Happy Saturday! Welcome back to another episode of Share Your Drafts. #5Things is my way of documenting and sharing the little tidbits I'm learning everyday through building DxM Creative and my work with the City of Brampton. Here's what I Learned This Week: 1. De-hype Your Prospects 2. There's Gold in the Follow-Up 3. Prove You Belong in the Leagu…

Happy Friday! Welcome back to another episode of Share Your Drafts. #5Things is my way of documenting and sharing the little tidbits I'm learning everyday through building DxM Creative and my work with the City of Brampton. Here's what I Learned This Week: 1. Be Your Best Client 2. Your Skills Get Rusty 3. Competing on Price is a Race to the Bottom…

Happy Saturday! Welcome back to another episode of Share Your Drafts. #5Things is my way of documenting and sharing the little tidbits I'm learning everyday through building DxM Creative and my work with the City of Brampton. Here's what I Learned This Week: 1. Choose Your Regret 2. Attach Yourself to a Daily Project 3. Know When You're Not Ready 4…

Happy Saturday! Welcome back to another episode of Share Your Drafts. #5Things is my way of documenting and sharing the little tidbits I'm learning everyday through building DxM Creative and my work with the City of Brampton. Here's what I Learned This Week: 1. Trust = Consistency + Time 2. Outsiders Are The Best Disruptors 3. Be Your Own Coach 4. …

Happy Saturday! Welcome back to another episode of Share Your Drafts. #5Things is my way of documenting and sharing the little tidbits I'm learning everyday through building DxM Creative and my work with the City of Brampton. Here's what I Learned This Week: 1. If Your Team Isn't Happy, You're Finished 2. Templatize Everything 3. Always Have a Cont…

What marketing strategies should you focus on when you’re just starting out? This was one of the questions that we were faced with last night on EDA York’s “Marketing Strategies for Entrepreneurs” Here are some of the key takeaways from my fellow panelists and I. 1️⃣ It's not always about pushing content. Engage in conversations. - Emily Focault 2️…

Happy Saturday! Welcome back to another episode of Share Your Drafts. This week I wanted to introduce you to something new— 5 Things I Learned This Week. #5Things is my way of documenting and sharing the little tidbits I'm learning everyday through building DxM Creative and my work with the City of Brampton. Hit me up on Instagram (@a.stawa) and le…

Happy Sunday! Welcome back to another episode of Share Your Drafts. I know, I know – I’m a day late.. But hey! Better late than never, right? #5Things is my way of documenting and sharing the little tidbits I'm learning everyday through building DxM Creative and my work with the City of Brampton. Hit me up on Instagram (@a.stawa) and let me know wh…

Happy Saturday! Welcome back to another episode of Share Your Drafts. This week I wanted to introduce you to something new— 5 Things I Learned This Week. #5Things is my way of documenting and sharing the little tidbits I'm learning everyday through building DxM Creative and my work with the City of Brampton. Hit me up on Instagram (@a.stawa) and le…

Happy Friday! Welcome back to another episode of Share Your Drafts. This week I wanted to introduce you to something new— 5 Things I Learned This Week. #5Things is my way of documenting and sharing the little tidbits I'm learning everyday through building DxM Creative and my work with the City of Brampton. Hit me up on Instagram (@a.stawa) and let …

Reflections from a Year of Growth. An annual series inspired by Hamza Khan. This is the first edition of many more to come.If you'd like to read the blog post, check it out here: https://medium.com/@astawa/22-things-i-learned-at-22-ce63359b6398Would love to hear some of the lessons you learned at 22! Tweet me @astawaalamThanks so much for listening…

2017 was my best year yet. Around the last quarter of the year, I FINALLY made the decision go all-in on me. I took a lot of L's but got even more lessons. Here's what my best year yet taught me.

9 Lessons Learned From Startup Weekend Peel 2017

Tell your story before someone else writes their own version for you.