Alan Nagao, a self-made entrepreneur from Hawai’i. From owning a kite shop to striking marketing gold. Alan started selling yo-yos in his home state in 1995. He soon found out he wasn’t just good at selling, he was better than all the other 49 states combined! Alan then obtained exclusive selling rights from the manufacturers and headed to Japan with the intent to sell 1 million yo-yos (at $1 commission per unit sold.) From 1997 to 1998, Alan over-shot his goal and sold a staggering 10.5 million yo-yos! Today, out of his first retirement at age 39, Alan is marketing Nu Skin and finding even more success. Check out Alan’s story and find out how he became a selling-machine. You don’t even have to be in business to find inspiration in his story!
- Explore Careers
- Art
- Business
- Career Exploration: Investment Banking Analyst
- Account Manager, Avenica
- Account Executive for Advocacy and Public Affairs, LinkedIn
- Account Manager, Bracco Diagnostics Inc.
- Accounting Analyst at Roche Diagnostics
- Account Manager, Pinterest
- Accounting Clerk, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
- Associate Auditor, Webster Bank
- Construction & Real Estate
- Education
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Food, Hospitality, & Travel
- Government
- Brand Building
- Fred Humphries, Corporate VP of US Government Affairs, Microsoft
- Chief Lobbyist and Senior Director of Government Relations, The American Society of Appraisers
- Chief of Party, ATLAS Project at Chemonics International
- Senior Technical Recruiter & Military Outreach Coordinator, IntelliDyne, LLC
- Navigating A Career In The Public Sector
- Healthcare
- Human Services
- Information Technology
- Information Technology Overview
- Career Exploration: IT Consultant
- Project Manager, Optum Technology, UnitedHealth Group
- Director of Technology Operations, Comcast.com
- Project Manager, CACI International
- Senior Computer Information Security Analyst, Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University
- Computer & Robotics Traffic Assistant, Kellogg Company
- Computer Consultant and Owner/Chief Executive Officer, Statera
- Law Enforcement
- Legal
- Manufacturing
- Natural Resources & Agriculture
- Public Safety & Transportation
- Sales & Marketing
- Director of Sales, ARMS Software
- Inside Sales Manager, InGate Solutions
- Sales Leader, State Farm Insurance
- Head of Sales and Partnerships, Funderful
- Inside Sales Representative, Ryerson Inc
- Marketing Director, Elysian Construction
- Marketing Programs Manager, Sovos
- Marketing and Community Outreach Coordinator, DTLR Inc
- Marketing Manager, Glensheen Mansion
- Science & Math
- Affinities / Identities
- Jobs
- Get Hired
- Career Readiness Competencies
- News & advice
- 15 Jobs of the Future (and the Skills You Need to Land Them Now)
- Making the Most of Mentorship: 10 Tips From Slack’s Youny Kuang
- Using Past Job Rejections to Ace Your Next Interview
- 6 Ways to Deal With Workplace Politics as a New Executive
- Invest in Yourself: Top Investment Banking Simulations to Sharpen Your Edge in 2024
- 6 Ways to Deal With Workplace Politics as a New Executive
- CVs versus Resumes: What’s the Difference?
- What Is Work Ethic? Skills and Tips
- Video Library