Charting a Career Path Against the Grain and Bringing Stories to Life | Wayne Partello
12/20/22 • 66 min
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After being forced to abandon his dream of becoming a police officer, Wayne Partello, a young, ambitious entrepreneur, is confronted with a daunting challenge: to prove himself without a college degree in the cutthroat world of media and professional sports.
"You have control of your story. It's what you want to be known for, and you have control of that." - Wayne Partello.
Wayne Partello is the co-founder and CEO of CUENTO Marketing, a marketing and brand consultancy based in San Diego. He is passionate about helping brands determine their story and bring it to life.
Wayne Partello learned to make decisions with purpose and tailor his life to what he wanted to do. He wanted to be a police officer, but after the police academy, he moved to Boston to become a DJ. As a requirement, he returned to Florida to work as a police officer. But when the city was restructured, Wayne realized he needed to make a change and decided to go to a trade school. While his friends were graduating college, Wayne felt the pressure to have a career but eventually ended up with the real-world experience that guided the rest of his career.
In this episode, we discuss:
1. Exploring the power of real-world experience, as opposed to a degree, to achieve success.
2. Examining the importance of re-evaluating career paths to find true purpose and fulfillment.
After over a decade of media experience followed by over a decade of NFL and MLB front-office experience, Wayne Partello decided it was time for a change. He needed to scratch the entrepreneurial itch that had been following him since his teenage years, but this time he wanted to use all the experiences he had gained through his journey to help brands identify who they wanted to be and how to make that a reality.
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/waynepartello/
Website: https://www.cuentomarketing.com/
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After being forced to abandon his dream of becoming a police officer, Wayne Partello, a young, ambitious entrepreneur, is confronted with a daunting challenge: to prove himself without a college degree in the cutthroat world of media and professional sports.
"You have control of your story. It's what you want to be known for, and you have control of that." - Wayne Partello.
Wayne Partello is the co-founder and CEO of CUENTO Marketing, a marketing and brand consultancy based in San Diego. He is passionate about helping brands determine their story and bring it to life.
Wayne Partello learned to make decisions with purpose and tailor his life to what he wanted to do. He wanted to be a police officer, but after the police academy, he moved to Boston to become a DJ. As a requirement, he returned to Florida to work as a police officer. But when the city was restructured, Wayne realized he needed to make a change and decided to go to a trade school. While his friends were graduating college, Wayne felt the pressure to have a career but eventually ended up with the real-world experience that guided the rest of his career.
In this episode, we discuss:
1. Exploring the power of real-world experience, as opposed to a degree, to achieve success.
2. Examining the importance of re-evaluating career paths to find true purpose and fulfillment.
After over a decade of media experience followed by over a decade of NFL and MLB front-office experience, Wayne Partello decided it was time for a change. He needed to scratch the entrepreneurial itch that had been following him since his teenage years, but this time he wanted to use all the experiences he had gained through his journey to help brands identify who they wanted to be and how to make that a reality.
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/waynepartello/
Website: https://www.cuentomarketing.com/
To listen to more conversations about pivotal moments that changed lives forever, subscribe to "The Life Shift" wherever you listen to podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to rate the show 5 stars and leave a review! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Life Shift Podcast is now on Patreon - Get access to ad-free episodes released two days early and bonus episodes with past guests through Patreon.
https://patreon.com/thelifeshiftpodcast
Another episode you'll enjoy:
From Behavior Analyst to Award-Winning Filmmaker | Robin Hofmann
Connect with me:
Instagram: www.instagram.com/thelifeshiftpodcast
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thelifeshiftpodcast
YouTube: https://bit.ly/thelifeshift_youtube
Twitter: www.twitter.com/thelifeshiftpod
Website: www.thelifeshiftpodcast.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mentioned in this episode:
Thank you to Ear Worthy - Ear Worthy Independent Podcast Awards
https://podnews.net/press-release/ear-worthy-awards-2024
This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:
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If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to rate the show 5 stars and leave a review! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Life Shift Podcast is now on Patreon - Get access to ad-free episodes released two days early and bonus episodes with past guests through Patreon.
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Thank you to Ear Worthy - Ear Worthy Independent Podcast Awards
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1 RecommendationsThe Life Shift Podcast is now on Patreon - Get access to ad-free episodes released two days early and bonus episodes with past guests through Patreon.https://patreon.com/thelifeshiftpodcast
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In each of these conversations, I aim to ask similar questions, such as:
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- What feedback have you gotten from others who have listened to your episode?
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If there are questions you might want me to ask other guests, please send me a message, and I'll add those to our conversations, where possible.
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Thank you to Ear Worthy - Ear Worthy Independent Podcast Awards
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