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Many years ago, I introduced a new format that alongside our regular episodes called "Lessons for Hannah." Hannah is my daughter and one of the main inspirations for the Misfit Entrepreneur. I wanted to have a place where she could go and learn from her daddy and his Misfit friends throughout her life….even after I am gone. If you haven't listened to the first episode of "Lessons for Hannah," I ur...

This week's Misfit Entrepreneur is Joe Rare. Joe Rare is an "underground" serial entrepreneur, investor, outsourcing expert, father and husband. He has built multiple 7-figure companies and currently owns four digital companies, five wedding venues, and real estate investment properties. And here's the kicker. All of his companies are fully being run by his virtual assistants. Joe has proven that...

Hey Misfit Entrepreneurs! Welcome to this special episode of the Misfit Entrepreneur. I recently took some time off and did an Ironman race in Hawaii as well as spent time there with family to recharge and get some R&R. I promised myself that I would set aside work as much as I could while I was there and focus in on having a good time and digging into a number of books I've had on my stack. But r...

This week's Misfit Entrepreneur is Melanie Deziel. Melanie is the founder of Storyfuel. She is a keynote speaker, author, and award-winning branded content creator, Melanie has spent her career developing the skills to think differently and discover new ways to engage audiences through content. She was the first-ever editor of branded content at The New York Times, a founding member of HuffPost's...

This week's Misfit Entrepreneur is Doug Sandler. You may have heard of Doug before as he is the co-host of the Nice Guys on Business podcast which has over 1400 episodes and 5M+ downloads. Doug and I actually go back a ways having shared the stage at several different events over the years. He has an awesome story and is a consummate entrepreneur with over 30 years' experience. In addition to bein...

Many years ago, I introduced a new format that alongside our regular episodes called "Lessons for Hannah." Hannah is my daughter and one of the main inspirations for the Misfit Entrepreneur. I wanted to have a place where she could go and learn from her daddy and his Misfit friends throughout her life….even after I am gone. If you haven't listened to the first episode of "Lessons for Hannah," I ur...

This week's Misfit Entrepreneur is James Wetrich. For over 40 years, Jim has built companies and led teams across 3 continents and has consulted with over 100 companies. Jim built a team at Molnlycke Health Care that grew revenue over 7 times and EBITDA over 20 times creating over $1BN growth in enterprise value and taking the US business from number 5 to number 1 in the market with an employee sa...

This week's Misfit Entrepreneur is Joseph Gissy. Joseph is a serial entrepreneur and founder of Tactive and Gissy Ventures. Tactive is a wealthtech platform that automates investments for investors and connects them with financial advisors across the US. It also helps financial advisors grow and scale their practice through branding, marketing and lead generation. The company was valued at over $5...

This week's Misfit Entrepreneur is Ruben Dua.  Ruben is the Founder and CEO of Dubb, a popular video sales platform that helps businesses grow sales exponentially using video.  He is also the host of Connection Loop, a show that focuses on the stories of leaders, innovators, and friends  They work with over 65,000 businesses, including well-known organizations like Keller Williams, Grant Cardone,...

This week's Misfit Entrepreneur is Meg Casebolt. Meg is the founder of Love at First Search, a unique firm focused on search marketing. Meg started out as a marketing director for an architecture firm. It didn't take her long to realize the low pay combined with the unrealistically high expectations was not the life she wanted. She started doing web design and SEO on the side and was able to leave...

Hello Misfit Nation!  Welcome to another edition of "Lessons for Hannah!" Many years ago, I introduced a new format that alongside our regular episodes called "Lessons for Hannah."  Hannah is my daughter and one of the main inspirations for the Misfit Entrepreneur.  I wanted to have a place where she could go and learn from her daddy and his Misfit friends throughout her life….even after I am gone...

This week's Misfit Entrepreneur is Kaila O'Connor.  Kaila has had an interesting journey.  Kaila was a shining star climbing the ranks in the PR space – her dream career until it wasn't.  After a decade in the business, she found herself getting burned out and unfulfilled.  She left her career and focused on herself to discover what her true path should be.  She found Human Design and immersed her...

This week's Misfit Entrepreneur is Richard Newman.  Richard is the Founder and CEO of Body Talk, the global leader in evidence-based training on the psychology of communication.. Since 2000, Richard and his team have trained over 120,000 people worldwide, with clients ranging from CEOs, Vice-Presidents and leadership teams across many industries, including Virgin, Expedia, NYU, Microsoft and 3M in...

