Chano Magana
Fossil Brand Retail Stores - North America
Costa Mesa, CA USA
"If you wake up on a Monday morning and feel excited, that’s success."
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Advice for getting started
When I finished college and made the decision to move to Los Angeles, my family was not totally supportive and thought I was making a terrible decision. I used their negativity and disbelief in me to motivate me and push me to succeed. It became fuel for my fire.
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Life & Career Milestones
My path in life has been direct
1.
Growing up in a big family, he loved babysitting his younger siblings and cousins because it meant he constantly had the opportunity to teach them new things.
2.
He realized he loved that feeling of teaching people, so he decided that he wanted to become a teacher when he grew up.
3.
He took a job at a retail store called Charlotte Russe to save up for college; he didn’t originally love retail, but his parents had taught him to always do the best job he possibly could.
4.
His coworkers and managers recognized his hard work, and as he started to fall in love with the job, they rewarded him by moving him up through the ranks.
5.
He was in line to be promoted to district manager at Charlotte Russe when Fossil called—and kept calling and calling.
6.
He hadn’t been looking for another job, but their persistence spurred him to take an interview...and he found that he loved the company and the people.
7.
Since then, he’s been promoted to senior director of all of Fossil’s North American stores, a job that lets him travel from Los Angeles to Dallas to New York City on a weekly basis.
8.
Says that his job has forced him to confront one of his biggest fears—public speaking—but in order to pursue success, he’s had to face his fears and step out of his comfort zone.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Family:
You're going to fail.
How I responded:
When I finished college and made the decision to move to Los Angeles, my family was not totally supportive and thought I was making a terrible decision. I used their negativity and disbelief in me to motivate me and push me to succeed. It became fuel for my fire.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
When my mom died, it changed me. I had to face this tough situation not by giving up, but by focusing on the good and continuing to be self-motivated to push myself through.