Meet Alan Bush

Today we’re excited to be connecting with Alan Bush again. If you haven’t already, we suggest you check out our prior conversation with them here.

Alan, we are so thrilled to be connecting again and can’t wait to hear about all the amazing things you have been up to. Before we jump into all of that, some of our readers might have missed our prior interview, so can you take a moment to reintroduce yourself?
My name is Alan Bush, I am internet marketing expert working in the industry over 17 years. I also am an instructor of SEO for the University of California San Diego (UCSD) and the University of San Diego (USD) – for the former, I’ve been an instructor for over 10 years. My specialty is Search Engine Optimization (SEO) but have worked in all fields of internet marketing with small businesses to several fortune 500 clients. As of last we spoke, I am no longer working for an agency and have been self-employed for over a year, recently filing an LLC named Ready 4 Greatness which my mission is to empower growth of business and self to creatives, marketers and entrepreneurs. Through education and consulting, I’m teaching strategic marketing and personal development. I’ve created 7 Universal Systems of Business growth (that I’ve tentatively named The Codex), future-proofing business marketing strategy across any and all platforms. (The Codex also applies to personal development). Currently, I’m developing a curriculum and a corresponding book which reviews each module separately and as a collective. It’s been a rough road but I’m still doing it!

Alright, so our main goal today is to give our audience an update on what you have been up to since our last conversation. We’d love to hear how things are going and what you are most looking forward to or excited about these days.
I may have answered this in the previous section but as of last we spoke, I have been self-employed for over a year, recently filing an LLC named Ready 4 Greatness which my mission is to empower growth of business and self to creatives, marketers and entrepreneurs. Through education and consulting, I’m teaching strategic marketing and personal development. I’ve created 7 Universal Systems of Business growth (that I’ve tentatively named The Codex), future-proofing business marketing strategy across any and all platforms. (The Codex also applies to personal development). Currently, I’m developing a curriculum and a corresponding book which reviews each module separately and as a collective. In addition, I’ve become a strategic partner with Dog & King LLC, where we focus on brand development, creative content and marketing for companies that empower others. We’re currently working with various famous people in the music space that are donating time and resources helping veterans, first responders, educational communities and trauma survivors.

Alright, so let’s do something a bit more fast-paced and lighthearted. We call this our lightning round and we’ll ask you a few quick questions.

Favorite Movie: Lord of the Rings Trillogy

Favorite Book: Dune

Favorite TV Show: The Simpsons

Favorite Band or Artist: One Never Ends – shameless self-plug

Sweet or Savory: Savory

Mountains or Beach: Mountains, though I live by the Beach

Favorite Sport (to watch): Football

Favorite Sport (to play): Darts

Did you play sports growing up (if so which ones): Yes I ran track and did martial arts. Mostly played sports with friends and not for any team.

As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up: At first a fireman, then a software engineer

French Fries or Onion Rings: French Fries

Chuck Rhodes or Bobby Axelrod: Who?

Favorite Cartoon growing up: Bugs Bunny

Favorite Childhood movie: The Neverending Story

Favorite Breakfast Food: Eggs over medium

What do you want people to remember about you and your brand? What are some of things that you feel are most important, unique, special, etc?
“Greatness is not a measure of how great you are but how great others came to be because of you.” – Cus D’Amato (original trainer of Mike Tyson).

One of my favorite aspects of my career as of now is being able to enlighten others to new ideas, find themselves and see people grow. Given I’m a professor I get to do this every 3 months and I never grow weary of this – which means this is my purpose. My purpose is to help others find their Purpose. Hence why I started the brand Ready 4 Greatness – I meet people where they are and help navigate them to the next level of Greatness. This is geared towards marketing given this is my expertise, but in reality, the methods and modules can and will help anyone building a business, building a marketing campaign, or building their personal identities. My goal is to empower millions across the world in the present and future.