Ep. 123 How To Curate A Career You Love By Taking Every Opportunity With Irene Agbontaen
Irene Agbontaen, founder of TTYA - has curated a multifaceted career for herself just by saying yes.
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Show Notes
Irene Agbontaen is a someone whose career is defined by being the change she wanted to see. Back in 2018, she was becoming increasingly frustrated at the lack of clothes on the market for taller women, so she took matters into her own hands and founded TTYA, which stands for Taller Than Your Average. The brand saw monumental success, however, since then, she's curated a multifaceted career for herself just by saying yes.
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IRENE
IG: https://www.instagram.com/irenettya/?hl=en
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CHAPTERS
0:00 introduction
1:39 Her childhood & aspirations
10:15 Having a picture of what you want to do
12:14 How she got her first big break
19:49 Hustling to get her brand off the ground
27:12 Getting her first order from selfridges
29:19 True hustle & running club nights
34:34 The biggest challenges she faced
42:17 How to turn everything into an opportunity
50:00 Not changing yourself to fit a career
56:20 Buying 2 properties & how she did it
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