{"id":58351,"date":"2022-06-20T14:25:02","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T14:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhgrecareer.com\/bebetterblog\/?p=58351"},"modified":"2024-12-30T09:21:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T14:21:11","slug":"i-dropped-out-of-high-school-and-built-my-empire-flynn-blackie-016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bhgrecareer.com\/bebetterblog\/i-dropped-out-of-high-school-and-built-my-empire-flynn-blackie-016\/","title":{"rendered":"I Dropped Out Of High School And Built My Empire | Flynn Blackie &#8211; 016"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"58351\" class=\"elementor elementor-58351\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d53ba81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d53ba81\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-300a2d5b\" data-id=\"300a2d5b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23ee545 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"23ee545\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/23244782\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/000000\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b90f8b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b90f8b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-left: 0px;color: #333333;font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px\">Entrepreneurship is where passion and hard work collide. Today\u2019s guest on the Be Better Podcast learned this lesson firsthand at 16 years old when he\u00a0<strong style=\"font-weight: bold\">dropped out of school<\/strong>\u00a0to pursue digital marketing. Now a founder and CEO of one of the UK\u2019s fastest-growing digital marketing agencies, he has built an empire through the hard work and passion that got him started.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-left: 0px;color: #333333;font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold\">Flynn side-hustled through school by reselling rare shoes and designing websites.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;color: #333333;font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;background-color: #ffffff\">\n<li>After building a website for a friend, Flynn realized he could make a career from it. At first, he tried to continue both school and his professional aspirations. However, he was unsuccessful.<\/li>\n<li>Flynn went all-in on his entrepreneurial endeavors. His first sales task was his most challenging &#8211; selling his mom on the idea of dropping out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-left: 0px;color: #333333;font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold\">Entering the business world as a young guy was no minor feat.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;color: #333333;font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;background-color: #ffffff\">\n<li>Getting people to take him seriously was an initial challenge. He found it difficult to articulate his thoughts to make people take him seriously.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>His initial clients were people he knew. After that, he was able to land more clients through his work.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>He realized he could find people who saw his age as a positive; he was someone who\u2019s grown up in the digital world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-left: 0px;color: #333333;font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold\">Entrepreneurship is an excellent opportunity for young adults:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;color: #333333;font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;background-color: #ffffff\">\n<li>If you have a passion for the industry, it can be gratifying. However, you\u2019re going to spend more time working as an entrepreneur than you would in a 9-5 role.<\/li>\n<li>It\u2019s a time investment, but you get the rewards later down the line. It\u2019s a long-term plan, not a short investment.<\/li>\n<li>The best way to learn is by doing, and why wait? Just start now and see where it goes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-left: 0px;color: #333333;font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold\">How did Flynn gain knowledge without schooling?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;color: #333333;font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;background-color: #ffffff\">\n<li>Books were the foundational method. If you want to learn a lot from one person, a book is better than any conversation.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>He tried to learn from other people\u2019s lessons before making the same mistakes himself.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>His mentorship was essential. When covid hit, he focused on networking and seeking out people who could provide meaningful input.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-left: 0px;color: #333333;font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px\">Flynn\u2019s advice to someone looking to be an entrepreneur? Just get started and do it. That doesn&#8217;t mean you have to drop the ball and quit everything else, but get started and see where it goes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-left: 0px;color: #333333;font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold\">Be Better Episode Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;color: #333333;font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;background-color: #ffffff\">\n<li>Visit Flynn\u2019s website\u00a0<a style=\"color: #337ab7 !important\" href=\"https:\/\/www.moddigital.co.uk\/flynn-blackie\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">flynnblackie.com<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to get in contact with him and to read more about his company.<\/li>\n<li>Like, subscribe, and listen to the Be Better podcast on\u00a0<a style=\"color: #337ab7 !important\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/155ZK5q6ejuhdspSi7mzus?si=7d65dbc282564a5d\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spotify<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #337ab7 !important\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/be-better-bhgre\/id1611029996\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Apple Podcasts<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #337ab7 !important\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5saWJzeW4uY29tLzM5NTA3NS9yc3M?sa=X&amp;ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwjwqviH8LL2AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ&amp;hl=en\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Google Podcasts<\/span><\/a>, and anywhere else podcasts can be found.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-left: 0px;color: #333333;font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold\">You can help build a better world.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-left: 0px;color: #333333;font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px\">Help Better Homes and Gardens fight homelessness across the world by donating at\u00a0<a style=\"color: #337ab7 !important\" href=\"http:\/\/bhgre.com\/newstory\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">bhgre.com\/newstory<\/span><\/a>. 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