Escarlett Gac

I attribute my success to hard work, definitely. I wasn't born here in the United States, so I immigrated here when I was young without knowledge or even the language. I went straight to school, and I think because of my hard work, I'm right now where I am, and I'm expecting, you know, hopefully in the future to be even better, in a better position. I think being a super hard-working person is really important. I never let other people lay me down, so I think that's what I would say in this case.

The best advice I've received so far is to always keep working on what you actually want to achieve, and also work in something that you love to do. Right now, I feel like people just work because they want to work or they need to work, but one of my mentors told me, no, you have to work because you love and you feel passionate about what you're doing. I think that's one of the best advice that I have ever received. Right now, I love marketing in general, so I think that's the field that I want to stay on. And of course, I want to keep learning, growing professionally. Just do whatever you really feel passionate about it.

I would say learn as much as you can, and then start putting in practice what you're learning while you are growing professionally. I think always be open to learn new things from people who actually know much more than you, so I think that's very important. Don't be stuck on one specific thing, just always be super open-minded in terms of, you know, maybe your co-worker knows more than you, so please take advantage of that one, and try to learn from that person, from your manager, director. The advice that I would say is always keep learning, and keep receiving opinion, because when someone gives you a feedback or opinion, I think that's definitely something that can help you to shape your professional career as well.

In terms of challenges, I think in this country where you can see a lot of culture, understanding everyone's different perspective and opinion has been a challenge sometimes. Of course, everyone thinks differently, but you have to listen to people and see their perspective. Sometimes it's not easy because you have to really understand everyone's opinion, and sometimes people are not like that - they don't want to even listen or agree with whatever you're saying. In a country where we have a mix of culture, sometimes it's quite difficult to understand everyone's culture. As for opportunities, I think in my field, which is marketing, we have a lot of opportunity because marketing is super vast. You can do digital marketing, outside marketing. There is plenty of opportunity. However, I do think you must still go for those opportunities. Don't wait for that opportunity to come to you. You have to take those opportunities, be always looking, always learning new things, because digital marketing or marketing is always growing. There is plenty of opportunity, as long as you take them and learn and keep growing. But again, you have to seize them. Don't wait for them to come to you.

The first one is always be kind. Being empathetic is important as well. I always listen, so I never try to avoid conversations. I feel like communication is important, so I always try to listen to people. Don't ever let someone just go and you don't want to listen to that person. I think listening is really important.