Combining his professional background in consumer products with his personal experiences in Asia with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), John G McGarvey co-founded DAO Labs to help people experience the power of TCM in a natural, easy-to-use format. John made it his mission to redesign proven, age-old TCM for people searching for natural wellness solutions.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
- Richard Branson
- Phil Knight founder of Nike
- Steve Jobs founder of Apple
When business started difficulties overcame:
“There is so much in the world of startup’s uncertainty and you are never going to know until you start…one thing I am always searching for is certainty, and that disalignment is very stressful. In the case of a start up you do not know until you turn the lights on and you start…at the end of the day there are all of these things that we are going to try and we are going to do and I am constantly trying to make sure that my numbers are accurate and correct but the reality is you just don’t know until you try. That is something that I have struggled with not just with my business but life in general. It’s a high index when it comes to being somebody who is a perfectionist as opposed to lets just get it done and get it out there. And then again it is just that quest for certainty and that’s tough sometime when you are in a capacity that is anything but certain.”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike Book by Phil Knight
- Breakthrough Marketing Plans: How to Stop Wasting Time and Start Driving Growth Book by T. Calkins
Favourite Quote:
Never Give Up ~ Dalai Lama
No matter what is going on
Never give up
Develop the heart
Too much energy in your country
Is spent developing the mind
Instead of the heart
Be compassionate
Not just to your friends
But to everyone
Be compassionate
Work for peace
In your heart and in the world
Work for peace
And I say again
Never give up
No matter what is going on around you
Never give up
Recommended Online Resources:
Boarding Area – for business travelers who want to know what’s really happening on the road, in the air and online. BoardingArea compiles the best business travel blogs on the Internet, all in one place.
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Be passionate about your product or service, and that will get you eighty percent of the way”…[Listen for More]
More About John G McGarvey:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Don’t answer every critic. Sometimes, the answers you give may be right but misconceived and misunderstood.” Israelmore Ayivor
Other Quotes From the Chat with John G McGarvey:
- “The entrepreneur way is very very stressful and it is mundane and it is a grind but at the end of the day I get to call the shots and I get to do it my way”
- “Its so much about what the goal is, it’s the tactics and strategies around the pursuit of that goal that you spend your efforts with”
- “every now and then I can see the forest for the trees which includes my own blindspots, deficiencies and say and say you know what we are going to stop this right now and we are just going to start and whatever happens happens but we are going to be better and smarter as a consequence of starting and then we will know”
- “Don’t give up on yourself because there is a great idea that follows the one you have already worked on”
- “Never give up”
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