How I Got Better At Saying No | Hollie Clement

Do you trust the people leading you, or do you say yes to everything because you're afraid of what happens if you don't? Learn how Hollie Clement, a Drive Creative project manager, went from doubting every leader she worked for to holding her ground with clients and keeping them happy. Hollie Clement is a Marketing Project Manager at Drive Creative Agency, where she has run production, scope, and timelines for client work since 2022. She started playing soccer at five in France, was scouted at 13, moved to London alone at 16 to play for Chelsea, and earned a full ride to Oakland University. Today she manages agency projects, coaches youth soccer, and raises her one and a half year old daughter. In this episode, she explains: 🡒 The Yes Trap: Why saying yes to every request costs you something else, and the one question she now asks instead. 🡒 The Authority Hangover: How one college coach left her unable to trust any leader, and what it took to finally believe her bosses weren't working an angle. 🡒 The Soft Generation: Why she believes her age group struggles to take criticism, and how sport spared her from the same problem. 🡒 The Swan Rule: What she as a project manager is really doing beneath the calm surface, and why there's a fire to put out almost every day. 🡒 The $20 a Day Problem: Why a tiny ad budget goes nowhere, and the 30, 60, 90 day window before marketing starts to show traction. *Chapters* 00:00 Intro 00:57 What a project manager actually does all day 04:28 From Chelsea at 16 to a full ride in Michigan 07:30 The college coach who broke her trust in authority 08:59 A normal Tuesday: mom, PM, and soccer coach 11:45 Advice for college grads entering the agency world 13:55 Learning to say no to clients 17:25 Perfect clients, small budgets, and when to hire an agency 21:15 Where Hollie and Drive are headed, and the culture behind it 29:26 Rapid fire: spice, 90s nostalgia, and the royal question \~~~ This episode is powered by Drive Creative: 🌐 https://drivecreativeagency.com/ Subscribe for more conversations with entrepreneurs and innovators who push Beyond The Hustle *Prefer to listen?* https://pod.link/1896663240 Do you have a story to tell? We’d love to hear from you! Learn more about being a guest on Beyond The Hustle by visiting https://www.beyondthehustle.sho