What If Your Child Isn't "Academic"? Ellie Pascazio on Building a Business Around People Skills

If your child finds the academic side of school hard, this lands. Not academic was never the problem, just a sign their strengths are elsewhere. What if being not academic was never the problem, just a sign that your strengths are somewhere else? Ellie Pascazio is a makeup artist and small business owner who found school hard academically but loved people, energy and making others feel good, and never saw that as a weakness. After school she moved into beauty therapy and, during COVID, started her own business from a corner at home. It grew by word of mouth into a thriving career across weddings and events. People skills can become a young person's greatest asset, and the strengths that do not show up in a classroom can build a real career. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: • What it really feels like to be not academic at school • The strengths that don't show up in a classroom • How people skills can become a young person's greatest asset • Starting a small business from scratch and growing by word of mouth • Why kindness is a strength, not a weakness • Building a life around what actually matters to you You don’t have to be the smartest in the room to succeed. You just have to know what matters to you...and build from there. More Than a Score: Redefining Success Beyond School is hosted by Laura Pitt and Dan Steele, a former teacher and award-winning school leader on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. New episodes fortnightly. Subscribe to follow along.