In this Business Blast Podcast episode, host Tyler Wagner interviews recent URI graduate and ADP district manager Adam Reinstein. Adam shares a personal story about a rejected 9‑hour interview that later turned into a job offer, emphasizing perseverance and the importance of asking questions. He offers sales‑focused advice—being coachable, working hard, and staying open‑minded—while also delivering broader business counsel about patience and maintaining hunger. Adam reflects on the value of early risk‑taking and stepping out of comfort zones, citing Gary Vaynerchuk’s message about getting knocked down early. He outlines his personal happiness formula of health, wealth, and love, inspired by a Tai Lopez video. The conversation highlights his favorite business book, Grant Cardone’s work on mindset and long‑term thinking, and his favorite quote from Michael Jordan about making things happen. Finally, Adam provides his social media handles (Instagram @A_Rein17 and LinkedIn) for listeners to connect.
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Welcome to the Business Blast Podcast. I'm your host, Tyler Wagner. This episode is brought to you by Authors Unite. Authors Unite provides you with all the resources you need to become a successful author. You can learn more about Authors Unite and join the free community at authorsunite.com. Now let's jump into the episode. Alright everyone, welcome back to another episode of the Business Blast podcast. A very special guest today, his name is Adam Reinstein and he's a recent undergrad of URI and a current district manager at ADP. So welcome to the show, Adam.
Hey, thanks for having me.
Of course, man, thanks for joining us. We'll dive in. The first question I have for you, Adam, is what is the best story from your life that has an underlying valuable message?
Spanish. So the best story for me is actually fairly recent. It was when I was senior at URI and I was still applying to jobs and I had done a lot of networking, so I thought I had my job in the bag when I went in for my whole day interview. It was a 9-hour interview, so I went through a phone interview, an introductory interview, and then I finally went in for these 9 hours. I got interviewed by 10 different people and I thought I did really well. I got a lot of great feedback and then the interview was on a Friday. I got a call on Monday saying that I had gotten rejected and they didn't give me any information or any critical criticism about what I could have possibly done better. So it was kind of hurting for me, but the recruiter was nice enough to kind of give me a little bit of empathy, not something I was expecting or really wanted, but I was gonna take the opportunity 'cause it was my number one pick for my company. So I ended up getting a phone interview and an in-person interview later that week on a Friday, drove back from Rhode Island to New Jersey, it was a 4-hour drive. And then I was fortunate enough to receive an offer from that same company that had previously rejected me just a week ago, just a week prior to that. So I think the big underlying message there is perseverance, and you need to be willing to ask questions. People think that questions, oh, I'm going to be pushy. No, you got to persist. You got to impose yourself, get what you want out of life.
And what is the most valuable piece of information we should know that's within your expertise or industry?
So within my industry/expertise, I've only been here for about 2 and a half weeks into this new job, so I don't have much expertise about the industry, but I will say from a sales perspective that you really need to be on top. You really just need to work hard and be coachable. I think that's the one thing that a lot of people are missing nowadays, that they're just trying to watch YouTube videos or listen to podcasts. You got to be willing to ask questions and you got to be willing to have an open mind and work towards what you want.
And what is your best piece of overall business advice? So not necessarily industry-specific.
I would say that the most valuable piece of overall business advice just has to be patient and stay hungry. I think too many people are talking about how they want to hustle, they want to make money, and they want to do all these different business ventures. I think real success is having the wisdom that, you know, the success isn't going to happen overnight. You got to be patient, wait for that to come to you.
And if you could give your younger self one piece of advice, what would that be?
I think the biggest thing for me was to get out of my comfort zone a lot earlier and get knocked down and take a lot more risks. I think for people that may be listening, maybe you and me, we know Gary Vee, Gary Vaynerchuk. He's a big digital media entrepreneur. He talks about how you need to get punched in the mouth because we're in such a soft generation. So I think that for anybody that's listening, take risks, get knocked down, get knocked down early, get back up quicker, and get ready to learn.
And in your opinion, what is the key to happiness?
The key to happiness for me is 3 simple things. It's health, wealth, and love. I got that out of a Tai Lopez video, and it's just self-identifying with how you define those 3 key elements, and that I believe leads to happiness. I think that's the formula.
And what is the best book that you've read, and what was the number 1 thing you learned from that?
So the first business book that I picked up was the most meaningful. It was by Grant Cardone. And it was about becoming a millionaire. And one of the first chapters was about changing your mindset. And I never used to think in the macro setting or long term, but I believe that it's so necessary to do so to achieve what you want out of your business and life. Because I think if people are just talking about taking action, but they're not behind their own mind, they don't have the thought process to get there, nothing they're gonna do is gonna work anyway.
And what is your favorite quote and why?
So my favorite quote comes from Michael Jordan. I think for anybody that's watching this that's big into sports, football or basketball are my two of my big ones. But when I think of the greats, I think of Tom Brady and Michael Jordan. And Michael Jordan, he said, some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen. This is my favorite quote because there's so many people that just believe that average is okay and all they have to do, all they'll do is talk. But my mission is to separate myself enough where that becomes my brand, that my hustle and my need to make it happen is what people are going to know me by.
Yes, man, I love it. Thank you so much for coming on. The last question I have for you before we let you go is, where's the best place for people to find you online?
So two best places are Instagram. So my Instagram is @A_Rein17. That's my Instagram handle. And then the next best place to find me on LinkedIn. I'm always looking to connect with like-minded people that are looking to grow. Their social media, grow their business, and grow their life. So if anybody feels the need to reach out, learn a little bit more about what we kind of discussed today, I'm all ears and I'm all willing to discuss.
Perfect, man. Thank you again. We appreciate you coming on.
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