Jenna Suru established her company Belle Époque Films in January 2015. She directed and produced her debut feature film “L’Âge d’Or” with an international cast, 35 exceptional locations and an outstanding soundtrack, featuring songs from Chuck Berry and Jimmy Reed. Jenna organizes shoots for multiple foreign productions filming across Europe.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
When business started difficulties overcame:
“I think one of the main difficulty is is not fail at the very beginning. Because obviously you can fail any time as an entrepreneur but the very first stages at least from my perspective are extremely important because in a way very first project, your very first clients are going to be a part of the branding of your company not only because people will know you from those but also because in a way because it happened at the beginning at the origins of your company it will be part of its culture. So this is why the very first challenge and I remember it very precisely when I opened the company in January 2015 I knew that a lot of companies fail within one or two years and so I knew that those first few months were extremely important. So I thought a lot, I analysed the market a lot because I really wanted to make sure the first projects were going to be really successful.”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
How to Win Friends and Influence People Book by Dale CarnegieFavourite Quote:
“I didn’t get there by wishing for it or hoping for it, but by working for it” Estée Lauder
Recommended Online Resources:
- Trello – Infinitely flexible Incredibly easy to use Great mobile apps. It’s free Trello keeps track of everything, from the big picture to the minute details
- The Dots – The Creative Network. Work on projects you’re proud of, with people that inspire you and for companies you respect. Be inspired to do great work and get recognition for it
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“have a plan and manage your risks. Of course you can try and fail three times as an entrepreneur before actually doing it right. And there are many entrepreneurs who will explain also how important it is to fail and how you must be ready to fail. But really it’s going to be so much less painful and it’s going to also avoid you losing time if you just come in prepared. You may think all the time you put into this preparing phase is going to add maybe delay at the start of your business but is going to be difficult but really you’re going to be so thankful that you did it later because it’s actually going to make you save time and be more competitive. So I would say preparing, learning about all the dimensions that will make you become a good entrepreneur, learn from other people and then manage your risks”…[Listen for More]
More About Jenna Suru:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
Seth Godin “Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, you ought to set up a life you don’t need to escape from.”
Other Quotes From the Chat with Jenna Suru:
- “I am so lucky that I knew very early what I loved to do”
- “you should know about all the dimensions that make your product attractive and successful in the market”
- “it’s extremely important to have the right people around you… You cannot be the best at everything and the only way to be the best on the market and competitive is to benefit from the experience, the contacts of the very best of people around you. So it’s important to have consultants around you just to benefit from the experiences of your friends, of your colleagues, of anyone who’s experienced in the industry that you are targeting”
- “it’s very important to be very passionate. But also to really always be very sensible about what you do”
- “I would say the general secret of success for an entrepreneur is really to be both really passionate about what you do because it’s extremely hard, you are going to be working such long hours and more than an employee. Because I think sometimes maybe some people have this impression that as an entrepreneur because you are free you work less but it’s really not true. You just work more than anyone else. I work such long hours. And in order to achieve this you really need to be very passionate about what you do. And at the same time you should cultivate this will to always improve, always analyse, to always really partnered with the best people, to always be in the way the most objective possible about what you are doing which can be very hard especially when you are very passionate about what you do and I think it’s really been able to mix both that is the first step to success”
- “it’s not just about how you talk about it or how much you talk about it, it’s about how much effort, how much work you are going to put into it to be the best you can”
- “it’s up to you”
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