I started my career as a marketing assistant in 2011, working for an international eCommerce startup. I learned and grew a lot there in 3 years, working my way up to content and affiliate manager. After the first 2 years, the company reached 7 digit earnings. By the time I left, I was managing a team of 5 people, and my team and I were generating half of the company’s revenue.
I then took on the role of marketing specialist in a Saas startup and within 6 months, I had started my own agency called Advertipedia. I was working on projects on the side, on evenings and weekends. After another 6 months I left my day job to become self-employed.
I wasn’t born with a strong entrepreneurial spirit. I had to overcome a lot of fears and self-doubt (I still do). I had to search for, and internalise the information, skills and mindset that would enable me to reach my goals. And it has been such a fun, terrifying, eye-opening journey.