first gen ๐ฎ๐ณx๐บ๐ธโข startup marketer & consultant๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ป โข if Schmidt from New Girl + Monica from Friends had a baby, itโd be me. ๐ โข founder
@projectkickoff
Being the first child & the first generation in the US is a journey of its own. Creating your own path, personality, future without any resources isnโt easy. All your ideas and dreams are doubted by your own family, but guess what? Iโm not here to be ordinary.
a dude messaged me on Linkedin 4 years ago asking for an internship at my job, today I just messaged him after applying to his company. you really never know.
Iโve been unemployed for 9 months. Itโs been the most soul crushing time, offers pulled, going with the older candidate, being overqualified for the lower tier roles, or being offered roles that are less money than an internship. My faith in myself is constantly fluctuating.
Youโre anti-office? Cool. Just remember there are thousands of fresh grads that are working their ass off to start their careers, and going to an office gives a feeling of accomplishment and status. They want to meet people that can be their friends and help them grow.
These founders will literally drop out of college twice and create companies and then only hire interns from name brand schools and who have a high gpa. SIR do YOU have a gpa??
ya girl just signed the offer letter!
i am now a Senior Digital Marketing Specialist. ๐
i'll be announcing more soon, and have a bunch of projects to share, stay tuned ๐
Iโve done marketing for startups my entire career (so far), so Iโm used to doing EVERYTHING marketing and operations oriented. So when people tell me social media management, community, sales, paid ads, content creation, strategy, etc are different jobs, I get very confused. ๐ฅฒ๐
The tech world has a lot of inner circles and you see that with tech twitter too. There are so many ppl & so much talent that doesnโt get recognized because they donโt know someone to help them enter the conversation.
I start my new job tomorrow. this is going to be a huge transition. after working for startup ranging from 5-20 people, Iโm working at a company where the marketing team alone is growing to over 25 people. Iโve been a one woman show my entire career so this will be interesting ๐ค๐ฝ
Yโall will IMMEDIATELY follow anyone that works for a big company or for a brand you like but take months to follow someone who is passionate about the same things as you.
And thatโs precisely why people feel the need to put their job in their bio.
Holiday gift guide for marketers:
- log them out of all socials
- log them out of their emails
- take away their phone
- give them a comfy blanket
- let them sleep
- optional: get them super wasted, get them their favorite food, leave them alone with their favorite movie
I hate when employers ask for which school you graduated from or attending. Itโs SO elitist & unfair. I know community college students that are 10x as hardworking & motivated than someone attending a big name school, but they get filtered out.
Experience & drive > education
I unintentionally job hopped in 2021, all of them were startups. My salary and skills doubled, and I learned so much.
My biggest takeaways:
โ๏ธif a startup wonโt value you, go to someone that will.
โ๏ธdonโt ignore their red flags because they wonโt ignore yours.
โ๏ธKNOW YOUR WORTH
๐๐ฝHey Twitter friends,
๐ซIโm looking for my next role!!
๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ปI do marketing, socials, community, strategy and brand for companies of all sizes.
๐ช๐ฝI am passionate about building products that will benefit peopleโs lives through consumer tech.
๐ฒ DMs are open! Letโs chat!
Indians have been vegan, vegetarian, or heavily vegetable based for centuries. Westernized vegetarian and vegan transitions are fine but can yโall at least make some decent recipes instead of just boiling a bunch of vegetables and fake meat and then tossing it in salt and pepper?
A picture of:
โข a first gen with no relatives in the US
โข an oldest sibling who taught her family while teaching herself
โข a girl with a physical disability
WHO IS THE FIRST IN HER ENTIRE FAMILY TO GET A DEGREE FROM AN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY. ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐
now, a
@Hult_Business
alumni ๐
I work so fucking hard with a chronic illness thatโs incurable. I wake up in pain every fucking day, boss up and overwork. Itโs these white male fuckers that run ahead while throwing rocks at the ones who work harder and battle way more obstacles. Iโm fucking over it.
east coasters need to look at the California map before coming here bc why the heck are you asking me if we can go to LA tmr while weโre drinking boba in San Jose
a company sent me an assignment to come up with an entire B2B marketing plan. this took me 2-3 days to craft up, and I presented it to the team. since then? silence. I emailed them asking for an update, nothing. followed up again, NOTHING. I canโt believe I put my all for NOTHING
A dude that bullied me for being an office assistant saying โyou want to be in marketing but youโre restocking snacks for marketers like meโ published a book on marketing. Thereโs some real sick monsters in the industry I swear.
Iโm tired of people saying โif youโre passionate about something drop everything and build itโ, most people donโt have that luxury nor security. This narrative, is extremely toxic to those who want to build something and are scared to start.
