What’s Love Got to Do With It? Channelling Your Passion into a Career
Social Star’s Managing Director, Andrew Ford, prides himself on being a corporate escapee, who has now found his passion for building the personal brands of like-minded entrepreneurs and businesses through digital marketing. As a result, having passion for what you do is an important value in our company’s ethos. We believe in building on what we are good at and what we love to do and shaping those skills into our careers. As they say, if you love your job, you will never work a day in your life.
What’s a corporate escapee and how do I become one?
A corporate escapee is someone who started out working for the big name corporates, but left in pursuit of their passion, which they intend to form a business around. This mindset is exactly what makes this type of entrepreneur so successful: their business is built around something they believe in. Social Star manages a variety of different businesses, but due to Andrew’s professional background, the company specialises in helping others to become corporate escapees and launch their dream careers.
We can help you prepare your brand from start to launch, as well as ongoing support following that, in order to see you succeed. It is a risk to leave the corporate world behind in pursuit of your own course, but we have many testimonials from clients that it has been their most rewarding challenge yet. The first step: recognise when you are not happy in your job, what do you see yourself doing instead?
The Common Denominator
What is it exactly about corporate escapees that warrant their own name? What is the difference between someone who doesn’t like their job and someone who doesn’t feel they are unleashing their true potential and purpose in their job? The common denominator for all corporate escapees is that they have drawn on past experiences/challenges/innovations to produce a unique concept that they are passionate about sharing with others. Whatever this concept may be, the key is passion.
The personal drive for professional success in an entrepreneurial venture is what separates the dedicated and genuine from the rest. We have witnessed many clients with an idea, who we have helped come to fruition, and the most stand out part is the passion and love they show for the subject matter of their work. Whether it be marketing, advising, or products you are selling, people recognise your energy and respond effectively to that. So to answer your question, Tina Turner, love has everything to do with it.
It is our mission at Social Star to help people willing to break from the corporate grasp to achieve the business goals they were destined to achieve. We have seen time and time again that the most successful people are those who built a career out of their passion. And, we love helping these people take this step unto their journey beyond corporate life.