Short presentation for the BCAMA #standapart Event capturing hindsight on a career in the marketing/creative field. What were some lessons learned, and what qualities have been consistent in people that "stand apart" from the rest.

1. HELLO.
LOVELY TO MEET YOU.

2. HELLO.
LOVELY TO MEET YOU.
!
GUESS WHAT?
MANNERS MATTER.

3. I WANTED TO DRIVE.

4. PEOPLE HIRE YOU
BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY
BELIEVE YOU CAN DO,
NOT WHAT YOU’VE DONE.1

5. MAKE CAREER MOVES
TOWARD SOMETHING,
NOT AWAY FROM
SOMETHING.2

6. JOIN AN ASSOCIATION,
AND GET INVOLVED.
!
YOU MEET PEOPLE
HERE THAT SHOW
UP LATER IN LIFE.
3

7. DON’T GET TOO COMFORTABLE.
DON’T GET STUCK ON A CLIENT
AND/OR IN A ROLE THAT ISN’T
CHANGING AS FAST AS THE
MARKET.
4

8. CYNICISM DOESN’T
GET REWARDED.
“THE MAN” IS YOU
IN 10 YEARS.
5

9. #STANDAPART QUALITIES

10. REQUIREMENTS:
BUSINESS FOCUS. DON’T BE
AFRAID OF THE NUMBERS.
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6
2

11. REQUIREMENTS:
LEARN HOW TO SPELLLL.
ILLITERACY IS UNACCEPTABLE.

12. REQUIREMENTS:
ABILITY TO SEE AROUND
CORNERS.

13. REQUIREMENTS:
FOLLOW THROUGH ++.
DELIVER WHAT YOU SAID, WHEN YOU SAID.
AND THEN ADD SOME MORE OF YOUR OWN THINKING.
!

14. REQUIREMENTS:
NETWORKING.
!
HINT: DON’T SIT WITH YOUR CO-WORKERS

15. THANKS FOR LISTENING.
!
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