How to Discover Purpose in your Pivot w/ Melissa Vargas, Creative / Brand Strategist - a podcast by Allen C. Paul

Imagine you are a creative professional, working your way up the ladder in a huge media corporation, and achieving the highest honor in your career - only to be fired less than a week later. 

What would you do? 

This was the situation facing Melissa Vargas, an Emmy and Promax Award-winning producer, multimedia journalist, writer and brand strategist. In the midst of an unexpected pivotal moment in her career, she discovered the keys to pursuing her God-given creative purpose, even when her career didn’t follow the path she anticipated. 

Having worked in the fast-paced corporate media world, she now shares her passion and expertise with creatives and brands through her newly launched agency, MVR Collective. She is transparent about her own mental health journey, and has a heart for Christian creatives who are seeking direction in a constantly shifting and unpredictable media climate. Melissa hopes that in sharing her journey, she can provide hope to those who find themselves in similar stories, help them look at life differently, and find small moments of laughter and joy. 

In this raw, powerful and revealing  talk, we unlock the source of Melissa’s confidence that helped her overcome the obstacles that nearly derailed her career. With clarity and passion, she shares how she maintained her faith, while enduring the worst and the best of the creative life - always seeing God’s favor through any circumstance.  

In this episode you’ll discover:

• How Melissa discovered her creative passion for writing and how her path took shape through words of faith 
• Why the traditional paths to success in the media are often unreliable 
• Why Christian creatives have to be willing to take risks and walk by faith 
• The importance of embracing your God-given identity as a creative
• How Melissa rebounded from a devastating, unforeseen change in her career
• The source of your creative confidence and why social media strategies must be applied in proper perspective 
• How authenticity and transparency can help you build your audience the right way

Connect with Melissa Vargas 

• Follow Melissa Vargas on LinkedIn
• Check out Melissa’s website 
• Follow Melissa on Instagram
• Follow Melissa on Clubhouse 

Links Mentioned in this Podcast Episode:

• GodandGigs.com/ToolKit - check out ALL of our most trusted and effective tools and resources for faith-focused creatives 
• Godandgigs.com/grow - FREE email and creative marketing workshops where you’ll learn how to build your online audience and connect deeply with those you are called to reach with your creative work
• Learn about The 4 Questions you need to ask before going Full-Time in Arts and Entertainment

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