About Jo Nguyen Consulting

I began working at the age of 15, & I haven't looked back since! My first three jobs were for local businesses that had limited hours (to comply with the work permit laws). Coincidentally, all of those jobs were also mainly self-monitored. Those positions taught me the foundations of my work ethic, & they helped me quickly learn the do's & don't's of managing a healthy work-life balance.

Despite going to school full-time, I often balance two jobs at once to average about 30 hours per week total. I'm fortunate enough to have employers who are willing to work with my school schedule, even if it means adjustments every 10 weeks. When I have vacations from school (such as Winter or Spring Break), I take advantage of that free time to put in a full 40 hours at work.

Although I'm a pretty open book, I find it extremely awkward to write about myself. Here goes nothing! Let's start with the basics: I'm a SoCal native, a first-generation Vietnamese-American, & the oldest out of two children; my favorite color is red, my favorite number is five, & my favorite thing to eat (aside from Vietnamese food) is Mexican food; I'm a Capricorn, my brother & I were born in the same year (but we are not twins!!), & I have a Boston Pug (Boston Terrier + Pug) named Bentley King!

When I am not working or in class, I spend the majority of my free time sleeping or hanging out with (extended) family. My mom is very close with her siblings, so naturally, I am also close with my cousins, aunts, uncles, & grandma. We get together at least once a month, & there is never a dull moment when all of us are together!

Although I am not an athletic person by any means, my mom started a family tradition when I was about 10 to go skiing/snowboarding every winter. It has been a yearly tradition to visit Mammoth at least once during snow season, & although I skied when I was younger, I switched to snowboarding at the age of 14. I'm ecstatic to report that I have never broken any bones or injured myself either