How Saving A Small Business Saved A Life

Marketing Fruit

Julian Kelly

Business, Entrepreneurship

5 • 935 Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2024

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Get ready for an inspiring story about how John D. Allen's time in the corporate world transformed his life in ways he never thought possible. Many of us have faced a defining moment that has altered the course of our lives. For John, it was the realization that paying attention to the smaller things in life can have a huge impact on both personal and business success.

After years of climbing the corporate ladder, John experienced burnout and decided to pursue his passion for helping small businesses succeed. He founded his own coaching business and has since helped countless entrepreneurs achieve their goals.

At Marketing Fruit, we believe that taking the time to focus on the details can make a big difference in the success of any business. We are committed to helping business professionals like John achieve their full potential through effective marketing strategies.

Stay tuned for more amazing stories about how successful business professionals navigate the world of #Marketing. And remember, taking care of the small things can lead to big rewards in life and in business.

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0:00.0	Hey, how's it going? I'm your host, Julian Kelly. We are now tuning into Marketing Fruit.
0:07.0	I'm able to have John D. Allen, wonderful guy out of Canada, strategic marketing specialist.
0:28.0	He's had amazing things going on. And, you know, again, I'm just happy to have him on and to get some great influence for you guys.
0:37.0	So, John, if you don't mind telling a little bit about yourself and, you know, introduce it.
0:42.6	Thanks, cheerlin.
0:43.5	Appreciate the opportunity to be on your show.
0:46.0	Well, you know, I have an interesting start to how I got into the coaching business.
0:51.8	I've been in corporate for 35 years and I was about 26 years into it.
0:58.5	I was your average workaholic, 10, 12, 14 hours a day, six, seven days a week. I guess I wasn't
1:04.9	paying enough attention to the signals the big guy was telling me to slow down. So I had the good fortune or your misfortune, however you want to say it, of suffering a major brain aneurysm.
1:17.5	I was given less than a 10% chance to live.
1:21.3	And if I did live, the odds were 85% against me of having any kind of a normal life.
1:27.0	Now, I'm proud to say that will be 20 years ago
1:30.0	on December the 4th this year. When I got out of the hospital, I was on my way home, I looked up and
1:36.4	I made the big guy a promise that if he would let me live, I would spend the rest of my life
1:41.9	helping small business owners and entrepreneurs get the most
1:45.4	out of their business. The reason I did this is my darling wife had a small business. It was like
1:53.9	a lot of other businesses up and down like a yo-yo. You can never count on, you know, making money.
1:59.8	One month and make money. next month and lose money.
2:02.5	On and on.
2:03.7	So I fear, well, the best place I could do is start with her.
2:07.4	So I got her business back on a steady track making money.
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