PART 2 | My Boss Fired Me for Stealing Clients… So I Took His Business, His Clients, and His Reputation - video Dailymotion

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00:00Part 2

00:00Three weeks later, on a random Tuesday, HR called me into the office.

00:06Gary was already seated with two HR reps, they slid a folder across the table and told me I was

00:12being terminated for soliciting clients to leave Brightspark and join a competitor.

00:16My heart stopped. Not only was this false, it was absurd. I had no side hustle,

00:23no competitor, and no reason to sabotage my own career. I asked for evidence.

00:30They said they had email records. I asked to see them. Denied. I asked to speak to legal counsel.

00:40Denied again. I was told I could resign quietly or be fired with cause.

00:46I walked out without signing a thing. Word spread quickly.

00:50Gary told the team I had been caught trying to steal clients and that he had no choice but to

00:55let me go. Some of my junior colleagues distanced themselves. Others texted privately, saying they

01:02didn't believe the story but were scared to get involved. The worst part? I got blacklisted.

01:10I applied to multiple agencies, no bites. A recruiter I trusted told me off the record that

01:16my name came up in negative reference checks. I was done being nice. At this point, I had nothing

01:24to lose. So I started my revenge in the most professional, surgical way possible. I lawyered

01:31up. I hired an employment attorney who specialized in wrongful termination and defamation. We drafted

01:38a cease and desist letter demanding Brightspark stop spreading false claims, along with a request

01:43to see the so-called evidence they had. We never received a reply. I also launched my own agency.

01:51I took my savings and created a small boutique digital marketing firm. Let's call it Nova Forge.

01:59I didn't poach any clients. I didn't even reach out. I simply posted on LinkedIn saying I was starting a

02:06new chapter and accepting new business. That was it. My ex-clients came to me. Apparently,

02:15word about my firing didn't sit well with several clients, especially Dana. She reached out,

02:21asking if I was available. I explained my new business. She signed on immediately.

02:28Then came two more. And then five. All of them were clients I had personally managed,

02:35but none of them were under any exclusivity clauses. I then hired Brightspark's best employees.

02:42The junior staff I had trained began reaching out. Many were miserable under Gary's leadership.

02:49I offered competitive pay, remote flexibility, and, get this, a profit-sharing model.

02:55Within four years.