maeyip

Female, Asian, Ed/HRTech Founder reshaping the career education space....

[ERIC @theericapp]

So, Work in Publishing Week Day 1 comes to a close! We've got so much more great content coming at you this week👏

A quick rundown of what we've covered today on our socials:
- An intro to Publishing
- Publishing processes
- The Big 5

and more!📚

[ERIC @theericapp]

Next week is Work in Publishing Week! 📚 To celebrate, we’re offering 1 young person aged 18-25 the chance to win a place on @getintobooks' online ‘Transferable Skills for Publishing' course on 19th-20th November 🔥 RT this post and follow @theericapp and @getintobooks to enter!

[ERIC @theericapp]

👉 If you've ever experienced imposter syndrome, this article read could put your mind at rest (if only slightly, we know it can be hard to shake!).

The lovely Larah Yearwood talks about how she's overcoming imposter syndrome at Creative Access👏

https://t.co/s1uJODJGhW

[ERIC @theericapp]

💭 Today is World Mental Health Day 💭

So we wanted to provide you with a few things;

1. A reminder to look after yourself - have a check in today
2. Some resources to help you look after your mental health whilst being a part of the creative industries

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[ERIC @theericapp]

October is Black History Month (as many of you will already know).

So, over here at ERIC, we're celebrating our black team members and the black creative community in the UK in a few ways!

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[ERIC @theericapp]

👏 ATTENTION EDUTWITTER 👏

We're a *FREE* career guidance app for students & schools to use - we can help you effortlessly reach Gatsby Benchmarks 2, 3, 5 & 8...

Just gonna leave this tweet here as it's @CareersWeek and we're pretty sure it's relevant 😉

#NCW2022

[Escape Studios @Escape_Studios]

The @theericapp has all the best career advice in one place. It's designed for 16-25 year olds who are interested in joining the creative industry but have little to no experience.

Follow us on ERIC to see how #EscapeStudios can help you kickstart your career!

[ERIC @theericapp]

When you have a friend in desperate need of career advice...

#brooklynbeckham #thelatelateshow #help

[Samantha Hornsby @realsamhornsby]

When you’re 30yo and all your friends are making babies but you made an app with your BFF instead... 🤷🏻‍♀️

#entrepreneurlife #babyeric #theericapp

[ERIC @theericapp]

😱 TOMORROW WE LAUNCH THE ERIC APP 😱

For anyone curious, HERE'S A PREVIEW.

ERIC's mission? To be the slickest, most intelligent library of existing online career content so young people can find GOOD #careeradvice, FAST. 🚀

https://t.co/7oVMkIEWuZ to find out more...

[Samantha Hornsby @realsamhornsby]

Taking a moment to recognise that @maeyip and I have been running businesses together for EIGHT YEARS now!!!!!!!

She is truly the most intuitive, beautiful, kindest, smartest, thoughtful & calmest soul in the world. She's also the most fashionable person I know. QUEEN 👑💕🔥🤩

[Howard Watt @VanWatt]

Rice with everything! 🍚🍚🍚
Very cool to chat to @maeyip about my experience growing up #Chinese #Asian in the UK.
https://t.co/ofuam6T1HA

[Stride.London @StrideLondon]

Meet @maeyip co-founder of @theericapp, a platform connecting young creatives to exciting opportunities.
Hear her speak at the Dear Employers, Traditional Recruitment Methods are no Longer Working session at Talent Scout next week https://t.co/zjeapeYWNK #stridebarrierbreakers

[Stride.London @StrideLondon]

Are you a young aspiring creative looking for exciting career opportunities? @eric_festival will be launching an innovative careers app to connect Gen Z creatives with employers. Connect with your peers and discover career-building content when you join 👉 https://t.co/pn3E2DPOYd

[maeyip @maeyip]

Came across an incredible open source and free database of over 2,000 VCs. Includes their thesis, first cheque $ and what stage of investment they’re interested in. Founders looking for funding DM me for link.

[Tom Fairey @tom_fairey]

#TBT E12 with @realsamhornsby & @maeyip #founders of @eric_festival.

In this episode they share #inspiring advice on how anyone can make it and why your background means nothing, it's about who you are and the difference you can make.

#femaleentrepreneurs #FemaleFounders #Pod

[maeyip @maeyip]

The best day to email potential investors is Monday & Wednesday AND early but not too early (8am/9am) so it’s at top of their email list! 😉

[maeyip @maeyip]

Never underestimate a good cold email. DM me for a template. And don’t give up!

[maeyip @maeyip]

Our investment journey to date.

2 female founders. Bootstrapped for the past 3 years. Looking to raise £300k.

[maeyip @maeyip]

Raised £150k so far from 3 Angel investors. 1 x family/friend, 1 x connection & 1 x cold email.