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Female Disruptors: Ellen Stone of ‘Public Offerings’ On The Three Things You Need To Shake Up Your Industry
“When trying to figure out if I was ready to make the jump and to create my own company. Desperately trying to work our financing and convince myself that the project was something entirely financially viable, a close family member said to me “Most startups fail within the first three years. If yours does you won’t even be 30 yet. Worst case scenario you’ll need a new career, and getting a new career in your 20’s is hardly an issue”. Whilst incredibly blunt (and slightly worrying statistically) as advice it really spurred me on. It made me think about the fact that now was the time to try this. If I waited a couple more years I would be in a different place, with different responsibilities and different future possibilities. The “worst case scenario” I feared now, is nothing compared to the possible “worst case scenarios” of the future.” - Ellen Stone
As a part of our series about business leaders who are shaking things up in their industry, I had the pleasure of interviewing Ellen Stone.
Ellen Stone is the founder and CEO of art photography sales and management agency Public Offerings Ltd. With a background that spans contemporary art and arts publishing, she has taken her passion for the arts to create a company which celebrates photography as the artistic medium of our age. Based in London, UK, Public Offerings Ltd. creates and nurtures legacy projects for those traditionally under-represented in the blue-chip gallery system