Pam Slim
The Fire Inside
July 11, 2007 | by noah | Permalink
Pamela Slim never believed that she could go into business on her own. Now she helps people escape from the cubicle to pursue their passions.
After receiving her degree in international service and development, Mrs. Slim set out to save the world. At 23 she was working for a community foundation in San Francisco, yet soon found herself drawn to the corporate world. She does not reflect negatively on this time, rather acknowledging the strength of her team and importance of the mentors she found there.
At thirty, Mrs. Slim caught pneumonia, a result of complete over-exhaustion. This sickness, combined with a change of ownership within the company she was working at, led her to leave the corporate world.
She went to work as a private contractor for another large corporation; because of the nature of her contract she was forced to get her business license, a moment that made her realize she could be her own boss. Nearly twelve years later, she is “deliriously happily self-employed.”
Living in Phoenix with her husband Darryl, Mrs. Slim is currently expecting her second child, while running her company Ganas Consulting. Ganas, a Spanish word that does not easily translate, represents an internal motivation. She uses her company to help her clients through the “evolution of the human experience.” When offering advice to people hoping to pursue their passions Mrs. Slim says, “there is no secret formula for passion. Participate in a full contact way.”
« Previous: Controlling the Cap | Next: Passion in Post-Production »
THERE IS ONE RESPONSE TO THIS INTERVIEW
kelly G Says:
July 11th, 2007
I like the advice to “participate in a full contact way”!
RESPOND TO THIS INTERVIEW