Louis, founder/CEO of DropIn began his career launching a global supply chain venture. While lucrative, this business model resulted in some unanticipated consequences… a 12-year prison stay.
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. It’s every entrepreneur's responsibility to KNOW their people.
2. A failure doesn’t mean the end—get up and start your journey again.
3. Understand your market and meet them where they’re at.
Visit Louis’ website - DropIn
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Frank has had a successful career in the entertainment industry for the last 25 years and is one of the founding members, and partner, of Four Day Weekend, a comedy institution in Texas.
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. Don’t rely on just one revenue stream.
2. There’s always a solution or way to work around every problem.
3. Be open to new possibilities—you never know where it will lead you.
Visit Frank’s website - Four Day Weekend
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Odette created Speak from the Soul and Sell in Six Minutes to help entrepreneurs build high-impact, lucrative, and purpose-driven businesses using the power of personal stories.
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. Always set an intention when selling.
2. Learn from your competitors.
3. Anything is possible — jump to it and start trying.
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Eliot is an entrepreneur, speaker, and strategist who just happens to be one of the most highly regarded small business attorneys in the nation.
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. As you begin your business, never forget about marketing.
2. Pivot to where your clients are.
3. Be true to yourself—there isn’t just one way to do something.
Eliot’s website - Far Sighted Business
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Luke is a business investor, advisor and serial entrepreneur with a deep passion and talent for buying, scaling & selling global businesses and advising and partnering with others to do the same.
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. Merging with another company is one of the fastest ways to scale a business.
2. It takes more than money to be able to invest—sometimes all you need is an ability to prove yourself and ensure results.
3. Always do your due diligence when it comes to any and every deal you commit to.
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Joe is a Harvard business best-selling Author and Founder of Setpoint Systems and the Business Literacy Institute. He provides venture capital seed money and enjoys mentoring startups.
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. The reason every person starts a business is for the money.
2. Your dreams will never be realized if your business is not profitable.
3. Always look at your cash flow to evaluate how well you’re doing.
Visit Joe’s website - Business-Literacy
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Hilary is a relationship expert and master empowerment coach of 15 years. She helps make all of your relationships easier, healthier, sexier and stronger.
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. Always be present—being there and being present are two very different things.
2. Your mindset creates your limitations.
3. Before searching out there for the answers, look inside yourself—you often will find the solution you’re looking for.
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Henry is a Designer and Branding Expert whose passion is to help entrepreneurs build profitable and reputable brands.
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. Work your way up until you’re exactly where you want to be.
2. Be ferociously persistent.
3. Never stop taking action and keep moving forward.
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Melissa is a marketing strategist who helps entrepreneurs get their online business off the ground. Having built a 7-figure business, she mentors coaches with their sales and launch processes to create financial freedom.
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. Build and nurture your audience.
2. Success does NOT happen overnight.
3. Find and use the medium that makes you feel most comfortable while connecting with your audience.
Visit Melissa’s website
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Mary Fran is a speaker, author, and humorist who teaches audiences to clean up their dirty words and control their most powerful influence: Self-Talk.
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. You get to choose the way to live your life—your life, your choice.
2. There’s no need to be ashamed of your past experiences; it’s a part of you.
3. Vulnerability and authenticity go hand-in-hand.
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