Adam Houlahan is an International Keynote Speaker specialising in Social Media for business, and CEO of the highly successful boutique agency, Web Traffic That Works. He lives in Australia’s famous tourist destination the Gold Coast Queensland, and is considered to be one of Australia’s leading experts in harnessing the power of Linkedin for business. Over 6,200 people globally have sought his skill and insights to leverage the power of LinkedIn for their businesses. Adam is also an Australian Brand Ambassador for Microsoft. He consults on Social Media to private clients in Australia, New Zealand, North America, The Middle East and Singapore. His work as CEO and owner of 6 successful companies has given him the hands-on experience to understand business from the inside. Adam believes real and meaningful change comes through the world’s entrepreneurs. His purpose is to provide their businesses with powerful tools to grow and accelerate their global footprint. And that together we make a huge impact! Through his Lifetime Partnership with the Global Giving Initiative B1G1 he is well on track to positively impact the lives of more than 1 million people in need.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
- Adam’s Mentor Paul Dunn
- Adam’s business partner
When business started difficulties overcame:
“The biggest hurdle obviously was capital so, I’m 24 years old, no bank is going to be throwing money at me to start a business, and it was a very capital intensive business, you had to fit out a shop and couple hundred thousand dollars worth of stock and that sort of thing so very much that first part was in getting capital and I did actually have to give away equity to do that”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
Better business, Better life, Better world Book by Jonathan Pipe, Katie Pipe and Laura PipeFavourite Quote:
“No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings”
Recommended Online Resources:
- Linkedin – is a business- and employment-oriented social networking service that operates via websites and mobile apps.
- Facebook – is an American for-profit corporation and an online social media and social networking service
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Make sure you love what you do, be on purpose with that passion and make sure that you take that time to really start at the end and work backwards and every step in-between, it will absolutely guarantee that your likelihood of success will be higher if you do that”…[Listen for More]
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Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“The marvelous thing about a good question is that it shapes our identity as much by the asking as it does by the answering.” David Whyte
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