Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey in advertising but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Isaac Rudansky, CEO and Founder of AdVenture Media, located in Woodmere, NY, USA.
What's your business, and who are your customers?
We are an advertising agency focusing on digital media buying and optimization. Our clients span a range of sectors, and they include Forbes, AMC Networks, Hanes, Sports Illustrated, Asurion, Hearst, Corning Glass, Nasdaq, and more.
Tell us about yourself
I got into digital advertising when I was trying to figure out how to promote my artwork online. I loved the immediacy, creativity, and science of digital ad buying, and I decided to offer to help my friends and family with their campaigns. While it sounds cliche, I'm motivated by the team I get to work with every day. I love them. I'd be happy in any business so long as I got to work with people who challenge me, inspire me, and hold me to a higher standard than I hold myself.
What's your biggest accomplishment as a business owner?
Working on my consistency—going through the motions on bad days, weeks, or even months. Just showing up and showing up every day.
What's one of the hardest things that comes with being a business owner?
Never losing sight of who helped you along the way—the great impact the people that comprise the business have had on your personal and professional growth, and then managing yourself, the business, and your team that is reflective of the appreciation the people are owed.
What are the top tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow a business today?
- Overcome your sensitivities. You have no right not to be offended, and in business, you will be. This is accomplished by developing humility and by not taking yourself too seriously.
- Don't let perfection be the enemy of good. Real artists ship. Do the work, and allow it to be suboptimal if it must be.
- Learn how to write. If you can write well and communicate well, you'll be unstoppable. Very, very few people today graduating college and joining the workforce know how to write.
Where can people find you and your business?
Website: https://adventureppc.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/isaacrudansky
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adventureppc/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/isaacrudansky
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isaacrudansky/
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