Michael Maher – Take the Time to Think When Things Get Tough

BIO: Michael Maher is a musician turned business owner. He runs his own Amazon Managed Services Agency called Cartology, and he loves it. STORY: Michael’s e-commerce business was not doing so well, and he thought putting in more money would help. So he went to a cash advance merchant and blindly got $14,000. Unfortunately, only a day after signing the loan papers, he realized he had gotten himself into a horrible deal. LEARNING: Money doesn’t solve all problems; sometimes, the solution is to sit through your problems and find the cause. Seek help from a trusted friend or community.   “There was always time to solve any issue I was facing. But I didn’t notice that at the moment because I was so panicked on trying to fix it.”Michael Maher  Guest profilehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/immichaelmaher/ (Michael Maher) is a musician turned business owner. Yes, he once dreamed of being a Rockstar and even dropped out of college to pursue that. But reality set it. Now Michael runs his own Amazon Managed Services Agency called https://www.thinkcartology.com/ (Cartology), and he loves it. He now spends his time helping his clients translate their brand story into highly engaging product listings and artfully utilizes Amazon’s Advertising Platform to insert their brand into the conversations consumers are having with them. Worst investment everMichael started selling back in 2010 when he was working a job that he hated. He was able to build an e-commerce business while working this other job. He finally quit and went into entrepreneurship full time and launched on multiple channels, including eBay, Amazon, and Sears. The business owner without any business skillsMichael was not a trained business person. His college degree was in Asian Studies. So he built this business not knowing anything about it. He got an accountant friend to teach him some finance basics. Doing whatever it took to succeedMichael had this desire to grow his business and almost desperate to take whatever means possible. He had this idea of