Grounded Risk: Let Go of the Fear and Embrace Entrepreneurial Discomfort

Tales of Misadventure with Nicole Donnelly

Inexperience and a financial crisis didn’t stop SwiftAds owner, Brian Leung, from embarking on his entrepreneurial journey. He chats with Nicole about the blunders, the lessons, his gracious wife, putting the fear of misadventure in the right perspective, and the need for your business to build a digital storefront.
EPISODE SUMMARY
What do rock climbing and entrepreneurship have in common? On our latest episode, Nicole chats with SwiftAds owner, Brian Leung, about their commonality, how his tenacious parents inspired his entrepreneurial journey, and the importance for small businesses to incorporate SEO and Google Ads into their marketing strategy now. Host and guest encourage budding entrepreneurs, solomarketers, manufacturers, and small business owners to “embrace the discomfort,” build a grounding support system, take risks, and keep forging ahead.

ABOUT BRIAN LEUNG

Brian is a serial entrepreneur and owner/operator of SwiftAds and Treebud. SwiftAds was created to help advertisers 10x their revenue by automating ad creation, campaign monitoring, and optimization. Treebud Media is a full-service digital marketing agency.

Brian's on a mission to reach and help 1,000 small businesses improve or start their online advertising so more people can discover their businesses and ultimately, experience growth.
HIGHLIGHTS

• Brian shares his love of taking risks and likens rock climbing to being a business owner or entrepreneur. [06:33]
• Hear the foundational story behind Brian’s entrepreneurial spirit. [08:23]
• Starting a business in the middle of an economic crisis would deter most but not Brian. He opens up about his first business venture, the failures he experienced, and the lessons he learned. [11:38]
• Nicole sheds some light on the likelihood of finding success in your twenties and how experiencing some “hard knocks” improves your chances. [16:08]
• Nicole and Brian discuss how small businesses can market and promote their business even during a recession. [29:55]
• Find encouragement and sound advice, in Brian’s words, on taking calculated risks even when you’re afraid. [37:31]

EPISODE TRANSCRIPT

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RESOURCES & LINKS

• Connect with Brian Leung on Twitter @bkh_leung or on swiftads.io/
• Connect with Nicole on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-donnelly-dmg/
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