Any former account people here that successfully left the agency world? What type of work did you switch to?

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I left the agency world to work as the Director of Marketing & Development (fundraising) for a nonprofit; after a year, I moved to a second nonprofit as the Director of Marketing & New Business Development (sales) but, ultimately, returned to the agency world, one year later. The mission behind a nonprofit always gets me… but I’m not cut out for that environment.

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I left the agency life (account director) go client side at fortune 100 company.

Nicely done. Three questions, and of course only if you’re comfortable sharing. How did you find the transition, did you land in a director role on the client side, and was there any sacrifice made on salary?

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