โitโs no secret that Iโm probably the youngest person at this company or the marketing team, but Iโve worked hard to get here. If youโre curious about my work in the past, ask me! but by no means can you look at me & justify belittling me.โ - me within my first week at my new job
a huge shoutout to every millennial people manager that leads their teams with empathy, understanding, and mutual respect. yโall are leading a great example for us gen z.
A lot of students ask me about my job in marketing and realize what they think and learn from books isnโt close to reality.
If I hosted an event for students to understand the realities of marketing roles, whoโd be down to speak and answer questions with me?
I see a lot of Figma shaming especially amongst older Gen Z and younger millennials.
1. Yโall are so lifeless and pathetic
2. Figma is not easy at all especially for people with 0 design background. Thereโs so much to learn when it comes to design- teach people or shut up.
Millennials: fyre fest
Gen Z: ๐๐๐
โขcreated fomo amongst millennials and the general public
โขsaid donations would bump ppl up on the exclusive member list
โขnever disclosed what they do
โขrevealed merchandise to donate to the Black Lives Matter movement.
โขgot in Forbes
The word intern is such a scam. Iโve met interns who did nothing except get free expensive branded swag from big companies and Iโve also met interns who literally carried an entire department on their back. Itโs such a shallow and vague title that is not parallel at all.
If you think political discussions are โdistractingโ itโs because youโre either not affected, not listening, or a part of the problem being discussed.
Thereโs nothing more slick than telling someone you need their number to send them an invite. The amount of people I know who got their Twitter crushโs number bc of beta invites blows my mind.
Millennials:
โSomeone should create thisโ
โขwrites out complete business plan
โขconsults wth business professionals
โขdoes market research
Gen Z:
โomg this would be a great name for a productโ
โขdoesnโt know what the product is
โขregisters twitter handle immediately
โขforgets
After a month I'm finally able to share some big personal news. As many of you know, I have fibromyalgia. I was diagnosed at 16 and life became a constant, painful, and life-altering uphill battle after that.
3 weeks ago I messaged a friend and we casually chatted. This morning I found out she passed away. Her last text to me was โI luv you kidโ.
Stop missing people after theyโre gone. Tell them you love them. Check in. Be there for your people. Life is shorter than we think.
water bottle trends fascinate me. somehow some random water bottle becomes the โcoolโ water bottle of the year and everyone has to walk around theirs as a form of status.
This past year I blocked and unfollowed so many of these Gen Z groupโs ring leaders. Many of them are extremely condescending and take pride in creating cliques. Iโve seen how much theyโve discouraged people for not knowing certain skills. Thatโs not how it should be.
When I joined Twitter there were so many people I โlooked up toโ and I enjoyed learning from. Then, over time I found out that they arenโt all great people, they just tweet โsmartโ things people want to hear. (1/2)
Guess whoโs looking for their next role ๐๐ฅ
You looking for a marketing strategist or startup marketer? DMs are open!
Me:
- 3+ years of content, marketing, socials, email, campaign execution
- a workaholic & talkative
You:
- at least Series A
- cool ppl doing cool shit
this job market is not for the weak. a yr ago I felt so accomplished with my work and my growth. today, I interviewed with a company and felt like a complete fraud talking about my real life work experience. after multiple rounds of pitching yourself it doesn't feel real anymore.
ONE of the problems with Kanye talking about being president is that the US is the country where 15,000+ people voted for Harambe, a dead gorilla for president of the US in 2016.
when I first entered the social media marketing world I thought a โreal winโwould be to get recognized as a killer SMM for a brand through viral tweets. years later I realize SMM wins are successful campaigns, well constructed social posts, and content that attracts future leads.
I've interviewed with 20 companies and attended 45 different interviews. At one point, I interviewed with 7 people from the same startup before getting rejected. I will be honest, it's really hard to stay motivated. I fought my entire ancestry to be a marketer, yet here I am.
Personal News: I am joining
@neurable
full-time! ๐
I have seen myself grow and learn so much, so I am extremely excited to continue my journey here.
I have watched the product develop in front of me and I cannot wait to see everyone's reaction to it (soon).
Yโall will follow bland founders, VCs, tech bros, etc then say โTwitter has become LinkedInโ. Maybe try following people with personality? Follow people that donโt just tweet about tech and finance all day?
I always get confused when I see people become PMs right out of college. You were barely able to handle your team presentation for your poli sci class or your alcohol at parties, tf are you handling at your job???
Other cultures dancing to Indian music on TikTok w/o mocking it & actually appreciating the dance moves has brought more positive exposure to Indian culture than all the Indian Netflix shows put together. And thatโs the tea. โ๏ธ๐ธ
I was interviewed today by two marketers for a mid stage startup. After listing out my experience, campaigns, and products Iโve helped launch, one of the interviewers said โwow you could probably teach usโ.
So yeah I do what I do, and I do it well. Donโt underestimate me.