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Hao Lam is more than just the CEO of a successful franchise, he&#8217;s also a Vietnamese American who was born into a war-torn country and had to learn persistence at a young age. &#8220;My father had worked for, and fought alongside, the United States army,&#8221; Lam wrote for EO Overdrive. &#8220;When Saigon fell, we were closely monitored and ostracized, resulting in my father being jailed as a political prisoner. I had to flee.&#8221; Lam said he tried to escape Vietnam on 10 separate occasions but failed each time. &#8220;Those failures had me running from gunfire and in jail on several occasions, but I refused to give up,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;I was a young boy dreaming of a life that would allow me to grow, achieve and excel on my own term.&#8221; After a final harrowing boat ride to the Philippines, Lam and his wife succeeded. Now he owns 11 tutoring centers and has 29 <a href="http://bestinclassfranchise.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=eo-overdrive-ive-survived-worse-1663" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Best in Class</a> Education Centers across the U.S. Read the full story <a href="http://blog.eonetwork.org/2015/03/ive-survived-worse/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=eo-overdrive-ive-survived-worse-1663" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

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Best in Class Education CEO Hao Lam shares the struggles of his youth.

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