J is a serial entrepreneur who gave up a lucrative Silicon Valley tech career so he could spend more time with his family doing the stuff that really mattered.
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. The good is what keeps you from the great.
2. Get out of your comfort zone!
3. Trust your intuition.
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Alex is the Co-founder and CEO of Get Bizzy Inc. He and his best friend founded the company while working corporate jobs and training for a 24-hour obstacle race.
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. Being the first in an industry is an edge.
2. Ask people for referrals, especially when dealing with third party businesses.
3. Remember to validate your ideas before investing.
Visit Alex’s website - Get Bizzy Inc
Sponsors:
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Victor's career started designing microprocessors, and eventually learned to raise capital in technology companies. Author of the book Magnetic Capital. Today he's building multi-million dollar apartment buildings as a real estate developer.
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. Your goals and the money you’re raising should always be aligned.
2. The people on your team need to be on the same page—unity drives success.
3. The five keys to successfully raising capital are: relationships, trust, results, a compelling opportunity, and perfect alignment between the money and the project.
Visit Victor’s website
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Joe is the founder and CEO of Spartan Race, the world’s leading obstacle racing company. He is also the host of the Spartan Up podcast and New York Times Best Selling author of SPARTAN FIT!
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. Little things add up to make a great difference in your life.
2. Push through the pain and do what the average person won’t do.
3. Get out of your comfort zone and achieve more.
Joe’s website Spartan Race and Spartan Up! Podcast
Sponsors:
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Samuel is the owner and founder of UrbaneBox. He is also a full time police officer, having worked for the NYPD for 2.5 years and then transferred to the Schenectady Police Department.
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. Optimize your social media posts by using engaging content to reach more people.
2. Pivot when you need to—a business doesn’t have a straight path.
3. Always go for what you believe in and persevere.
Samuel’s website - UrbaneBox
Sponsors:
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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
Sponsors:
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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
Sponsors:
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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.
Visit Odette’s website
Sponsors:
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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
Sponsors:
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