Marcy Massura
MM+CO
Orange County, CA USA
"Be better than the next guy; think differently and out of the box. Don’t limit yourself by thinking conventionally, be the one that goes a little further."
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Marcy's work combines: Entrepreneurship, Business, and Accomplishing Goals
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
English, Art, Theater
California State University, Fullerton
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Founder & CEO:
Bachelor's Degree: English, Art, Theater
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
When I was 15, one of my first jobs was designing t-shirts. In college, I majored in theatre, comedy, and playwriting.
2.
When I left college, I went into fashion design and apparel production and I had a great career there.
3.
I got married, walked away from my career, and had a family. I was a stay at home mom for 8-9 years. On the side, I did consulting work in the apparel industry.
4.
During that time, I started a blog called the Glamorous Life Association. Unlike the other mom blogs, mine was a humorous and sarcastic take on it.
5.
A very large agency took notice of me and my writing skills, so they hired me. I shifted from being a blogging mom to being an agency person.
6.
I began working for large agencies, even commuting to New York from California. I couldn’t do that without my husband's support and my kids being okay with it.
7.
Eventually, I decided to start my own agency, MM+CO.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Society in general:
You have to pick something. You need to learn to speciailize, there's no need for generalists.
How I responded:
I had a strange confidence and belief in myself that I was different and I embraced that. I knew I could do many different things. If you’re a generalist, you’re more valuable to organizations on multiple levels.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
The time that I took to be a stay at home mom with my kids, I didn’t plan on working again, so at the time, I didn't care. But I feel it every day that I might be further along in my world domination plan had I not done that.