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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 Mark Willis. Mark is a man on mission to help people think differently about money. He is the founder of Lake Growth Financial Services, a three-time  #1  Best-Selling Author, and host of the Not Your Average Financial Podcast. After graduating with six figures of student loan debt and discovering a way to turn his debt into real wealth as he watched many people...

This week's Misfit Entrepreneur is Joel Gandara.  Born in Havana, Cuba, Joel emigrated to the United States as a child. He was poor and from a very early age had a hunger for success, leading him to become an entrepreneur.  In fact, he started out selling trading cards and candy bars.  He went on to create a multi-million-dollar business that allowed him to semi-retire before age 40.    Nowadays,...

This week's Misfit Entrepreneur is Joel Gandara. Born in Havana, Cuba, Joel emigrated to the United States as a child. He was poor and from a very early age had a hunger for success, leading him to become an entrepreneur. In fact, he started out selling trading cards and candy bars. He went on to create a multi-million-dollar business that allowed him to semi-retire before age 40. Nowadays, he has...

This week's Misfit Entrepreneur is Tom Jackobs. Tom has an incredible entrepreneurial story and that's fitting because he's devoted his life to helping entrepreneurs and business create more opportunity and sales through story-telling. Tom quit his job to buy a personal training franchise and was broke in 6 months. It was in the moment of just about losing it all that he realized his biggest flaw...

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...

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 Pavel Stuchlik. Pavel, also known as NOA|AON, is a professional cyclist turned serial 7-figure entrepreneur and investor. As an entrepreneur, Pavel made his first million before the age of 21 and successfully launched, scaled, and exited many brands, including Orange Theory Fitness. On top of that, Pavel is also an internationally conscious DJ and producer who he...

This week's Misfit Entrepreneur is Orrin Klopper.  Orrin is the CEO of Netsurit, a company he co-founded 24 years ago during the lead-up to Y2K that provides managed IT services.  In that time, he has grown the business to over $40 million in revenue through acquisitions and organic growth.  He is also very active in the EO and YPO organizations and has a master's in Entrepreneurship from MIT whic...

This week's Misfit Entrepreneur is Shawn Dimartile. Shawn is the founder of Takeoff Capital, a private real estate equity firm with over $50M in assets under management spread across over 300 units. He is also the co-host of The Real Estate Takeoff podcast and author of California Gold, Unlocking SoCal's Most Profitable Real Investment Strategy Over the Next Decade. The thing I love about Shawn is...

This week's Misfit Entrepreneur is Jeff Lerner. Jeff went from being a broke jazz musician to making over 100 million Dollars in online sales. After a decade of building multiple online businesses to over 8 figures and landing on the Inc. 5000 four times, Jeff turned his focus to educating entrepreneurs about the power of digital business through his Entre Institute which to date has helped over 2...

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 Entrepreneurs are Elliot and Dom Chapman. Elliot and Dom are brothers and Co-Founders of Chapman Capital. Through growth and strategic acquisitions, they have built a group of successful agencies across the UK and the US, including Speak On Podcasts, which is well known in the podcast world. Elliot has been running businesses since the age of 20 creating, building and growing a...

This week's Misfit Entrepreneur is Kash Hasworth. Kash went from prison at 16 to scaling a single mall kiosk to a 28-location franchise that was eventually acquired in a takeover deal worth $640 million. Nowadays, Kash is the CEO of Solar Ignite, a best-selling author, and a leading broker in the solar space making seven figures a month. One area that Kash has focused intently on over the years is...

This week's Misfit Entrepreneur is Brian Beers. Brian is an entrepreneur, investor, and host of the Business with Beers podcast. Brian grew his small family single-franchised auto repair business into an enterprise with over 30 locations, and last year they generated over $40M of revenue. Brian's passion is teaching people how to create freedom & build wealth by owning franchises and secrets to ru...

This week's Misfit Entrepreneurs are Anthony Faso and Cameron Christiansen, founders of Infinite Wealth Consultants. Anthony is a self-described "recovering CPA" who worked at the world's largest accounting firm and served as CFO of a chain of restaurants. After the 2008 recession, he realized that the solution to financial freedom would never be found in the latest Wall Street-created financial p...

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,...