Aurelia Flores: Corporate To Entrepreneur
In episode #3 of My 2.0, guest Aurelia Flores, Managing Member at Athena Digital Media Group, shares stories of her career transition. From a successful corporate attorney for nearly 20 years, to an entrepreneur, as she fulfilled her lifelong dream of running her own business. She found her passion and calling when she started playing with the digital marketing media world on the side.
This transition was propelled by the birth of her daughter, and Aurelia’s desire to seek more freedom and flexibility with her time. It did not take the risks away from her, being the sole provider of her family. But she was determined to take this chance on herself, for her own personal growth.
Listen to Aurelia talk about the importance of a sound financial cushion, a full sales and marketing pipeline and a strong cheerleading network as the must-haves for making career transitions.
She describes the trials and tribulations of being an entrepreneur; that you are in a constant push-pull with your self in being an optimist and a realist. From being the chief cook to the bottlewasher! How the process makes you humbler, wiser and instills more confidence in yourself.
She ends with debunking these transition myths:
I could never do that (career transition)
It’s easier to stay (in current career)
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