I built a Fortune 1000 career most people wouldn’t walk away from. Then I did
The author reflects on their journey of building a successful technology consulting company, which ultimately failed due to the 2008 financial crisis. After experiencing the loss, they transitioned to corporate America to gain skills in strategic foresight and risk management. Eventually, they reached a point in their corporate career where growth opportunities diminished, prompting them to seek new challenges.
- ▪The author built a technology consulting company that grew to 45 employees before failing during the 2008 financial crisis.
- ▪They realized the importance of strategic foresight and anticipatory risk after unwinding their company.
- ▪After joining a Fortune 1000 company, they faced a career ceiling where growth opportunities became limited.
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In my late 20s, like many ambitious young professionals who grew up believing they could build anything they put their mind to, I started my own technology consulting company.`Recommended Video Over five years, I poured everything I had into building it. We landed impressive clients, grew to 45 employees, and built a culture I was deeply proud of. Then the 2008 financial crisis hit. When I saw the economy starting to shift, I tried pivoting the business toward areas I believed would be more insulated from the downturn, including government contracting work designed to support small businesses. But eventually even those opportunities started disappearing. I remember realizing that one of the very strategies I’d relied on to help us survive was no longer viable.
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