My journey to online entrepreneurship was quite accidental. I never planned to start my own business online.

Years back, my first degree was in electrical engineering and I worked as a junior engineer leading a client project for a telecom consulting company. I loved the work, but until internal politics reared its ugly head.

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Although our end client gave me glowing reviews (one of the top reviews in the nation), behind the scenes, I soon discovered a coordinated plot to replace me with someone who wanted my job all along.

Through a series of secret events, I was ultimately let go from the project. And the plot was exposed.

Thankfully, I wasn't fired from the telecom consultant company itself. My boss saw through the politics and simply put me on "the bench" while they found another project I could lead.

I felt angry, betrayed, stunned, and confused! This was the closest I had been to being fired and it sucked!

Being on the "bench" meant that I would not collect a salary until I'm back on a project. Fortunately, my real estate income matched my salary at the time. But that's another story.

They say that the best revenge is success and I decided to take that advice to heart.

So, I started to explore online entrepreneurship as a way to build passive income and create more job security. I was determined to never be in that situation again.

I stumbled on affiliate marketing. I didn't have any experience, but I was willing to learn, so I started implementing what I learned. And things took off from there!

Within a few months, I had my first unexpected check in the mail. I was hooked!

For many months, I earned five figures per month. Not bad for a side hustle, right?

Eventually, I left my day job to focus on online entrepreneurship full-time.

But, then it happened!

It was 2012 and the Google Panda update decimated my traffic and earnings.

I was crushed!

I had sold all my rental properties (no monthly income) and my monthly affiliate income went from five figures to just a few thousand.

I was unemployed, had a minimum income, and had mounting debt!

What do I do?

I couldn't go back to engineering. I had already fallen in love with online entrepreneurship and I was not going to let a Google update stop me.

On my online journey, I had discovered an answer to a question I had in the back of my head for a long time: Why do bad products and ideas seem to sell better than good ones?

After some soul searching, I realized that it was because the bad products and ideas are marketed better.

And that's when I decided to focus on marketing.

So in 2012, I went back to school and earned my Master of Science in Marketing with a focus on digital marketing.

I studied how to create a compelling offer, write persuasive copy, build an audience, and generate traffic.

I took the skills I learned in telecom consulting (problem-solving, managing deadlines, working with clients, etc) and applied them to digital marketing.

Having worked with many companies from mom-and-pop businesses to well-known, multi-billion dollar brands, I see the potential in every business, no matter how big or small.

I also uncovered a passion for helping businesses grow and succeed- especially what I call transformation businesses.

Transformation businesses are businesses that help people be the best versions of themselves.

By helping transformation businesses, I'm able to indirectly help many others in a very real way.

It's a beautiful cycle that helps me stay motivated and fulfilled in my work.

Now, I'm on a mission to help one hundred transformation businesses grow and succeed by 2022.

I know it's a lofty goal, but I believe it's possible!

And that's why I'm now an online entrepreneur and digital marketing consultant - to help business owners achieve their desired results without sacrificing their time, money, or sanity!

So there you have it - my accidental journey into online entrepreneurship. It's been a wild ride, but I wouldn't change a thing!

If you're interested in learning more or working with me, I'd love to hear from you!

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