Humbling and grateful to attend my third Forbes Under 30 summit, and bumping into Jenny Rooney at the event last minute! I first met Jenny three years ago. Our first convo was supposed to be a strictly explorary call about me writing and adding value for the Forbes CMO Network through my thought leadership. However, by the end of our chat, Jenny made it a point to call out that my path to social storytelling at Apple as an immigrant and first generation graduate was pretty unconventional and admirable, and that I should be very proud of it. By that time, I had worked multiple work-study jobs, including running social for Samsung, UC Berkeley, and Haas School of Business while teaching two digital marketing courses. As a caring and thoughtful mentor, Jenny took the time to learn about my story and gave me an opportunity when many people might haven’t. Months later after our conversations, Jenny nominated me for the Marketing & Advertising list and in early 2016, I became the youngest Forbes 30 Under 30 that year. Thanks Jenny for all that you do and the support over the years! Sometimes the most remarkable and watershed moments happen because of serendipity and when you want to add value first. Part 1/2 📸 Full version and follow: https://lnkd.in/e5k9CTn
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