Built & bought 18 companies across marketing, events, entertainment & more. Failed half. Still survived. Sharing hard-won lessons of business from the trenches.
I am a huge failure.
I failed at e-commerce. Retail. Construction.
The list goes on.
I finally succeeded. A few businesses. Even bought a couple.
My most successful deal? Finding a family.
Everyone’s doing reintroductions. This is mine.
The right deals always find you.
It's normal.
To have moments of setting the world on fire.
And moments of trying to keep your head above water.
The fire weeks feel permanent.
So do the drowning weeks.
Neither one is.
Don't make big decisions in either.
Dear high achievers,
Not everyone thinks like you.
Not everyone craves growth like you.
Not everyone finishes one win and immediately hunts the next.
Push (certain) people like you push yourself and you'll break something.
Slow down. Read the room.
I can't go to the smoothie place near my house anymore.
The owner mentioned he might sell.
Two more visits and I own a smoothie shop.
Some guys have to stay away from bars.
I have to stay away from businesses for sale. 🤷♂️