Junior members grow fast because seniors teach out loud. Clients get careful thought and steady hands because every deliverable passes through more than one perspective.

COLLABORATION

INNOVATION

GLOBAL MINDSET

GROWTH

FOUNDER

Mei Buglino

Project Manager · Digital Marketing Strategist

—  02 · About the Founder

A career shaped by movement.

Mei’s path has crossed Myanmar, the United Kingdom, Vietnam, Malaysia, Romania, the Philippines, Italy, China, Macau, Hong Kong and Thailand. Along the way she has worked in healthcare, education administration, remote operations, food entrepreneurship, travel writing, and digital marketing.

That range is the raw material for TRCG: a guild grounded in real practice rather than templated deliverables — where global experience becomes design instinct and steady project rhythm.

 

—  03 • JOURNEY TIMELINE

Seven years of movement.

2019 • ITALY

Started Social Media Management

First steps into digital work — managing content, community, and growth for small brands.

2022 · Philippines

Built an Italian food business

2026 · Myanmar

Web development studies & guild formation

2020–2021 · United Kingdom

Remote work & healthcare roles

2023–2025 · Asia & Europe

Travel blogging & digital self-learning

2019 • ITALY

Started Social Media Management

First steps into digital work — managing content, community, and growth for small brands.

2020–2021 · United Kingdom

Remote work & healthcare roles

2022 · Philippines

Built an Italian food business

2023–2025 · Asia & Europe

Travel blogging & digital self-learning

2026 · Myanmar

Web development studies & guild formation

—  04 • WHAT I LEARNED

Values carried into the work.

01

Adaptability

Shifting countries, industries, and stacks — the only constant is a willingness to learn.

02

Experience from Failure

Every closed door taught a workflow we now use to help clients avoid the same.

03

Collaboration

No single builder outperforms a well-run guild. The best work is co-authored.

04

Global Opportunities

Working across time zones and cultures opens design and product thinking wide.

05

Consistency

Showing up daily is the compound interest of any creative practice.

—  05 • GUILD VISION

From creators to professionals.

Our vision is a guild where curious creators become confident professionals — where the pathway is real client work, thoughtful mentorship, and a portfolio that speaks for itself.

Five years from now, TRCG will be a global network of practitioners who share craft standards, tools, and opportunities. A guild card that means the person behind it has shipped, taught, and been taught.

 

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