944: Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life with Mellissa Tong Founder and Owner of Duckpunk Productions Inc

Mellissa Tong is a newscaster turned award-wining director/producer at DuckPunk Productions, Inc. She works with Fortune 500 companies on TV commercials, branded entertainment, and digital content. Her clients are Nissan, Verizon, Wells Fargo, just to name a few. Her awards include Clio, Addy, and Telly.

Entrepreneurial Role Models:

• Simon Sinek
• Gary Vaynerchuck

When business started difficulties overcame:

“I had to use my own money to start a business because back then start up wasn’t really a popular thing to do so, every bit that I made I invested back into the business to try to grow the business and market the business, get new customers, all that. There was a lot of knocking at doors, knocking and knocking and knocking and hearing a lot of no’s before you get one yes”…[Listen for More]

Favourite Books:

Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action Book by Simon Sinek

Favourite Quote:

“Change your thoughts, change your life”

Recommended Online Resources:

None specific

Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:

“Be who you are and don’t let anyone tell you whether something will work or not and don’t let anyone discourage you just because they don’t believe in what you do, you really have to be your biggest champion if you want your business to succeed. So believe in yourself 110% and believe in what you do, go all out”…[Listen for More]

More About Mellissa Tong:

DuckPunk Productions, Inc

Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:

“Saying something is far too simple is a doubter’s way of trying to make the world more complex so he won’t have answers.” Adam P. Knave

Other Quotes From the Chat with Mellissa Tong:

• “Certain things don’t really have a feeling but if you have a negative feeling about it it’s going to put you in a negative mode and then your own thoughts will be all negative but if you have a positive feeling about that thing or matter or event then it will put you in a positive mode and all your thoughts will be positive and your day will become so much better so a matter or a situation alone doesn’t have any feelings, it’s how you react towards it”
• “there is no end to learning”

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