ABOUT DUNCAN MUGUKU
Duncan Muguku is the Founder of ThriveYard.com. As a one-man army, so far, the title “Founder” here simply means the person who juggles multiple roles to keep the company running until such a time when it can afford to hire employees.
Duncan Muguku
Founder, ThriveYard
Duncan’s roles include writing in-depth blog articles, designing website framework, preparing slides, infographics drafts, video concepts, working with freelance graphic designers and website developer, maintaining website, writing eBooks, social media management, marketing, sales, accounting, developing training courses etc.
Duncan is a proud husband to a loving wife and proud father of two children. His interests and hobbies include Dreaming Big; Business; Budgeting; Research; Planning Events; Writing Reports; Blogging; Watching Movies; Cooking; Playing Chess; Photography and the Stock Market.
His professional background is in Project Administration, Program Management, Contracts Management, Proposal Budget Development, Procurement Management and Grants Management experience. He has worked in various nonprofit organizations and holds an MBA in Strategic Management.
Duncan has under his belt a string of five failed businesses that didn’t take off:
- A research consultancy firm in 2002 (Worldwide Research Consultancy)
- An online business listing website in 2003 (AdnetKenya.com)
- A niche website for weekend part-time jobs in 2014 (WeekendParttimeJobs.com)
- An online job-board for weekday part-time jobs in 2014 (WeekdayParttimeJobs.com), and
- A niche search engine for Animal print items in 2015 (AnimalPrintWorld.com).
Despite these failures, Duncan still has a burning desire to succeed in business – it is his lifelong dream.
He founded ThriveYard.com in August 2016 which is a website for providing in-depth career success resources including detailed blog articles, infographics, videos and slide presentations as well as providing online training courses on career success in the future.
Duncan is passionate about helping people succeed in their careers. In the past years he has helped friends and acquaintances to develop resumes and helped with tips on how to find jobs.
Duncan has written two eBooks – Starting Strong, Finishing Strong and Freshly Squeezed Quotes.
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EBOOKS BY DUNCAN
Duncan Muguku has written two eBooks – Starting Strong, Finishing Strong and Freshly Squeezed Quotes
STARTING STRONG, FINISHING STRONG
YOUR CAREER SUCCESS HANDBOOK
From Resumes to Interviews to Job Promotions to Resignations and Everything in Between
Starting Strong, Finishing Strong is power-packed with tips for the entire job life cycle. It provides valuable information to help people get jobs, love their jobs and also grow and succeed in their careers.
Its 19 chapters cover resumes, cover letters, interviews, onboarding, job success, job promotion, resigning gracefully, helping others find jobs and bonus chapters on personal growth.
FRESHLY SQUEEZED QUOTES
200 Fresh Motivational and Inspirational Quotes
Freshly Squeezed Quotes is a collection of 200 fresh and original quotes covering topics such as success, dreaming big, perseverance, taking action, work, failure, fear, happiness, personal growth and friendship.
FUTURE EBOOK
Below is a preview of ThriveYard’s next EBook that is under production and will be available on November 2019
A PEP TALK FOR NEW MANAGERS
145 Building Blocks For How To Be A Good First-Time Manager
This EBook will walk you through a detailed, eye-opening and inspiring journey on becoming a good manager. It aims to shorten your learning curve as a first-time manager/new manager, equip you with practical skills, help you fit in quickly into your new managerial role, learn how to manage people and enjoy performing well in your job.
This EBook will benefit people who are managers for the first-time, individuals who aspire to be managers in the future and a refresher for experienced managers.
