>> Just get as much experience as you can, and network as much as you can.
Starting the Hive, people think it was really a huge it was, you know, a huge task, and it was,
but I also had a lot of help from friends, and a lot of help from people that I've worked
with in the past, where I've accumulated favors, for instance.
And just like building those relationships early on starting at Temple was so important.
So you know, volunteer as much as you can, even if something is not paid,
just figure out some way to subsidize that through like another gig
or another job, but volunteer when you can.
If you see a void in the community or a neighborhood
or on campus, try and fill it with something.
I think that's always important.
So get that leadership quality down.
And yeah, just meet as many people and just be really friendly.
Quick to communicate, I am sometimes horrible at it, but I'm working on it.
I know it's one of my faults.
But being able to quickly respond to things is very important.
And I know that, you know, I've lost opportunities in the past
where I haven't responded quick enough or let emails sit in my inbox or what not.
I also think it's important to be transparent as a leader.
So when I started the Hive, I wanted to be as transparent and authentic on my
like personal social media channels as well.
So I showed on the Hive social media, the building of a start-up.
But on mine, I show them kind of like the building of a CEO
and what I was going through personally.
So I think that really helped me attain a very supportive audience.
And like all my friends just knew what was going on.
So being transparent, I think being strategic.
So thinking long-term again.
And seeing what could be done, what isn't being done in your industry and trying to disrupt it.