A smoothie entrepreneur from Austin hit $23 million in revenue after living under a bridge and battling heroin and crack addiction. He credits faith, relentless work, and daily care for his mother with turning his life around. He separates talkers from doers and tells people at rock bottom to prioritize family.
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Is this your G-Wagon? Yes, it is. What do you do for a living out here in Austin to be able to afford a G-Wagon? Entrepreneur. I make smoothies for a living.
But that's amazing because a lot of the basic things in life that are needed, and sometimes the most unsexiest business are the most profitable businesses.
What's the most amount of money that you made in a single year? Last year we did $23 million.
This guy sold a lot of smoothies. Not looking like he's drinking his own product.
You think everybody can make it in business? Listen, there's two types of people on this planet: people that talk shit and people that do shit.
That's true. I mean, there's people who are dreamers and people who are doers.
You gotta be an action taker.
He's right in a way, but you have to execute. People have a lot of ideas, all the time, but they never really execute.
Your faith in God, miracles will happen, and you will own the fucking world. Have you seen miracles happen? Oh my God, dude, I went from living under a fucking bridge 21 years ago addicted to heroin and crack, and now, yeah, drive a fancy car, got a fancy business.
Hats off to this guy, man. That's amazing. Living under a bridge on crack. This guy deserves an award.
Say somebody's at rock bottom right now, what's an actionable step that they can take in their life? Honestly, for the young men out there, take care of your mom. Take care of your mom. Call her every day and tell her you love her. I wish I could call my mom right now and tell her I love her. She she's gone. But I spoiled the shit out of my mom the last 17 years of her life.
I can relate to this guy for sure. I deal with a lot of people who are running big corporations, they're jets. One thing for sure is they're very big around the family, and you really shouldn't forget your family just to be a success in life.
That's the highest level of manhood, is taking care of your mom. I know she pushes your buttons, I know she drives you nuts. That's what they're supposed to do, they're your fucking mother.
This guy tells it how it is, so I have nothing else to add. He's right.
