Timothy Armoo became a multi-millionaire after selling his influencer marketing firm for an eight-figure sum when he was 27 years old, but he says that being extraordinary is no easy feat.
Armoo, the co-founder and former CEO of Fanbytes, grew up in a public housing development in an impoverished area of south London. He says that his remarkable success came with sacrifices like giving up on what he considered a healthy work-life balance.
“I believe in working extremely hard … I absolutely disagree with the idea of work-life balance,” Armoo said in an interview with CNBC Make It.
“I think anyone who has achieved anything of significance has not done it by being balanced. It’s just a myth.”
Armoo explained that “there is a season for everything,” which he said were time periods when you have to work extremely hard. He said these periods might look different for different people and they could be three …