“Years of experience means nothing. What matters is how much you get out of the mintues you put into your projects” – Nicholas Hendricks

With a network of more than 600 professionals from every industry, the mentor program is the crown jewel of 1871. Every day, mentors dedicate their time and expertise guiding our members from issues ranging from legal to tech and everywhere in between, forming valuable relationships and producing concrete outcomes. This week, we say hello to Nicholas Hendricks Senior marketing manager at  Digital4Startups

• What do you consider you greatest success?

Attaining my current position as Senior Marketing Manager at Digital4Startups, after creating a marketing engine that runs itself for an early stage startup.

• What did you have to learn the hard way in your professional life?

That anything can happen to any company at any time, regardless of the team’s good faith and good will.

• Who was a role model to you when you were coming up in your feild?

Ryan Holiday & Rand Fishkin

• What do you know today that you wish you would have known when you first got started in business?

Years of experience means nothing. What matters is how much you get out of the minutes you put into your projects.

Now for the fun stuff… 

• Where is your favorite spot in Chicago?  606
• What do you like to do in your free time? Yoga, read, cook
• What is your favorite comfort food? Pork shoulder 
• Which city do you hope you’ll have a layover in? Portland

Are you interested in becoming a mentor or teaching a workshop at 1871? Learn more here.