Joe Apfelbaum is the CEO and co-founder of Ajax Union, a digital marketing agency based in Brooklyn. He is a public speaker, certified Google Trainer, and published business author. Joe enjoys speaking and writing about a broad range of business topics in his seminars, webinars and articles. Joe is a member of the Board of Directors of the Entrepreneurs Organization in Brooklyn, a group with over 11,000 CEO’s and a contributing member of the INC Business Owners Council, a community of the fastest growing companies in the United States. Joe is proud of all his accomplishments, but most of all he is proud of his successful foodie wife and beautiful amazing kids.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
When business started difficulties overcame:
“For me I feel like I was different and I didn’t know the fact that I was an entrepreneur I just knew that I was different and that I didn’t fit in and conform with the norm”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
The Miracle Morning: The 6 Habits That Will Transform Your Life Before 8AM Book by Hal Elrod
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity Paperback Book by David AllenFavourite Quote:
“Do something that scares you every day”
Recommended Online Resources:
Toggl – Best time tracking system for a small business A simple online timer with a powerful timesheet calculator Syncs with iOS Android app
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Be yourself, the world wants to get to know you, so learn about yourself, go take the strength finder test, go look up strength finder 2.0, figure out what your top 5 strengths are, get to know what your values are, write them down, live a value driven life”…[Listen for More]
More About Joe Apfelbaum:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“I don’t shy away from any questions. I’m not scared of any question. I’ll give you an answer. A lot of people are scared of having actual opinions out there. People are so scared of criticism… I’m not scared of people disliking me.” Ronda Rousey
Other Quotes From the Chat with Joe Apfelbaum:
- “You’re only as good as you develop yourself to be”
- “When you have a plan, write your plan down and then share it with the world, so that the universe can come and assist you so that you can make your plan a reality, a lot of people don’t know how simple it is, but you have to have a plan and you have to get other people, other relationships to help you with your plan”
- “My whole life I was living reactively instead of proactively”
“It’s not about what you know, it’s not even about who you know, it’s about what you do”
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