When did your passion start?
What's the earliest memory you have of doing what you do in your business today?
Who was there? How old were you? What were you doing then? What do you do now?
ak. I was helping mom design her newspaper ads at age 9. It's now been 10 years that I help people around the world with their communication strategy. I was helping my uncle build a table for grandma's dining room! For the last 20 years, I've helped 5,000 people design homes they love.
Hi All,
It all started when I was 8 and my father would pull out a range of pictures he took of stock because he was designing a full page advert for a national newspaper in Australia. I would spend hours discussing what should go where and why, what the slogan should be and learnt at a young age the pro's and con's of images & text.
My family owned one of Australia's leading premium appliance companies they started before I was born.
I'd love the idea of "talking to people without actually talking to them" . It was a new form of communication for me.
Throughout high school I excelled at Business/Marketing & when I left School one of my first jobs was a Teleconsultant selling Yellow Pages listings. From there I worked for some of the world's leading publishers (online and offline) - have launched and sold several of my own agencies and won numerous awards.
My real passion is helping brands achieve their goals and there is never a boring day in digital.
@Paige Arnof-Fenn , this reminds me of some of your shares about the impact your dad has had in your business!
My passion for fashion started when I was very young, i use to sew dresses for my dull baby using needle and thread.
2004 I started my Fashion journey, but couldn't continue because of fear of failure. So I purseued my University degree, after graduation I couldn't still continue cos of fear of succeeding
2018 I had to face my fear and follow my passion, I enrolled in a fashion Academy, perfected my skills, today I own my own fashion Academy In Anambra State Nigeria, I've trained alot of persons in fashion designing and also coach women on how they can overcome fear of failure in business.
@Blessing Ezenwa ! That is so relatable!! Thank you so much for sharing! How beautiful that our 'calling' shows that early and kudos to you for following through! Despite fear. How do you coach women on evercoming fear of failure/success?! Is this part of your fashion design program? Can people anywhere in the world register or just Nigeria? Can women who are not in fashion register for the coaching! Do tell!
I coach them through my community that is a hundred thousand plus members, women in other countries are also part of the community so it's not restricted to Nigerians alone.
offcouse, women who are not Fashion designers also benefit from the coaching of how I got my own confidence, I have a podcast on it so I share with some of them at times
Hey Eloah,
As you know, since we work together, I'm a writer.
If I had to be honest, I used to hate writing as a kid. I first started to enjoy writing a little in my 4th grade English class, but even then, I was the kid who preferred to run around and get dirty in P.E. I even fancied math more growing up! I loved to read but not write.
But, as I grew older, travelled more, and learned a few things, my writing experience grew beyond the classroom. I started seeing writing as the best way to connect with people, share ideas, and learn (outside of face-to-face communication).
So, my earliest memory of writing would probably be in 4th grade, and while it wasn't always fun back then, it laid the foundation for what I do today. Write. :)
You hated writing! I wouldn't have guessed that at all, @Justin Gil !
I also much rather speaking than writing - give me a microphone and a stage, and I'm in Heaven - but I admire people who can convey thoughts and emotions through written words, who have the potential to live way longer than we do.
Was there a moment in your travels when you thought "this is it"?! This is what I'm gonna go for?
@Tom Valcanis @Megan Edwards and @John Eustace , how was your relationship to writing when you started?
Eloah Paes Ramalho, Community Manager at SavvySME
Absolutely love this share, @Athan Papoulias ! I never thought of "talking to people without actually talking to them". This could be THE profession for introverts! I never thought about that.
I could see you and your dad sitting down discussing what should go where. What a great way to bond with family!
Let's pick two people in the community to go next. Anyone. Who do you tag?