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“Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs.” – Farrah Gray
Josh Pocock says he always knew he never wanted to work for anyone else. And as Founder and CEO of Executive Stride – a thriving online marketing and lead generation company – Josh, at just 22, appears to be living his dream. But while Josh’s journey to successful business owner has been impressive, it hasn’t always been easy. Josh hopes his story can motivate any person who wants to become an entrepreneur and business owner to start building their legacy and fortune and he says “With the huge opportunities that exist online now, the only limitations to what you can achieve are the limitations of your own thinking”.
Josh was born and raised in Canada, to a single mother. From childhood, Josh had an incredible drive; he excelled playing hockey, which his mom worked hard to finance, because she wanted him to learn the rewards and inevitable progress that come through making a serious commitment. But watching his mom and others work long hours in jobs they didn’t like convinced Josh he’d have to create a path of his own – he knew that working for someone else wouldn’t help him achieve what he wanted in life. So, while most of his high school buddies were still playing video games, Josh had already embarked on his own self-education, becoming a voracious reader and devouring everything he could find on entrepreneurship, success, and mindset.
Josh’s first foray into the world of business was as a commission-only door-to-door sales representative. He was a hard worker, pounding the pavement 10 hours a day – but for his entire first month, Josh never made a sale. Josh says he’ll never forget that first month, coming home each night exhausted and knowing he hadn’t earned a dime.
“It was tough. But I’d studied enough to know that I had to manage my own thinking. And that getting down on myself or becoming negative wasn’t going to help. I just kept moving forward each day – and when I finally made my first sale, it was like a dam had been released and the sales kept coming.”
Within a year, Josh was able to create a team of ace sales agents, and by 18, he’d become the top sales manager in the company. All the while, Josh continued to study and learn. He had a clear understanding of the importance of gathering knowledge, so regardless of how busy his day, he always made time to further his business education; Josh completed dozens of online courses and mentorship programs, which helped prepare him for his next step: Starting his own business.
Executive Stride was started as a full-service digital marketing agency; things were tough in the beginning, and like any business, Josh needed to find a way to attract a steady stream of qualified leads. Eventually, he developed an in-house automated lead generation tool which completely transformed his business, keeping his calendar fully booked with sales calls. The system worked so well Josh began offering it as a service to clients and today, Executive Stride’s automated lead generation tool has become the company’s primary offering.
Josh was able to scale his company fast and once he’d established a proven system for building profitable online businesses, he wanted to help other people level-up and escape the 9-5 rat-race. Hence, the development of the Executive Stride Training programs, designed for people passionate about entrepreneurship looking to build a sustainable income from the comfort of their laptop. The Stride Training programs include step-by-step guidelines with everything you need to know about setting up a fully automated client lead generation system that works 24/7/365.
Having achieved so much already at the age of 22, Josh keeps setting new goals. “I’ve found that helping other people reach their goals gives me a lot of satisfaction,” Josh’s most successful clients are those who, like him, are committed to continuous learning and work daily on maintaining the winning mindset needed for top performance in a competitive marketplace. With Executive Stride, Josh has built a business that provides clients with the leads, tools and know-how, but to be a successful entrepreneur, Josh says the most important factor in the equation will always be you.
If you’d like to learn more about Executive Stride and the services offered check out their website executivestride.com. People who are keen to learn more about Josh can visit his personal website, joshpocock.com.
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