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# The Rough Edges
- URL: https://www.howardgray.net/the-rough-edges/
- Published: 2020-10-12T01:10:11.000Z
- Updated: 2021-07-25T23:02:59.000Z
- Author: Howard Gray
- Tags: Entrepreneurial Endeavours, Positioning, Learning Innovation, Learning, Education & Growth, Teaching

The photographer who infuses their biology degree into the art.

The fashion stylist who spent time as a national-level rower.

The educator who links teaching with rave DJs.

The big-city brand strategist who built social enterprises in rural Africa.

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They’re not going to be for everyone. 

They’ll get overlooked plenty.

But that’s the point. 

They’re *definitely* going to be for someone. 

And when there’s alignment, they’ll be the only one to work with.

It’s easy to suppress the eclectic background, or smooth off the rough edges.

Maybe your rough edge *is* your edge.