Interview with Bold Journey Magazine
Below is an excerpt from my interview with Bold Journey Magazine! It was an honor to catch up with them and share a bit more about my work and my story.
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Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Jennings Ingram. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
B: Jennings, thank you so much for joining us and offering your lessons and wisdom for our readers. One of the things we most admire about you is your generosity and so we’d love if you could talk to us about where you think your generosity comes from.
J: Growing up immersed in nature, I saw the reciprocal way the circle of life works around me constantly. This has heavily shaped the way I see the world. There’s actually a Hafiz quote that sums this up perfectly: “And still, after all this time, the sun never says to the Earth: You owe me. Look what happens with a love like that; it lights the whole sky.”
I really believe in giving around the corner, into the unknown, without expectation of return or even being sure of the outcome. I was also raised by very generous, kind, hardworking people, so that helps, too.
B: Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?
J: I help great causes, businesses, and thought leaders share their authentic messages and grow the audience they deserve online. The internet can be an incredibly powerful tool for mobilizing resources and people around the greater good, and that’s what I help with!
B: Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?
J: 1. Creativity. I think being able to express yourself creatively and authentically is the first step to being able to help anyone else do that, too. To tap into your creativity, I’d recommend unplugging from watching what anyone else is doing and really meditating and journaling on your own creative ideas – developing them and letting them flow without judgement, and seeing what form they want to take. I’ve done that since I can remember, and that connection with my own creative process serves as the bridge to helping other people with theirs.
2. Ability to assess best ways to engage, trends and patterns on different platforms. In order to help people share their voice and creativity on different platforms, you need to understand how people share on there, what’s working, and how you can use that information to amplify your different clients. This takes time studying and testing different platforms so you really understand them inside and out.
3. If I were starting over again, I’d say to get a mentor who has already built a business similar to what you’re wanting to create to help you put your business scaffolding in place. Shoutout to my friend Gemma Otten who taught me about the creative agency business model!