How Identity Influenced a Co-founder and CEO at Caffe Luxxe's Career
Mark, Co-founder and President/CEO of Caffe Luxxe, advises social science students lacking detail-orientation to "try a bunch of things" to discover their passion, emphasizing the importance of finding work that excites them—"if you love what you do, you never work a day in your life." This approach, reflecting his own career journey, prioritizes finding fulfilling work over meticulous planning.
Career Exploration, Passion, Trial and Error, Motivation, Work-Life Balance
Advizer Information
Name
Job Title
Company
Undergrad
Grad Programs
Majors
Industries
Job Functions
Traits
Mark Wain
Co-founder and President / CEO
Caffe Luxxe
UC Berkeley
University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business MBA
Economics
Food, Beverages & Alcohol, Hospitality, Restaurants & Events
Strategic Management and Executive
Scholarship Recipient, Pell Grant Recipient, Took Out Loans, Greek Life Member, First Generation College Student
Video Highlights
1. Find your passion and what excites you to get up in the morning.
2. Try a bunch of things and don't be afraid of trial and error.
3. If you love what you do, you never work a day in your life.
Transcript
What advice would you give students with a major in the social sciences who are not detail-oriented about finding their first job?
I would recommend people try a bunch of things. Find what it is that you like, find that passion where you can direct all of your energy towards what you're doing.
There's the old saying that if you love what you do, you never work a day in your life. I fully embrace that.
But you have to find what it is that you like. Sometimes it takes trial and error, and other times you get lucky and find it the first time.
Just find that one thing that wakes you up in the morning and gets you excited to go to work, and go do that.