Are you fed up with the corporate bullshit holding you back? Welcome to Invest in Yourself, the digital entrepreneur podcast. The ultimate launchpad for entrepreneurs ready to seize control and unleash their creative genius. Hosted by Phil Better, the podcast mogul. Each week he's breaking the chains of conventional work with bold strategies, raw insights, and inspiring success stories from the digital entrepreneurs who took the risk and invested in themselves. This is your call to arms. Invest in yourself, break free from someone else's rules, and build the empire you deserve. Now let's dive head first into today's explosive episode.

Welcome back to another exciting episode of Investing Yourself, the Digital Entrepreneur podcast. I am, of course, the podcast mogul feel better. And today, this guest is someone that I'm very excited to have on because it's, somewhat of a personal relationship that we have, but they are the epitome. They're at the epitome. They're at the top of the game of entrepreneurial courage and strategic brilliance. Because after they say goodbye to the corporate world and the grind of it, they brought in they boarded, sorry, a one way flight to Mexico with nothing but a carry on bag, an unshakable dream. Then you just fast forward four years later, they've not only founded two thriving ventures generating 6 figures, but also launched a full service agency that helps entrepreneurs streamline and scale their business with ease. The work has attracted some of the biggest names and titans in the industry like Eric Rock, Melissa Dubelecki, I know I destroyed that name, but you probably know who I'm talking about, Britney Carbone, and Kate Buck junior.

Names that are celebrated in Forbes, CBS, and beyond. But the journey doesn't just stop there with a global team at their side. They've helped countless entrepreneurs, whether they're just starting out or ready to rebrand and scale, transform their business into powerful growth driven brands. And, oh, did I mention this trailblazer even managed to purchase and nearly pay off a stunning condo in beautiful Mexico in just about three years. So with this digital and who is this digital nomad, you may be asking, who turned an agency powerhouse, inspired us all to dream bigger and achieve more? Well, stay tuned because you're about to meet the incredible and a good friend of mine and the creator of the BrandUp Summit, Elaine Sung. Elaine, thank you so much for being here. I'm happy to have you, even though we, it's finally happened, after helping the brand of Summit Montreal, which was an amazing event. Yay.

We had solopreneurs, oh, just like three, four months ago. And then with everything coming up, I'm excited to have you on. I wanna hear more about your story. So, like I tell all my guests and like everybody knows, why? Why did you become an entrepreneur? Why did you throw off the shackles of the corporate grind to become one of us?

Yeah. Of course. Thank you so much for, you know, allowing me to be here. Such an honor. I love what you do. Love all the content that you put out there. And I just, you know, cannot wait to just share a little bit more about investing yourself and hopefully to inspire all the listeners today to invest in themselves this year. And so why did I become an entrepreneur? Well, I grew up, in a family with entrepreneurs.

My parents, started an importing business from our basement. And at the age of eight was when I saw my dad, like, starting to do this little bit of a side hustle where he started bringing in products from China, like non perishable foods. So think of, like, your your noodles, your your biscuits, your soy sauces, and he started to resell them into, like, the supermarkets. And he started a bit of a business. I remember he got fired. This is it was kind of like, it was kind of, like A conflict of interest? I'm so sorry. A conflict of interest. Yes.