Know your strengths. Identify your limitations and how to work around them. And find your spark — the idea you feel compelled to bring to life.
Those are some of the entrepreneurial words of wisdom imparted at the latest offering of the Share Your Spark speaker series hosted by the Centre for Entrepreneurship at A&S.
The illuminating conversation, highlighting entrepreneurship in the arts and entertainment industry, featured A&S alumni Linda Schuyler, co-creator of the award-winning Degrassi television franchise, and Asha Daniere, a strategic and legal advisor to companies in the media and technology industries.
“To be a successful entrepreneur, you need something you can't bear not to do — where it feels like you'll cease to exist if you're not doing it,” says Daniere, who earned her bachelor of arts in 1990 as a member of Innis College. “You can be struck with that 'spark’ when you're 12 or when you’re 57.”