CHRISHAUN HOOPES

Marketing & Advertising Strategist, Digital & Social Media

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{ #LBDIJLA - I wear the dress for my future! }

Growing up in Atlanta, I saw first hand what it meant to live in poverty. I saw it while at school and I saw it while playing outside. Believe it or not, I also witnessed poverty first hand in my own family. 

Thankfully, I have never lived on the streets or never went days without food. However, I have experienced days without water, electricity, gas, etc… I lived most of my youth in government housing. I have experienced losing a home, having to live with relatives, domestic violence, accepting food and clothing donations, and going without things that most middle-class Americans unknowingly take for granted. 

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{ #Dreamer }

I am a dreamer.  I dream vividly and in color every night. Sometimes my dreams have meaning and other times my dreams are frightening.  Some days I even dream with my eyes open.  Nevertheless, I am a firm believer that dreams are powerful. 

Dreams are so powerful that they occasionally cause people to forget the reason why they started dreaming in the first place.  As children we dream about the future and then as adults, we dream up an entirely new future.  Never (well almost never) do we take a moment to enjoy the present.  A moment to enjoy the beauty that we had once dreamt about and now live in.

For me, my dream was to become a successful professional.  I did not care what it took to get there, but I knew I had to be there.  After I had visualized a future for myself and of course internalized a few short-comings, I ran towards my end goal 2,000 miles per hour. Life was great!

I zoomed through college as fast as I could, then zoomed through interviews, then my first internship, then my first job, then my new role, then another role, then another role, and so on. It all seemed great until it was not.

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{ #BlackGirlMagic }

I challenge you to be your own advocate. Even when you’re feeling beat up by life, take moments to root for you. Today, I’m doing just that by announcing to the world that I’m not perfect, but I am pretty dope. And to celebrate my dope self, turning another year older this month, I’d like to also celebrate my own #BlackGirlMagic. The things that make me, me. Hopefully, it’ll inspire you to do the same.

I have black girl magic because I am… 

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{ #SocialMedia Rockstar }

One year in advertising. Check. Two months on the social media team. Double check. This past April, I had the opportunity to move from the Accounts team to the Social Media team as a Community Manager. 

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{ #AdAgency, Year 1 }

A year ago, I took a leap of faith for my dream job in advertising and I have no regrets. Needless to say, it's been one hell of a ride.

As a Community Manager, my days are filled with stimulating projects, thought-provoking brainstorms, and rigid deadlines. At times it can be a glamorous life, but it's certainly not for the faint heart. If you can make it through one year at an ad agency, then you can make it through anything.

A survival guide for the uninitiated would've been nice, but somehow I've succeeded without one. Lucky for you dear reader, I now have a wealth of knowledge to share! So what have I learned?

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{ #Secure }

Secure.

se·cure
səˈkyo͝or/
adjective

Fixed or fastened so as not to give way or be lost. 
Certain to remain or continue safe and unharmed. 
Feeling safe, stable, and free from fear or anxiety. 
Feeling no doubts about attaining; certain to achieve. 

The opposite of what I've experienced for 20 years of my life, until recently. I've finally experienced self-confidence! You may laugh, but it's an accomplishment for me. I see it this way because for years I put myself through personal hell. 

Chrishaun you have to be the best. 
Chrishaun you have to work hard. 
Chrishaun you have to prove yourself. 
Or else... you're nothing. 

Yes, I was my hardest critic and I still am. The only difference between today and yesterday is that I now love myself. I am completely in love with me and it's unlike anything I've ever experience. Its given me a new sense of confidence.

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{ #Amazing #NewFriends #ChiTown }

I love to travel & I love adventure.
A few weeks ago I traveled to Chicago for work & play. 
Although, I have traveled through Chicago a dozen times & have family there I never enjoyed it.
Ok. Ok. So, I let the rumors get to me. 
“Chicago has bad crime. Chicago has bad weather. Chicago has mean people.”
These are all the rumors that I had heard from the media & rumors that were reinforced by family.
It was none of the sort.

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