Co-founder & CEO of Dextego's Autonomous GTM Coach I Sharing my Gen Z Founder Insights to Accelerate Your Journey
"No way you are 25!" I get this a lot. 👆 There are many things that have contributed to my maturity in life, but specifically I want to talk about attending summer programs in the US when I was in highschool, in Greece. I first traveled to the US alone when I was 15. I went to Smith College and Oberlin College for sustainability, and then Lehigh University College of Business and Middlebury College's MiddCORE for business programs. Why I found these sumemr programs to be transformative experiences? 👉 I realized I wanted to study in the US due to the experiential learning component, the liberal arts education, and extra-curricular activities available 👉I developed my collaboration skills working with cross-cultural teams from a young age and learned to value diversity 👉I honed my leadership and communication skills by leading teams, making sure we deliver our projects on time and present in front of various stakeholders Was it easy to put myself out there from such as young age? No. There were many times I felt like: 👉 I didn't belong 👉 My friends back home will forget me 👉My accent is too thick and they don't get it 👉My style is different and so on. Fear, insecurities, all those inner thoughts are things we all have in common. But they all have their place and propel us to do better and be better. These summer program experiences shaped me to a huge degree. They taught me it's okay to be and feel different than all the rest in the room. So now that I do business and work with peope that many times are 2x my age I don't feel intimidated or less than. I know I have value to add and even though I don't have 10 years of experience on paper, I have been cultivating the skills that matter the most since I was young. To you who might be feeling any type of imposter syndrome, you are not alone. When you know that what you are working on is bigger than you, you will find the courage to go for it. #impostersyndrome #selflove #selfawareness
👏👏👏 Age is just a number. People judge others and waste time comparing themselves to others in attempt to rationalize where they are instead of focusing on getting to the next level in their journey. Keep up the great work!
Wise beyond your years is nothing but facts!
so proud of you
That was my reaction too when I met you. You are definitely much more experienced, confident and savvy than many 25year olds Ioanna Mantzouridou Onasi
Iam here for ALL OF IT!!!!!! ❤️
Way to go! Keep up the good work Jo ❣️
I relate to this a lot! Keep crushing it 🔥
bravo!
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5moYou are wise beyond your days - any type of conversation, you can do it all 🙌