BEO is a Q&A video series where we meet with the greatest leaders of today (TEDx Speakers, 7 & 8 Figure business owners, national athletes, Top 30 under 30, and more) to share their journey to success and the obstacles they have experienced along the way.
In this episode, Colin Weston discusses his journey as an entrepreneur and how's he's connected his passion for architecture and golf and built his career around the two. We hear stories of the opportunities that arose from working with the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, Topgolf, and Adidas. TopGolf: https://topgolf.com/us/The Lean Startup: http://theleanstartup.com/
Sean Bassi stepped into the entrepreneurial community at a young age and with all entrepreneurs - mistakes happen. In this episode, Sean discusses his story of how he was ripped off immediately after starting his business. We dive into how he lives a healthy and balanced lifestyle while maintaining his platform. To conclude the interview, Sean recommends the one actionable step that we can all take when preparing for our journey as an entrepreneur.
Nathan felt the pressure of graduation and wasn't sure what he could do. After trying different businesses and failing multiple times he finally hit gold with selling baby products on amazon. But he was reluctant to hire and his business began to suffer. Through this experience, he saw the importance of hiring and built his platform FreeUp. Now he gets over thousands of applicants and only take the top 1% to help other businesses achieve their dreams.
Colin Mansell got through school fine. However, when he experienced his family members struggle with achieving high grades, he knew that grades weren't the only way of judging people. As his brother has become one of his best developers at RedAcademy, a company that teaches different coding languages in a new way. Mansell realized that the school system simply sucked and has combined his passion to solve this ongoing problem
Matthew Kang is an editor for the infamous Eater food publication's Los Angeles divison. Currently, they have had more than 11 million visits and dive deep into the foodie world of LA. Right after graduation, Matthew worked as a Credit Analyst for a big bank, but after two years he started learning more about food to gain a better understanding of what makes great food writing. Through food he has built relationships and turn his passion into a career.
Kevin Ho started off as a customer support representative and has worked up to become the Vp of Marketing. Kevin has always been interested in entrepreneurship. After starting a sock e-commerce business he wanted a way out of his night guard position and gain practical skills for himself. This interview discusses how he gained the skills necessary and was able to climb the elusive corporate ladder.
Create Structure from Chaos In this episode, we talk with Keri Damen the managing director of entrepreneurship at the University of Toronto. Keri explains how she was in $120,000 of student loan debt and in a job that wasn't working, and how she learned how to find opportunities to help overcome her debt and build a great career.
Do YOU have a scarcity mindset? Or are you holding onto the past and failing to move on? In this episode, we chat with Matt Astifan, Director of Internet Masterminds, the largest internet marketing group on Meetup.com. He shares the origin story of how he suddenly found himself in charge of this group, the internal struggles he had to deal with, and how 2 specific mindsets were key to his success and happiness.