Building a successful business can take a village.
Whether it's your employees, executives, advisors, family members, spouse, or friends – finding your support system is fundamental in achieving anything extraordinary. Learning to ask for help and building meaningful relationships is the most critical business skill.
Find your community. Build your vision. Do the extraordinary.
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What can companies learn about the future? Ask younger generations what they think. One great idea is shadow boards, a concept explored in the Harvard Business Review article “Why You Should Create a “Shadow Board” of Younger Employees.” It’s our latest reading recommendation for leaders seeking ways to blend generations to keep their enterprises thriving and adapting.
Who hasn’t read Covey's famous “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”? Like this quote, his time management matrix is spot on! You can spend time on useful or useless things. Invest your time in something that has value and importance for you, like your family, your education or your company. Define your goals so you make time you spend an investment, not an expense!
07/15/2020
Forever Young Agency is really excited about the Flipbird Films journey over the past few months. The pandemic has shaped this talented team into a leaner and more focused creative machine. We're proud to be a part of their new brand and launch.
Like so many, COVID-19 had wreaked havoc in our lives. We battled with securing our family and team's safety and well being. And like so many other small businesses we faced an incredible decrease in business. In addition, new, pending and current projects were take longer to close. It all became very hard to understand how to best navigate during these uncertain times.
We're proud to say that we worked through the uncertainty, even as doubt mounted, and doubled down on ourselves. We learned a ton about our core and what made us tick. It's like the saying, "when the going gets tough, the tough get going". We dug deep and built a strategy to win - no matter what. Through this difficult time we learned more about ourselves than during the good and we used that to build a new and improved Flip Bird Films.
We're excited to say that 5 months after Shelter in Place mandate we are proud to be launching our newly branded website with half a dozen amazing clients also fighting the good fight. Take a look and let us know what you think. If you know anyone we can flock with give them a tag in the comment below.
Cars are like companies. You have to change gears to implement change.
In the latest blog ‘Change Gears to Implement Strategy,” FYA Founder Young Han explores how his change from a Pathfinder to a Prius relates to the most important part of a strategic plan - implementing it.
The bigger the change, the harder it is to make it stick. Check out his “COG” checklist for essential strategic steps for sustaining lasting change.
Contact When I’m not on BART or my bike, I drive a hybrid. Good for the environment. Good for my pocketbook. But, before my hybrid days, I regularly trekked to Tahoe in my gas-guzzling Pathfinder. That sweet ride was “pimped out” with tinted windows, subwoofers and an awesome snowboard rack. W...
07/09/2020
This month, Forever Young Agency’s intern Tiffany Cha graduated from college. She is one of about two million new grads who face career uncertainty due to COVID-19. This quote from Ursula Burns, American businesswoman, former CEO of Xerox and former leader of the STEM program of the White House (2009 to 2016). She captures my feelings about new grads’ dilemma. Things are a mess right now. You are not the mess.
Your future is bright, if somewhat delayed. Like Ursula also said, “If you don’t transform, you’re stuck.” Unstick what you CAN control. Tiffany has been learning a lot of new jobs skills online and through experimentation. You should too. Focus on learning things and building your network!
07/07/2020
How is making fried rice like running a successful business? You have to think like a chef and WOK your talk!
Get Forever Young Agency founder Young Han’s insights on how great outcomes start with preparedness - in the kitchen or boardroom! His latest blog covers how to assess your resources, plan and prepare, and serve up a great product that leaves clients and customers hungry for more.
What’s to be learned about business from a work of science fiction? Plenty, according to Forever Young Agency Founder Young Han! In his latest blog, “Business Lessons from Science Fiction,” Young details that he learned that adversity is a powerful teacher, the value of engaged leadership, the importance of trusting team dynamics and more.
As Young says, “Audacious goals require great dedication and even greater sacrifice. You must keep your end in mind!”
Contact Journey with me into the world of science fiction – digital space, if you will! “Ender’s Game” is my all-time favorite book. Written by Orson Scott Card and first published in 1985, this book is entertaining beyond belief. I think all business people should read it. Why? Because you ...
06/30/2020
Perfection paralysis is real. Achieving your goals is a lot easier if you don't over process. In his latest blog “Chasing Amy: ENACT a Plan,” Forever Young Agency Founder Young Han encourages leaders to avoid hand-wringing and test new ideas. Outline your success criteria, don’t over process, gauge progress as you go, and keep trying!
Contact Chasing Amy: ENACT a Plan Photo Credits: I’m a lucky guy. I married the love of my life – Amy. This month – June 2020 – marks our fourth wedding anniversary, a decade since we first met. When I was single and dating, I had an idea of what a “perfect” woman for ... Read ...
06/25/2020
What happens when a startup invests 100% trust in a college intern? Magic, at least it was at Forever Young Agency! Tiffany Cha has been our intern for her university senior project. She gained business experience and we gained her intelligence and determination to succeed. Read more about her reflections and discoveries about business and herself in her blog.
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It’s nice to meet you! My name is Young Han, founder of Forever Young Agency. I’d like to share with you more about myself to help you understand who I am, what I’ve done, how I think, and why you will want to work with me.
Who am I
I’m a father, husband, brother, son, and friend. I’m a founder, a consultant, advisor, team member, and leader. I’m a musician, runner, coffee fanatic, chef, gamer, and puzzler.
I’m a Bay Area native, born in Oakland to an entrepreneurial father who moved us many times during his many endeavors. His nomadic spirit lives on in me, as I’ve lived in almost all of the cities that make up the Bay Area.
I’m a new dad to two young kids, married to the love of my life who I met over a decade ago, and going through the process of watching my pack of dogs pass on with old age. I’m at the point in my life where forgiveness and acceptance is the road I choose to travel. And the more I learn the more I realize how little I know and how important happiness, health, and family & friends are to me.
What I’ve done
I’ve had the great fortune of experiencing so many types of companies, industries, functions and roles. From for profit to nonprofit. From small to the largest companies in the world. From social good to enterprise software. From coffee to insurance. I’ve also had the opportunity to start several businesses, fundraise, sell, and fail. And most recently and most importantly I’ve had the unique opportunity to join two hyper growth startup companies as an early stage employee at the seed stage and play whatever role was needed to help those companies scale to Series C in less than 3 years.
How I think
My philosophy is that anything you do you should do because it’s fun. Like so many, I’ve experienced how quickly and suddenly life could be extinguished, and at an early age made the commitment to not waste it not having fun or enjoying what I do.
If I’m working on a project it’s because I believe the problem is worthwhile and engaging, the people are amazing, and the journey no matter how difficult becomes fun because of the end goal. I also believe that the means is just as important as the end and it’s important to enjoy the struggle and grit that is required to overcome obstacles to solve worthwhile problems and bring a group of committed and amazing people along on the journey to success.
And in closing I believe that there is no point in winning if there is no one to high five at the end.
Why work with me
I’m not for everyone. I’m for those that want a direct and honest colleague no matter how good or bad, professional or personal, and sacred or flippant. I’ll share with you what I think is holding you, the organization and us back from achieving our goals. I’m for those that want to build a real relationship of camaraderie and trust as a foundation of psychological safety to do amazing things faster and more effectively. I’m for those that want an informal and direct conversation to get business done.
I would love to connect with you and see if there is a way that we can work together. You can find more information and contact on my website.
