What You Should Do When You Are A Creative And You Are Fired
Betsy Pearce is the Founder of Pearce LLP, where she helps creative founders, leaders, and executives navigate mergers and acquisitions' legal fields with humility and grace. Betsy is also a coach and a lawyer with more than 20 years of experience in the fashion industry. She has worked with designers and other creatives as she continues to help them find the right investors with her legal expertise and guidance.
Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:
How do you identify your skills and prepare for the next step after you get terminated?
What is the difference between being terminated as a creative vs. being terminated as a non-creative?
How do you realign yourself after receiving rejection?
What factors should you consider when you begin job hunting again?
Betsy shares the benefits of having a coach in times of hardship.
In this episode…
Rejection is one of the hardest pills to swallow as a creative. And when you get terminated from your job, it’s not only heartbreaking; it can make you question yourself and your talents. So, how do you react to your termination? Do you just shake it off and move on to the next position, or do you sink into despair because of the profound vulnerability you feel after being given the pink slip? Betsy Pearce is a lawyer and a coach for creatives and she guides them through their career journey starting from acquisition to losing a job that they thought was a perfect fit.
In this week's episode of Wish I’d Known That, Betsy Pearce talks with John Corcoran of Rise25 Media about the next steps that you should take after being fired from your job as a creative. Betsy points out the need to feel sad and understand the situation, but to also take this time to realign yourself with your goals. She gives advice on what steps to take after getting terminated and finally having the strength and drive to go out and find the next big thing for you. Stay tuned.
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Betsy Pearce is the founder of Pearce LLP. She is a lawyer and professional coach for creative lawyers, executives, and founders. She helps them navigate the process of mergers and acquisitions, and she also provides them great insights on finding the right people to work with in business.
To learn more about Betsy and the services she offers, contact her at pearce@pearcellp.com or visit her coaching website and her legal representation website.