Born and raised in Los Angeles to a family deeply immersed in the entertainment industry, Zach Suchin absorbed pop-culture and took interest in the media and technology sectors. He co-founded Brand Knew to help both start-ups and veteran brands better navigate the digital landscape.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Zach’s parents and Grandfather
When business started difficulties overcame:
“I don’t know of a single person who has had a straight hockey stick up in a successful career. And so much of what I have achieved is in great thanks to everything that I’ve screwed up and all of the mistakes that I’ve made… I’ve always tried to pursue my passion of bettering things that I am a part of to the best of my ability in the short time that I’ve have got. But there have been problems with every single step and that’s just the reality of trying to do things that people haven’t done or trying to do things differently. You are always doing these types of things in the face of adversity… the challenges persist. I have got challenges today, I have challenges that I can’t even imagine that I will have 10 years from now and that’s how I know I am alive. It wouldn’t be worth it if you just had the straight elevator to the top it’s part of the challenge, it’s part of the fun. So the challenges have always existed and the challenges persist” (4 Lines minimum) …[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- Biographies
- Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers Book by Timothy Ferriss
- Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography Book by Walter Isaacson
Favourite Quote:
“the bad thing is not happen to you it is happening for you”
Recommended Online Resources:
Feedly – organize, read and share what matters to you. Feedly is a news aggregator application for various web browsers and mobile devices running iOS and Android, also available as a cloud-based service. It compiles news feeds from a variety of online sources for the user to customize and share with others.
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Believe in yourself and to surround yourself with as many people as possible who are smarter than you, who will challenge you and who will keep it real with you” (4 Lines minimum – if less then need more quotes) …[Listen for More]
More About Zach Suchin:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“In my travels I found no answers, only wonders.” Marty Rubin
Other Quotes From the Chat with Zach Suchin:
- “I wake up excited about the fact that I get to live a life that I think is worth living towards being able to do things I’m excited to do”
- “I am essentially a perpetual student”
- “that problem-solving process is what really excites me”
- “my job as a leader is to work for every single person in my office”
- “good people with good intentions doing good work are almost always in alignment”
- “I’m a strong believer that it’s really important to say no to a lot of things because we are living in a on demand society… Aspiring entrepreneurs have to focus on what to say no to… you have to say no to so many things to know what to say yes to. And when you find that thing that you absolute cannot say no to you have to pursue that with all your might”
- “your time is the most valuable thing you have in life you can never add more”
- “I go into the office every morning assuming that there is going to be an extraordinary challenge and that eliminates my inclination to feel frustrated by the notion that there is something that I didn’t want to deal with that I now have to”
- “success is not money and success is not power success is living a life that you feel good about”
- “happiness is reality minus expectations”
- “if you enjoy what you are doing everyday then you are not really working”
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