307: It’s Very Important to Surround Yourself with Role Models with Jake Munday Founder and Owner of Pearly Whites Australia

Jake Munday is a young, successful entrepreneur, who at age 23 took a small dog lovers Facebook page, Dog Lovers International and created a successful advertising vehicle, growing the page’s followers to 2.5 million within 12 months. In 2014 Jake’s social media success caught the eye of US investors and he was approached to sell the page. Jake sold and returned his investment into a broader and more eclectic portfolio of businesses. Today at the age of 27 he runs seven very different companies. Pearly Whites Australia, a leading in-home teeth whitening business, Swing Boss, a golf training aid, Social Fuel & Social Fuel USA, a social media business designed to help other organisations navigate their social media space, Magic Hand Car Wash, Marquee Group Golf Buggies and his most recent venture The Bronx Pressed Juice Bar.

Entrepreneurial Role Models:

Jake’s Uncle

When business started difficulties overcame:

“The fact that I did quite school, I quit school because I was no good at school so reading and writing and things like that I was not good at”…[Listen for More]

Favourite Books:

None said

Favourite Quote:

“Today I’ll do things that others will do tomorrow so tomorrow I can do things that others can’t”

Recommended Online Resources:

The Sydney Morning Herald  – Australian Breaking News Headlines & World News Online

Forbes – business news, market analysis, company profiles, personal finance, management, entrepreneurship, investments, financial advice, economy, technology news

Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:

“Give things a go, take a risk, I would highly recommend this, if you’ve got no idea, talk about it, get some people that are like minded, brain storm over an hour, its amazing what you can brain storm in an hour”…[Listen for More]

More About Jake Munday:

Pearly Whites Australia

Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:

“Most misunderstandings in the world could be avoided if people would simply take the time to ask, “What else could this mean?” Shannon L. Alder

Other Quotes From the Chat with Jake Munday:

“I think it’s very important to surround yourself with role models”

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