Can you please introduce yourself?
Looking for fun, insightful, and interesting Podcasts to be a guest on. Here are some topics that I have a lot of personal experience in ...
BUSINESS / ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Serial Entrepreneur - from Insurance to App Building to Digital Marketing & more ...
Built Million Dollar Businesses (Yah!)
Failed at Business (Facepalm)
Former Attorney (California State Bar)
Digital Nomad (ie - work from "home")
Recently rebranded my Digital Marketing Business during this pandemic
Services include: Web Design / SEO / Social Media / Paid Advertising / Email / Video
Love talking about interesting business books!
Love talking about the Entrepreneurial struggle, including Mindset, Self-Improvement, Mental Health, Sales Psychology etc.
FOOD & TRAVEL
World traveler currently stuck in Saigon, Vietnam - It's an old story. Joined Hacker Paradise to work and play abroad starting in Da Nang, Vietnam. Met a girl. Married her last year.
Got the BIG passport (50 pages) with the goal of using up every page ... almost completed.
FOOD: Favorite thing to do is find the best / most interesting places to eat that the locals (not tourists) love. I've discovered some amazing dishes ... and some not so great ones as well.
SPORTS FAN
Grew up in Oakland, California
Fanatical Golden State Warriors Fan and love all things basketball (someone please make another 50 episodes of The Last Dance)
Fanatical Raiders Fan. Sad for Oakland, happy for the team ... they deserve a first class stadium.
Go Bears!
SPORTS COMPETITION
Above-Knee Right Amputee
Missing Digits on both hands
Learned to ride a bike for the first time in my 30's
Became a top Para-Triathlete
Ironman Oceanside Triathlon Finisher
New York City Triathlon 2x Finisher
Escape From Alcatraz Finisher
Para-Triathlon World Championships (representing the USA) Finisher
Once drafted on J. Lo (yes, THAT J. Lo) at the Malibu Triathlon!
Rode my bike in the Million Dollar Challenge 2x for the Challenged Athletes Foundation from San Francisco to San Diego.
MISC
Volunteering for charity
Open to discuss other topics
What’s your profession, what do you do?
Consulting
What company do you work for? Are you a freelancer or Digital Nomad?
Digital Nomad
How did you start with a remote work journey?
Hacker's Paradise
What do you think are the main benefits of working remotely?
Geographic Freedom
From what cities or countries have you worked since you have become remote? What are your favourite countries or cities to work from?
Oakland, Chicago, Austin, San Diego - USA; Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam; Bali - Indonesia; Chiang Mai - Thailand
From what type of places do you prefer to work? Home, co-working spaces, coffee shops, or others?
Varies
What places would you like to travel to while working remotely?
Central + South America are of interest
What challenges did you face and how did you overcome them? Share your remote productivity, communication, management, etc. tips based on your experience!
Every day presents challenges
What tools do you use to improve productivity and manage work efficiently?
Mostly Web + App based tools
How do you manage your business and taxes as a remote working professional?
Self
What advice would you give to people looking to work remotely?
Test first. It's NOT a vacation, it's WORK!
Would you like to share any interesting stories while you worked remotely? Please share if you can.
Plenty of stories to share in an interview.
Creighton's website: https://exponentialclients.com/
Creighton's Linkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/creightonwong/
