Find Your Voice at Work

- Judith Ohikuare

SHOWCASE YOUR STRENGTHS

I was a teenage model, so I learned a lot about business and brand management at an early age. By the time I was 21, I had my own wine company and oversaw everything from web strategy to operations—but I worried I wouldn’t be taken seriously by my much-older counterparts. Since I thought my age might keep someone from fully appreciating my professional value, I made sure to play up my accomplishments and show that I was resourceful and smart enough to succeed. That’s when people started respecting me.

LEAD WITH FACTS