Bye Bye BBB!

It’s official. It’s over. I quit my job at Bread & Butter. Not because I didn’t like it anymore, but I had the feeling that I needed soome change in my life.

All I can say is that I really had a great time at BBB. Good times I wouldn’t wanna miss for anything in this world. In my 3,5 years working on the Superior Area and then the Sport&Street area, I definitely learnt a lot and met some great people in this industry. I’m more than thankful about the opportunities BBB gave me to develop myself. Moreover, I was working with a great team here in Berlin, which I value a lot and some of my dear colleagues I honestly can call close friends now.

I know a lot of people that work for big companies. And I also know a lot of people that do freelance stuff or have build up their own businesses. And I guess there are only two options in life: Either you work for someone else or you do your own thing. Sounds easy, but that’s a tough question right there! A lot of friends of mine are struggling in between, not knowing what to do, not knowing what they want in life and not knowing which steps to take. And it’s damn hard to do so. I probably still don’t know what exactly I want, but I sure know by know what I don’t want in life.

Some people say that either you have this entrepreneurship feeling and business drive in you or you don’t. I don’t know, but for me I can say that over the last past year I have discovered that I don’t want to work for somebody else my whole life. All those working hours, stress and sweat for a company that isn’t even yours or in which you don’t have shares. Showing your face, walk the walk and talk the talk, day in and day out, for a company that in the end can replace you immediately. Just like that. Sounds kind of harsh, but if you think about it it’s the truth.

There must be more to it. And there must come the time where you break out and just follow your dream or vision. May that be small or big. Doesn’t matter. As long as you do what you desire. As long as you do it with passion.

Scared? Of course. But seriously, what can go wrong? You probably will earn less money. You will have the fear of not getting enough good clients to pay your rent. You probably will even work more than before. But how self-fulfilling must it be to work for your own dream? Your own idea. Your own baby. For me, somehow that’s part of growing up. Part of your self-development. And this may sound kinda cheesy, but somehow starting your own business is also part of being a man. Taking full responsibility.

I always admired my friends who are working for themselves, doing their own business. Some having great success and some struggling. But most important thing is when talking to them: They feel free. They do what they do with so much joy and pride. That’s really inspiring. And that’s what I want in my life as well.

I hope I can embrace this kind of lifestyle and find my way. One could call it a way of life. I’d rather call it choice.

So, I didn’t quit BBB without a plan: I will open up an agency for brand consulting, pr, marketing, event production etc. and our own store here in Berlin together with my two friends/partners David from Highsnob and Omario from Artschoovets.

Do I have doubts? No.

Worries? Yes.

Scared? A bit.

Excited? More than ever!

We will see how it goes. All I can say that I’m a happy man.

And this feeling of conquering the world I have in my stomache every day: priceless.