Maricar Jagger was born in a small town on the island of Borneo in Indonesia. She has experienced life in different countries growing up, and studied in the United States.
Maricar wanted to be an artist but studied business in college and pursued a career in Marketing. She is a creative at heart, and she believes in the power of the arts to change lives. You can see Maricar’s beautiful, handmade cards at http://etsy.com/shop/Maricards.
“I realized that sometimes you really need to speak up to get your voice heard. It’s no point waiting for people to discover you or to find you. Feel the fear, but do it anyway.”
– Maricar Jagger
In this episode, Maricar discusses how
- her mother taught her to be a businesswoman and entrepreneur at a very young age, and how she began making and embroidering purses that she sold to classmates.
- realizing later, in secondary school, that she could earn money from her creative work.
- the importance of recognizing your unique skills.
- experiencing bullying at work and then resigning from her job during the pandemic.
- accepting an administrative job working with Ukrainian refugees and helping match them with local hosts in the UK.
- encouraging artists to explore their exhibit and sell their work.
- the importance of saying “yes” to opportunities.
- overcoming fear.
- and inspiring advice to us all about speaking up.
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