Help Shape the Podcast: To keep improving the podcast, we\u2019d love to know a little more about you. We\u2019ve created a quick 2-question survey that takes about 10 seconds. As a thank you, you\u2019ll go into the draw to win a $100 prize (drawn on April 30). \ud83d\udc49 Complete the survey: https:\/\/forms.gle\/nK52PuGAdpQtBmjB9 Okay, Here Are Our Show Notes: What if being \u201cnot academic\u201d was never the problem, just a sign your strengths were somewhere else? In this episode of More Than a Score, we sit down with Ellie Pascazio: makeup artist, small business owner, and someone who has built a life around people, connection, and creating meaningful experiences – channeling one of her talents related to the “more social side” of school. Ellie\u2019s school experience wasn\u2019t defined by grades or study. She didn\u2019t love the academic side of school. As you’ll hear, she found it hard. But she did love being around people, bringing energy into a room, and making others feel good. And importantly\u2026 she never saw that as a weakness. After school, Ellie followed that instinct. She stepped into beauty therapy, built her skills, and during COVID took a leap to start her own business from a small corner at home. From there, it grew through word of mouth into a thriving career where she now works on weddings, events, and with clients who choose her not just for her work, but for how she makes them feel. This episode is a great example of someone forging a pathway intentionally connected to values. Ellie shares how her family shaped her perspective, where kindness, being a good person, and living a balanced life mattered more than status or money. She speaks openly about: \u2022 Choosing flexibility and travel over chasing a traditional career path \u2022 Living within her means and building financial discipline \u2022 Creating a life that works for her, not what others expect \u2022 And why making people feel good is her version of success This is a powerful reminder that success isn\u2019t one-size-fits-all. What You\u2019ll Discover In This Episode: \u2022 What it really feels like to be \u201cnot academic\u201d at school \u2022 Why Ellie still found pride in simply finishing and getting a score \u2022 The strengths that don\u2019t always show up in classrooms \u2022 How people skills can become your greatest asset \u2022 Starting a business from scratch and growing through word of mouth \u2022 Why flexibility, travel, and lifestyle matter more than titles \u2022 The role of family values in shaping confidence and choices \u2022 Why kindness is not weakness \u2014 it\u2019s a strength \u2022 How to build a life around what matters to you You don\u2019t have to be the smartest in the room to succeed. You just have to know what matters to you…and build from there. \ud83c\udfa7 Help Shape the Podcast \ud83c\udfa7 At More Than a Score, we\u2019re all about helping parents and young people redefine success and see there\u2019s more than one pathway. To keep improving the podcast, we\u2019d love to know a little more about you. We\u2019ve created a quick 2-question survey that takes about 10 seconds. As a thank you, you\u2019ll go into the draw to win a $100 prize (drawn on April 30). \ud83d\udc49 Complete the survey: https:\/\/forms.gle\/nK52PuGAdpQtBmjB9 Read less<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Help Shape the Podcast: To keep improving the podcast, we\u2019d love to know a little more about you. We\u2019ve created a quick 2-question survey that takes about 10 seconds. As a thank you, you\u2019ll go into the draw to win a $100 prize (drawn on April 30). \ud83d\udc49 Complete the survey: https:\/\/forms.gle\/nK52PuGAdpQtBmjB9 Okay, Here Are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-193334963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"yoast_head":"\n