JoAnne Funch is the Founder of Linked In For Business. She’s an expert at transforming professionals from making random connections on LinkedIn, to strategic/high-value contacts that result in more profitable and long-term opportunities. In a world of digital marketing, JoAnne inspires business professionals to think differently about how they develop their connections, engage their contacts, and grow their business.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
JoAnne’s Parents
When business started difficulties overcame:
“First of all I wouldn’t use the word difficulties. When I started my most recent business simply making the decision and the commitment to start a business versus going out and getting a job was really what I needed to overcome”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- Relationship Economics: Transform Your Most Valuable Business Contacts Into Personal and Professional Success Book by David Nour and Alan Weiss
- Duct Tape Marketing: The World’s Most Practical Small Business Marketing Guide Book by John Jantsch. Click the following link to listen to the John Jantsch Podcast on The Entrepreneur Way
Favourite Quote:
” You will get all you want in life, if you help enough other people get what they want.” Zig Ziglar
Recommended Online Resources:
- SEMrush is a software as a service company based in Boston that sells online visibility and marketing analytics software subscriptions. It was founded by Oleg Shchegolev and Dmitry Melnikov as a SEO tool and a browser extension before adopting the SaaS model.
- hrefs – SEO Tools & Resources To Grow Your Search Traffic. Audit your website, explore competitors, research keywords backlinks all in one place. Powered by seriously big data, trusted by top SEOs.
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“ask really hard questions of yourself. And so what I mean by that might be questions like: Why am I making this business harder than it has to be? I see that all the time with entrepreneurs. Another one might be: Am I hiding or playing to small and why am I doing that? What am I afraid of? Why am I holding myself back? Another one might be. Am I doing busy work because I am afraid to be seen? Busywork just keeps us busy and it keeps us safe from showing up. Another one might be: Where do you think you will be a year from now if you keep that up? I mean those are hard questions that I think require a lot of self-examination. So my best advice is ask yourself the hard questions, the things you might be avoiding” …[Listen for More]
More About JoAnne Funch:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It’s as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer.” Nolan Bushnell
Other Quotes From the Chat with JoAnne Funch:
- “I think being open enough to learn from other people and asking better questions of mentors and people that are successful; I think that’s huge”
- “When I make a decision, I really try to trust my gut. I have been in business for a long time, I am smart enough to know really what I should do versus second guessing myself and basing it on outside influences. And what I mean by that are sometimes we can get too much influence from too many people”
- “being open to learn and to grow and to certainly be willing to try new things. If something doesn’t work being able to pivot quickly, being in nimble. I think all of those things are part of success for an entrepreneur”
- “relationships accelerate your ability to get things done”
- “more people we can add value to absolutely gets you to where you want to go”
- “I would encourage any entrepreneur to invest in tools actually helps them grow their business”
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