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do what you love.


          Allison Duncil
Junior Copywriter @ Ralph Lauren
The start of the journey…
   as a freelance wardrobe stylist


                           Martha
                        Graham Dance
                          Company



         Helen Uffner
       Vintage Clothing
Then I realized…

I HAD HIT A BRICK WALL.
The rest of the journey…
Perks on the Job
2006                    2012
• Wardrobe Stylist      • Fashion Copywriter
Lessons learned along the way…
How to get to there with no answers?

CONSTANT DREAMING.
PERSISTENCE.
FOLLOW YOUR GUT.
network network network:
USE SOCIAL MEDIA
WRITE THANK-YOU LETTERS
ATTEND NETWORKING EVENTS
Find someone to look up to…

MENTOR
BOSS COMPANY
find out your own secret power…
…and use the negatives to grow

“IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR GOD,
LOOK IN THE MUD”
one more thing…
"If the first thing you do each morning is to eat
a live frog, you can go through the day with the
satisfaction of knowing that that is probably
the worst thing that is going to happen to you
all day long!“

What frog will you swallow tomorrow?
Thanks for listening! Stay in touch
allison.duncil@gmail.com

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