084: Embrace the Entrepreneurial Mindset with Deepak Shukla

Founder and CEO of Pearl Lemon, a multi-award-winning SEO agency in London, Deepak Shukla left the structured corporate track behind to embrace the entrepreneurial mindset and live life on his own terms.

Guest Biography

Deepak Shukla is the Founder and CEO of Pearl Lemon, a multi-award-winning SEO agency in London.

Deepak bootstrapped the business from his mum’s house to a £275k company in less than 24 months. He’s since gone on to invest in algorithmic trading, launch 5-figure online courses and continues to grow.

Bootstrapping>aggressive growth>automation are key tenets of anything Deepak will start.

When he's not running his agency, you'll find him running marathons (24 so far) completing Ironmen (2 so far), getting inked (40% body coverage) or playing with his cat Jenny.

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In this episode, you will learn:

Why Deepak left his Deloitte tax consulting job to pursue entrepreneurship. Examples of the entrepreneurial mindset and learning by doing. How travel can broaden your horizons, perspectives and keep you grounded.

Find more from our guest:

deepakshukla.com pearllemon.com Facebook Twitter YouTube LinkedIn

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