In this episode we hear from Uwern Jong, Experientialist in Chief and co-founder of OutThere magazine.  He talks about why being on your own clock enables a whole new autonomy in how you work, why adopting the slow road may be more rewarding in the end, and why taking time away from work can have a big impact. 
Uwern can be contacted at: [email protected]

For those who have not yet discovered it, OutThere is an award-winning luxury and experiential travel inspiration journal rooted in diversity, discovery and discernment.  OutThere specialises in curating opinion-leading content, from in-depth, first person essays on the world’s most amazing experiences – taking our readers on journeys that extend beyond the mainstream – to celebrating global cultural expressions and the people responsible for making the OutThere world so unique.

Uwern’s advice includes:

• Learn to appreciate slow travel
• Why the full, possibly long and quite hard journey you take is worth every step in your learning
• Networking is essential especially at the start: don’t forget to tell people what you're up to, get the word out and don’t be shy
• Do ask friends for help, as they may have the experience to point you in a quicker/better direction  
• Enjoy being on your own clock 
• If you find your income is irregular, try to take the long view 
• You can do more than you think you can and you will surprise yourself
• Make sure you find a balance outside work, you need to have things to talk about that are not work related. Learn to switch off
• Trust yourself at the beginning, don’t waste time worrying about things, just solve them and have confidence in yourself   
• Remember brand development is as important as the day to day business
• Big picture thinking is key, focus on: 
  • Creativity. Innovation. Stewardship. Resilience
• Identify what people need, even if it’s only a small group of people 

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Thank you for listening.  I’d love to hear your own startup stories too and please do let me know if you have any questions for future guests as well: [email protected]

I would also be delighted if you could rate, review and share this podcast with anyone else who may be starting a company in 2020. Hosted by Juliet Fallowfield, founder of PR for startups advisory Fallow, Field & Mason, How To Start Up hopes to bring you confidence, encouragement and reassurance that you’re on the right track. 

Recorded, edited & published by Juliet Fallowfield in September 2020.
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