"...it is possible to teach your brain to move away from functional fixedness and instead embrace creative thinking at work and in your personal life." nesslabs.com/functional-fix…
"Influencer marketing isn’t about immediate gains. It probably categorizes more accurately as a brand building exercise." chantellemarcelle.com/b2b-influencer…
"Podcasting is a lot of fun, but it’s also a commitment. You owe it to yourself and your listeners to publish consistently, which requires a lot of time, effort, and creative energy." briannefleming.com/the-newbies-gu…
"People who embrace their everchanging multitudes create an advantage. They can authentically connect with a wider range of people... and tend to have a sense of curiosity that pushes them to never stop learning."
I have years of marketing experience — B2B, DTC and B2C, with a focus in content, communications, events and product marketing.
But this is my second career.
Here's how I pivoted, and how others can learn too. 🧵
The truth is, I stumbled into marketing.
In my quarter-life crisis, I decided to leave tech news and enroll in culinary school. To gain credibility as food writer.
Turned out, there weren't a lot of food writing jobs at media publications. Womp womp.
But there was this new-ish thing called content marketing. Where you could run a blog somewhat like a newsroom. But for a company, publishing in their niche.
"When women don’t feel safe or valued, or when they are forced to endure abuse as the cost of their participation, they have no choice but to disengage."
"This is the price of chasing the Inner Ring. The desire to be likeable... provokes the same reaction from anyone who harbors it: inescapable mediocrity. If you want to be in the Inner Ring, you’ve already lost."