Meet Adam Giladi

Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Adam Giladi. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Adam, first a big thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and insights with us today. I’m sure many of our readers will benefit from your wisdom, and one of the areas where we think your insight might be most helpful is related to imposter syndrome. Imposter syndrome is holding so many people back from reaching their true and highest potential and so we’d love to hear about your journey and how you overcame imposter syndrome.

Working in the media industry it is very easy to feel overwhelming imposter syndrome especially when seeking out a new venture. For me as a food blogger, there are a lot of competitors in this space a new people trying every day to live out that dream. For me it’s been having the courage of my convictions to go out and create a business around my passion.

Doing that by not taking no for an answer putting myself in uncomfortable positions, putting myself in those rooms where networking occurs and where new ideas take form. I think it’s really easy to feel imposter syndrome when you’re constantly looking to the left and right of you and seeing everyone else’s growth. But I do believe the best mindset is to be in a competition with yourself. The only person I’m trying to impress is 15 year old Adam

Thanks, so before we move on maybe you can share a bit more about yourself?

My name is Adam and I’m a New York City-based food blogger restaurant marketer who explores the city and surrounding areas for the best new spots to eat at and explore.

I built a restaurant growth marketing agency from the Instagram page I built 10 years ago in 2015 and had over 200 content collaborations last year. These are mostly small, mom and pop type operations that have to compete against the established heavyweights of the NYC restaurant scene

I work with restaurant owners on their social media content strategy, influencer marketing strategy, go to market strategy and digital advertising. Working primarily with clients across hospitality along with food and beverage e-commerce brands.

Follow our Instagram if you’re looking for spots to eat and places to go as a native New Yorker or someone visiting for the week!

There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?

I think one of the biggest skills in doing any sort of work like this begins with the softer skills and the tangential skills around it. For me even the sales and biz dev skills only come with consistent, repetitive outreach. The ability to speak clearly and convincingly to people who are not super receptive.

Another skill is content development overall. For me, it was not always something that came as naturally as other marketing disciplines. Over the last few years the importance of content for a brand has never been higher so the ability to create compelling content that sticks out from the noise is paramount

I think another quality in this industry to have is not letting peoples negativity and people saying no to you deter you from continuing on with your mission. I know a lot of people that get rejected and they let it affect them and they don’t go and get that next brand deal so it’s super important to let the “no”‘s roll off your back, however thats a lot easier said than done of course.

What do you do when you feel overwhelmed? Any advice or strategies?

When I’m overwhelmed I make a to do list in order of most important and I start to work slowly to check off items on that list. I think it’s super important to visualize what’s making you overwhelmed and make small attempts to chip away at those overwhelming elements

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MAIN IMAGE: Photo Credit: Danté Crichlow/BFA.com

All other photos I own: Adam Giladi

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