You know what’s worse than rejection?
Appreciation with no intention.
The “Wow, we loved your energy!”
The “You’ve got such a fresh take on content!”
The “We’ll get back to you real soon”
that somehow turns into a greenlit show suspiciously similar to the one you pitched.
Just… without you.
Been there. Brushed my hair for it.
I’ve sat in shiny boardrooms with bottled water, panellists who smiled a little too wide, and polite silences after every idea I dropped.
I walked out thinking I nailed it.
Turns out, I was just the free R&D team.
They didn’t want to hire me.
They wanted to download me.
Because let’s be honest —
Why pay for a Creative Director when you can just pick her brain, scribble her pitch, and have your in-house team execute it?
No credit. No callback. Just
“We’re going in a different direction.”
Yes, the direction I just drew you a f**king map for.
And the best part?
Months later, you’ll see something suspiciously familiar being “launched with excitement” by the same people who ghosted you —
and you’ll just stare at the poster like:
“Wow. Even the tagline is mine.”
But I’m not bitter.
Okay, maybe just a touch of burnt caramel.
Because now I know better.
I walk into those meetings with full mascara and zero expectations.
I pitch only what I’m okay letting go.
And the rest? I keep for my own damn empire.
That’s how What’s Your Callingg was born.
From years of being the “idea machine” behind other people’s success stories —
to finally becoming the face, name, and producer of my own.
So if you’re reading this while prepping for another “exploratory chat,” here’s my advice:
Smile, slay, but save your best for yourself.
Because not every meeting is a job offer.
Some are just low-key theft in AC rooms.
But it’s okay.
They may have taken the idea.
But the original?
She’s still here — sipping coffee, writing this, and planning her next move
