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metronews.ca Monday, November 19, 2012
The In-Credibility Factor Relishing in the repeat
Name: Julian Brass City: Toronto and Montreal Age: 29 Occupation: Founder and publisher of Notable.ca The In-Credibility Factor Teresa Kruze life@metronews.ca
Julian Brass started hosting events at a young age and loved bringing people together. After working in Florida and California, he decided to move back to Canada and start Notable.ca, an online resource for connecting young, driven, professional adults with elements relevant to taking their professional and social life to the next level. During the startup phase, Brass was living in his father’s basement with no income. Four years later, Notable.ca has a team of 25 people handling more than one million visitors a month. I knew I was on my way when... we started to have repeat advertisers approaching us to work together again. You see, anyone can schmooze someone and close a deal, but when a reputable client returns, you know that you and your team are doing something right. That was an exciting feeling the first time it happened. Now, it’s a regular occurrence.
“You see, anyone can schmooze someone and close a deal, but when a reputable client returns, you know that you and your team are doing something right.” Julian Brass Founder of Notable.ca
Action Plan • Cut out all the noise If you truly want your business to succeed, you have to care more about it than anything else. Once you do, you’ll get clarity and you’ll go after your goal in a much more concerted way. At the end of the day, it’s worth it. • Set a goal and work backward Envision yourself five years from now and work backward. That will give you a path. It will change, but it will at least get you moving forward. • Effort and sacrifice If it was easy, everyone would do it. For people to accomplish things that others haven’t, you have to put forth a greater effort and sacrifice more than others are willing to give up. I can guarantee it will be worth it in the end and I would give nothing back for the ride I’ve had in the last four years.
Julian Brass. provided
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