Angela Ortiz
New Forge
Rock Hill, SC USA
"Don’t look at the staircase. Just take it one step at a time."
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Angela's work combines: Business, Entrepreneurship, and Working with Others
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Business Administration and Management, General
University of Phoenix
Graduate Degree
Business Administration and Management, General
University of Phoenix
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Co-Founder & CBDMO:
Bachelor's Degree: Business Administration and Management, General
Graduate Degree: Business Administration and Management, General
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life has been direct
1.
I initially went to college to study exercise science but realized that marketing was a better fit for the type of work I wanted to be doing.
2.
I earned a bachelor’s degree in business with a concentration in marketing followed by an MBA with a focus in project management.
3.
I started my career in marketing as an account executive and regional coordinator.
4.
I spent a few years working as a special events manager and then transitioned to marketing and project management at Geometry Global.
5.
After five years with Geometry Global, I joined Ubimax as a business development manager, which is where I got started in augmented reality.
6.
My husband and I saw a need in the industry, so we co-founded New Forge, which aims to help manufacturing and supply chain companies work more efficiently by implementing new technologies.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Society in general:
Oh, you're a start-up. Do you have enough resources? Are you capable of filling this need?
How I responded:
Sometimes start-ups are branded with a negative connotation when it comes to resources and capabilities. People question if a start-up can successfully fill the need it was created for. Being a start-up, sometimes those types of concerns come up, but we actually have plenty of resources to successfully achieve our goals because the company we support is much bigger.