Step to Success: The art of the 'ask'

Path for Potential

05-08-2023 • 8 mins

How do you get the head of Netflix to return your call? How do you get your design on a Starbucks cup? Mark and Johanna discuss the ‘ask’ with Ooni co-founder Darina Garland. A top bit of advice applicable to anyone trying to get hired or to pitch an idea to someone you have never met.

From the perspective of the person asking the question and the person being asked, Path for Potential have the secretsto help you get in touch with the person in your field that you really admire, how to nail a cover letter and get the job you want, and that it’s easier to reach out than you may think.

Johanna also mentions her campaign to get one of her illustrations on the Starbucks Christmas cups and how that ended with Starbucks on her client list.


This clip is taken from an upcoming episode of Path for Potential w/ Darina Garland.
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