
Why I left corporate.
- Ben Q
- Dec 29, 2020
- 1 min read
I didn’t risk everything to be free. I risked everything because I refused to stay small. None of the titles, the corner offices, yes, even the paycheck…they came with applause + smiles from people who never asked if I was fulfilled. Every day I watched my passion, my vision, my reach shrink to fit inside someone else’s structure, someone else’s lens, someone else’s dream.
My ideas were too bold, too fast, too unapologetic for a system built on playing safe. My leadership was too employee-centric, too kind, too curious. So I made the call most only dream about + most friends + family will not support. I walked out on certainty for the kind of freedom you cannot negotiate in a boardroom on December 29, 2020. Within weeks the same companies I once worked for came to me for strategy.
That was the birth of Another Corporate Dropout. I built it to give entrepreneurs, hospitality groups, wellness brands, + high performing teams the strategy, systems, + storytelling to dominate in their lane. I wanted to create impact that lasts + legacy that matters. Every client we touch leaves with a brand that is unshakable, unstoppable, + undeniable. Walking away was never the end of my career. It was the moment my legacy began.
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