In this episode we’re talking business with James Connelly
James is the founder of Fetch, a company he started back in 2009 when he was just 23, and in 2014 the company was acquired by Dentsu Aegis for a reported $48m.
Fast forward to today, and 10 days ago James announced that he was stepping down from the company and in his own words ‘having a gap year’
In this episode James talks about:
- why he decided to step down
- how it feels not having a job anymore
- how it felt running a big company in his 20’s
- how he balanced his ‘polished’ image vs. being his real self at work
- what it feels like to make a lot of money (‘James are you a millionaire?’)
- how he’s trying to be more open and honest online for the first time and what that feels like
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James has been a big inspiration for me as a young entrepreneur and I absolutely loved talking to him about business and life in this episode - I hope you enjoy too :)
Ps. Make sure you follow James on insta @iamjamesconnelly
GB x
