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	Podcast:		Working Hard, Hardly Working
	Episode:		Ep. 123 How To Curate A Career You Love By Taking Every Opportunity With Irene Agbontaen
	Category:		Business
	Duration:		01:06:23
	Publish Date:		2025-01-27 07:00:00
	Description:		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. Download Revolut using this link, spend, and get £20: https://get.revolut.com/E528/gracebeverleypod + IRENE IG: https://www.instagram.com/irenettya/?hl=en + 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 + MY LINKS: https://gracebeverley.komi.io/ + RETROGRADE, SHREDDY, TALA and THE PRODUCTIVITY METHOD are my own businesses, therefore any mention of them - whilst not being a sponsorship - is monetarily endorsed. As usual, sponsorships do not change my opinions nor my honesty, but I will always disclaim to make sure motives are clear
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