Don't let age hold your entrepreneurial journey back
In this segment of the Recruitment Mentors podcast, host Hishem Azzouz asks guest Speaker B about the most unexpected challenges faced during the first year of building a business. The guest reflects on personal battles, noting that early success inflated his ego and that age became a recurring obstacle. Clients often dismissed him as a "kid," and he found it difficult to manage staff who were older than himself, leading to a steep learning curve. Over time, he learned to reframe his youth as a positive asset rather than a liability. The conversation highlights how age bias, ego, and intergenerational team dynamics can shape a young entrepreneur’s early experience.
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