So You Started A Business... Now What?
Now the work starts.
If you're like us, Jen Gotch's Instgram stories are at the top of your must-watch list. Every. damn. day. The CCO and Founder of the fun-centric Ban.do has built a brand with cult-like following of millennials. #FORBES. While she might not like to admit it, she's pretty D.O.P.E. at this whole business thing. And when she's not making us laugh (and/or cry and/or laugh-cry) on IG stories, she shoots an advice series called Honor Roll answering fan-submitted questions about business-related things + more.
Watch her spill solid biz advice below and be sure to nab a ticket to Create & Cultivate LA, where Jen will be spilling even more on our "Never Not Posting" panel.
Q: SHOULD I BRING ON A BUSINESS PARTNER?
Q: HOW DO YOU HIRE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE A FIT FOR YOUR COMPANY?
Q: HOW DO YOU STAY MOTIVATED FOR NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT?
Why Ban.do's CCO Says There's No Shame In The Hustle Struggle
Pursuing your passion isn't all glitz + glam.
Our girl Jen Gotch is back with her business advice series. This week, the CCO of ban.do + breakout star of Instagram stories is answering your burning questions on the infamous work-life balance. One of our favorite pieces of gold from JG? "There shouldn't be any shame in the struggle of doing what you LOVE!"
Check the videos below for more gems on pursuing your passions!
Q: HOW DO I PERSEVERE TOWARDS MY GOALS + BALANCE CAREER AMBITIONS WITH MENTAL HEALTH/STRESS?
Q: HOW DO YOU PREVENT YOURSELF FROM BURNING OUT?
Jen also designed a super soft, short sleeve t-shirt as a little tribute to her advice series and 15% of the proceeds will be donated to writegirl, an la-based creative writing and mentoring organization that promotes creativity, critical thinking and leadership skills to empower teen girls.
Links We Love: Banks Behaving Badly, Lena's in Hot Water & a Small Pox Hospital?
Oh, and headphone gate 2k16.
Coming back from Labor Day weekend making you play catch up with work, with not enough time to check what went down on the internet this week?
We've got you covered with some of our favorite headlines that helped shaped this week.
"I am part of the first generation of women not truly dependent on anyone." Stacy London shares about not playing by societal conventions and being a new classification of person.
Humans of New York asked Hillary Clinton about being cold and unemotional. She answered.
Bobby Kim, co-founder of the Hundreds, talks why the future of Brand is people.
ITK: Down by the banks there's been some hanky panky. Yesterday Wells Fargo was fined $185 million for opening oh, just a couple million fake accounts.
Jen Gotch's Ban.do business has a sparkly and pink exterior, but the center is serious business.
Fainting models and a small pox hospital. The disaster that was Kanye West's Yeezy Season 4.
The age of the female combat soldier is coming. What happens when women lead soldiers into battle?
Apple killed the headphone jack, but why? And will it make us talk to each other again?
Does that mean Apple is building a lifestyle? Prob.
If you ever felt you were the Latina version of Little Miss Sunshine when you were a kid, this is for you.
9/11 15 years later: how it shaped this woman's anxiety-ridden childhood.
Matt Lauer won't stop interrupting Hillary Clinton, but lets Donald Trump's lies slide? Here's why this week's NBC's commander-in-chief forum was a sexist disaster.
There's a rebel in all of us, including girls who want to be storm troopers: the amazing new Star Wars ad from Target.
Clients say some crazy things. Was it as a crazy as the things this one client said to Strategy Creative?
Time to put your headphones on: Lady Gaga just dropped her first song in three years.