I have the skills, the experience, and the knowledge, yet I feel like a prisoner in a massive corporation, and I genuinely don't know how to escape. I'm writing this because I've reached a point in my life where I desperately need advice from people who have been in a similar situation, especially those who have built their own businesses or agencies. I've been working in the corporate world for a while now, and I feel like it's slowly destroying me. My energy, motivation, mental health, and even my ability to enjoy life have taken a serious hit. I'm struggling with depression, and the thought of spending another 5, 10, or 20 years in this environment genuinely terrifies me. The hardest part is that I know I'm capable of so much more - and I think thats the core problem. I have a diverse skill set which is (that's what I do on a daily basis) Creative & Brand Development - Brand Development - Creative Development - Campaign Concept Development Creative Direction & Visual Development - Key Visual Development - Styling Direction - Casting & Talent Selection Campaign Management (thats what I do mostly) - Cross-Channel Communication - Campaign Rollout & Asset Management - Integrated Campaign Development - Budget Management - Campaign Production Management Creative Production - TVC, Radio, Digital, OOH & DOOH, Events Production - Production Coordination - Pre-Production, Shoot & Post-Production Management Creative Leadership - Creative Presentation & Pitching - Feedback & Approval Management - Stakeholder Alignment Strategic & Business Skills - Strategic-Decision Making - Marketing Strategy - Brand Communication Strategy But somehow, despite having all these skills, I feel completely stuck because I can't really put together what type of Agency I could start in order to attract clients. Maybe because I feel so down and helpless that all I see is black. I don't want to spend the rest of my life making someone else's company successful while my own mental health falls apart. If anyone has a good point, insight or advice I would love to get one. If it makes any difference, I mostly work with fashion/beauty brands right now and that's where I wish I could stay for a longer.   submitted by   /u/Evening_Fall_5354 [link]   [comments]