257: Adversity as a Catalyst to an Entrepreneurial Spirit with John Vuong

Summary This is the Startup Junkies Podcast, welcome back! Episode 257 consisted of our hosts Jeff Amerine and Caleb Talley joined by special guest John Vuong. John is the founder and president of Local SEO Search. This Toronto-based Search Engine optimization company aims to aid business owners who desire to attain ready to buy customers on Google. Website engagement, call scheduling and heightened business are the goals and we got to sit with John and discuss how he got there and what the plan is for the future! Thanks for tuning in!   Shownotes: (1:18) Introducing John Vuong of Local SEO Search (4:10) Adversity  & Work Ethic (10:48) Passion for Small & Local Businesses (12:11) Instilling Conviction into a Team (13:30)How to Utilize SEO (18:19) Biggest Challenges Along the Way (21:36) Virtual Work & Cultural Nuances (30:40)Advice to Younger Self (32:57)Wrap Up   Links: Jeff Amerine Caleb Talley John Vuong Local SEO Search   Quotes: "In order to learn, you have to educate yourself and make mistakes."  (10:42) - John Vuong "Many of the entrepreneurs that are successful, whether they were there were immigrants or whether they're from here, if they've had a bit of a hard scrabbled start... that drive and that hunger is a little bit more there. I think there's maybe even more appreciation of how hard it really is to do well." (5:54) - Jeff Amerine I think more business owners and founders, if they take a step back from that typical mythology, and they think about what they want to get out of it in terms of satisfaction and self-actualization, all those other things that really give you a sense of being and quality, peace of mind." (23:45) - Jeff Amerine "I'm never happy because I feel like there's so much more I can learn and do and impact others." (28:52) John Vuong   https://www.startupjunkie.org/ https://wlj.com/