The Journey of an Events Entrepreneur Part 2 - Be in control of your career progression!
Last month I talked about going to your first interview when fighting to get your first job and offered some tips to aid the success of the interview process. My first proper job was in Cape Town which is where I headed after University and I worked for a terrifying woman who owned a small PR company. She was dramatic to say the least but taught me a so much, and most importantly gave me the opportunity to take responsibility in my role. As a result of this I went from her assistant to Account Director within 2 years and ran my own accounts building PR strategies. She clearly saw something in me, and gave me that chance to shine. She also taught me how NOT to treat your staff (as she was erratic to say the least) but she showed me that rewards can be very significant if you take the leap to set up your own business.
People often ask me how I dealt with the fear of diving into the unknown when I chose to start my own business, but for me fear never came into it, because failure was never an option financially, practically and emotionally. In fact, when I entered into the arena starting a business in event management, I had never worked for an event management company, I had to learn on my feet, and my knowledge to date has literally come from behaving like a sponge.
I'll talk about the MASSIVE step that I took to branch out on my own in my next blog, but in the meantime, if anyone wants to approach me to discuss the topics I'm advising on in this blog, I'll happily help you.