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Starting With Nothing & Getting to Financial Freedom! #shorts

19 Apr 2024 · 1 min

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In this YouTube short, the speaker, a native of Willmar, Minnesota, recounts his entrepreneurial journey from humble beginnings to building a company with over 4,000 locations across 28 countries and multiple brands. He notes that he stepped down as CEO about four and a half years ago to pursue new endeavors, having completed several large exits. His achievements have earned him recognition such as a feature by Forbes, a role as a Forbes MasterClass instructor, and the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. He shares this story to inspire and help others start from nothing and achieve financial freedom.

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If someone told me that I was going to go from there to building over 4,000 locations in 28 countries, I would have told them, you're full of shit. But look, I'm living proof, the hometown boy in the little town of Willmar, Minnesota, that anything is possible. So I grew that company to— today I'm in 28 countries, 4,000+ locations, multiple brands. I stepped down as a CEO about 4 and a half years ago just because I wanted to do something else. I've had a number of a number of large exits in that, in that brand. I'm a— one of the first calls I got was from Forbes. I'm a Forbes MasterClass instructor. I'm an Ernst Young Entrepreneur of the Year. And, and the only reason I share that with you is it brings me great joy when you start with nothing. It brings me great joy to help others find their way to financial freedom.