Your Next Big Thing

During her ten year career in business, Franziska developed a side hustle as an artist, painter and muralist.In *2021, I noticed Franziska post a creative and entertaining video reintroducing herself and announcing she was leaving her job to focus on art, full time.Anyone interested in side hustle to full time, hacking a new industry, and leveraging online communities can benefit from her story!With a Master's degree in Marketing and 10 years of experience, you might think her pivot to Art meant those business skills were no longer useful. Her results might surprise you. See her work:https://www.instagram.com/franziska_raffael/https://franziskaraffael.com/aboutFun Fact: Franziska and I used to work together when she was the sales team lead for a German sexual wellness brand expanding to the United States. My role was to organize Amazon's support for marketing and brand visibility at launch. The best selling product? Advent Calendars (Adventskalender).Women in Big Data

Have you found success in your field, only to find curiosity leading you to your next big thing? Nassima Filali (Paris, Berlin) went from founding a fashion startup with her best friend, to joining Europe's largest fashion unicorn, leading teams and signing multi-$MM partnerships. So why did Nassima choose to change?"I reflected on how I need to learn something new every day and have an even greater impact for my clients. A sign it was time for a new path." Nassima recalled her early career with two exciting and challenging years selling an AR-powered beauty mirror. She realized she had been following trends in the niche field of AR/VR for years, for fun and during her spare time. It was time to build a bridge (back) to her next big thing.