This week's Misfit Entrepreneur is Wylie McGraw.  Wylie is a former professional baseball player, competitive bull rider, 3-tour combat veteran, founder of Radical Performance Acceleration, and host of the hit podcast Wise Words & Whiskey.  Wylie works with the world's highest caliber founders and leaders from Fortune 500 CEO's to Pro Athletes helping them breakthrough and remove their inner demon...

Hello Misfit Nation!   This is Dave Lukas and welcome to another episode of the Misfit Entrepreneur, where it is our job to help you unleash your inner misfit and breakthrough to higher levels of success, wealth, and fulfillment by bringing you the best insight and information from the world's top entrepreneurs….. with a specific focus on their misfit side…the specific traits, habits, and secrets...

Hello Misfit Nation! Welcome to another edition of "Lessons for Hannah!" Many years ago, I introduced a new format that alongside our regular episodes called "Lessons for Hannah." Hannah is my daughter and one of the main inspirations for the Misfit Entrepreneur. I wanted to have a place where she could go and learn from her daddy and his Misfit friends throughout her life….even after I am gone. I...

This week's Misfit Entrepreneur is Tanis Jorge.  Tanis is a serial, tech entrepreneur and a leading advisor to startup founders on entrepreneurship and building successful cofounder partnerships.  During her career has spanning the last 20+ years, she has cofounded, scaled, and successfully exited multiple data-driven businesses. This culminated with her most recent venture, Trulioo, which she co-...

This week's Misfit Entrepreneur is Dean Guida.   Dean has a storied history.   Dean launched his first company Infragistics in 1989.   Being a startup with just 10 people, he went head to head against Microsoft for a $300k deal with Philadelphia Conrail—and won. From there, he never looked back.   The company has grown to 250 employees across 6 countries, without ever accepting outside funding. To...

This week's Misfit Entrepreneur is Lubo Smid.  Where to start with Lubo?   He is a tech entrepreneur with a passion for cutting-edge technology and an adventurous lifestyle.  He is the co-Founder & CEO of STRV, software design & engineering team with over 200 people based in Prague and Los Angeles.  The company's worked with everyone from prominent startups like the Ahtletic to Microsoft.  Lubo's...

Scott took a different path.  He grew up with parents that were big in education.  But Scott didn't get along with education.  He left college in the middle of his sophomore year of college and asked to borrow $20k to start a pizza shop.  Needless to say, it didn't happen and he ended up in Washington DC working in the news business and the Reagan administration.  But, he was just not an employee...

Hello Misfit Nation! Welcome to another edition of "Lessons for Hannah!" Many years ago, I introduced a new format that alongside our regular episodes called "Lessons for Hannah." Hannah is my daughter and one of the main inspirations for the Misfit Entrepreneur. I wanted to have a place where she could go and learn from her daddy and his Misfit friends throughout her life….even after I am gone. I...

This week's Misfit Entrepreneur is Deepak Ohri. Deepak grew up in a modest, a one-room flat in a lower middle-class area of New Delhi. Most would not have thought that he would grow up to be one of the most successful innovators in the luxury hotel industry founding Lebua Hotels and Resorts, creating Luxury Atelier Maison Happiness and the president of the World Foundation of Happiness. Along his...

This week's Misfit Entrepreneur is Sharon Grossman. Sharon Grossman is a psychologist, success coach, and keynote speaker who's an expert in Emotional Intelligence. She's also the author of the best-selling book, the 7E Solution to Burnout and hosts the podcast, Decode Your Burnout. She's helped hundreds of high performing entrepreneurs learn to be more product and avoid or even recover from burno...

This week's Misfit Entrepreneur is Jay Haleem Washington. Jay went from working for $8.00 an hour at the Hampton Inn to earning 6 figures as a Commercial Photographer in just a few years. He was able to accomplish all this while being a convicted felon. While working for $8.00 an hour he developed his mantra #IWon'tStarve, which was the catalyst for him to leave his job after only one year. he has...

This week's Misfit Entrepreneur is Jess Stewart. Jess was raised by a marine corps pilot on a cattle ranch where she learned the keys to running an entrepreneurial company; grit, hard work, and no complaining. Using her experience, years later, she grew up to create a massive medical billing company from her kitchen table that grew internationally. She sold the company for a 20x multiple allowing...