what’s my story so I got a question from one of my new YouTube subscribers
one of my new YouTube subscribers
one of my new YouTube subscribers Kenneth love you guys welcome to the
Kenneth love you guys welcome to the
Kenneth love you guys welcome to the team and Kenneth 19 years old he wants
team and Kenneth 19 years old he wants
team and Kenneth 19 years old he wants to become a success in an online
to become a success in an online
to become a success in an online business and he wanted to know what my
business and he wanted to know what my
business and he wanted to know what my story was so I’m gonna share now for
story was so I’m gonna share now for
story was so I’m gonna share now for those of you who’ve been on my channel
those of you who’ve been on my channel
those of you who’ve been on my channel for longer you’ve heard me talk about my
for longer you’ve heard me talk about my
for longer you’ve heard me talk about my story in a couple different ways but
story in a couple different ways but
story in a couple different ways but you’re gonna get it again cuz Kenneth’s
you’re gonna get it again cuz Kenneth’s
you’re gonna get it again cuz Kenneth’s ass so here we go so Kenneth this is for
ass so here we go so Kenneth this is for
ass so here we go so Kenneth this is for you I’m gonna tell two stories okay the
you I’m gonna tell two stories okay the
you I’m gonna tell two stories okay the first one is about how I became an
first one is about how I became an
first one is about how I became an entrepreneur and the second was how I
entrepreneur and the second was how I
entrepreneur and the second was how I found my passion about helping other
found my passion about helping other
found my passion about helping other entrepreneurs so starting up when I was
entrepreneurs so starting up when I was
entrepreneurs so starting up when I was young I had a whole bunch of different
young I had a whole bunch of different
young I had a whole bunch of different business ideas
business ideas
business ideas most of them small things like selling
most of them small things like selling
most of them small things like selling art and doing garage sales and selling
art and doing garage sales and selling
art and doing garage sales and selling baseball cards small ventures but I
baseball cards small ventures but I
baseball cards small ventures but I never thought that entrepreneurship
never thought that entrepreneurship
never thought that entrepreneurship would be a career path for me I never
would be a career path for me I never
would be a career path for me I never thought this what I would be doing for
thought this what I would be doing for
thought this what I would be doing for the rest of my life that changed in
the rest of my life that changed in
the rest of my life that changed in university when I was in university I
university when I was in university I
university when I was in university I met up with two friends and they had a
met up with two friends and they had a
met up with two friends and they had a business that that would they were
business that that would they were
business that that would they were trying to get off the grounds a software
trying to get off the grounds a software
trying to get off the grounds a software company and they put so much into this
company and they put so much into this
company and they put so much into this company but it wasn’t taking off and so
company but it wasn’t taking off and so
company but it wasn’t taking off and so I joined on the business side I didn’t
I joined on the business side I didn’t
I joined on the business side I didn’t know anything about software I didn’t
know anything about software I didn’t
know anything about software I didn’t know anything about biotechnology but I
know anything about biotechnology but I
know anything about biotechnology but I came out on the business side said hey
came out on the business side said hey
came out on the business side said hey I’d like to try to help and up until
I’d like to try to help and up until
I’d like to try to help and up until that point I always thought I’d have a
that point I always thought I’d have a
that point I always thought I’d have a corporate job I looked at Mike in my
corporate job I looked at Mike in my
corporate job I looked at Mike in my high school yearbook recently and I said
high school yearbook recently and I said
high school yearbook recently and I said where do you see yourself in 10 years
where do you see yourself in 10 years
where do you see yourself in 10 years you know that stuff and I wrote down I
you know that stuff and I wrote down I
you know that stuff and I wrote down I see myself as a VP at a major investment
see myself as a VP at a major investment
see myself as a VP at a major investment bank that’s what I thought I was gonna
bank that’s what I thought I was gonna
bank that’s what I thought I was gonna do I was gonna be in the banking world I
do I was gonna be in the banking world I
do I was gonna be in the banking world I need a change University I started with
need a change University I started with
need a change University I started with this company and I and I just I loved it
this company and I and I just I loved it
this company and I and I just I loved it and at the start I wasn’t making any
and at the start I wasn’t making any
and at the start I wasn’t making any money you know I was barely surviving
money you know I was barely surviving
money you know I was barely surviving not even getting enough to survive I’m
not even getting enough to survive I’m
not even getting enough to survive I’m at 300 dollars a month that I was taking
at 300 dollars a month that I was taking
at 300 dollars a month that I was taking out from this company and just doing
out from this company and just doing
out from this company and just doing everything I could just to get bar just
everything I could just to get bar just
everything I could just to get bar just a scrape by in existence you know eating
a scrape by in existence you know eating
a scrape by in existence you know eating beans for lunch and and the way I was
beans for lunch and and the way I was
beans for lunch and and the way I was living was just terrible but I didn’t
living was just terrible but I didn’t
living was just terrible but I didn’t really mind because I was doing
really mind because I was doing
really mind because I was doing something that I loved doing that I
something that I loved doing that I
something that I loved doing that I hadn’t experienced this kind of
hadn’t experienced this kind of
hadn’t experienced this kind of excitement
excitement
excitement action before and when I was graduating
action before and when I was graduating
action before and when I was graduating University I got called on by two
University I got called on by two
University I got called on by two companies who I would have previously
companies who I would have previously
companies who I would have previously loved to work for is McKinsey Consulting
loved to work for is McKinsey Consulting
loved to work for is McKinsey Consulting the number one strategic consulting
the number one strategic consulting
the number one strategic consulting company in the world
company in the world
company in the world and Merrill Lynch one of the top
and Merrill Lynch one of the top
and Merrill Lynch one of the top investment banks in the world and if you
investment banks in the world and if you
investment banks in the world and if you ask me just a couple years before I
ask me just a couple years before I
ask me just a couple years before I would have been drooling like what
would have been drooling like what
would have been drooling like what really these companies are coming asking
really these companies are coming asking
really these companies are coming asking me to work for them and my friends were
me to work for them and my friends were
me to work for them and my friends were all jealous and and I was a little sad I
all jealous and and I was a little sad I
all jealous and and I was a little sad I don’t know I wasn’t as excited and they
don’t know I wasn’t as excited and they
don’t know I wasn’t as excited and they flew MIT in New York and they put me up
flew MIT in New York and they put me up
flew MIT in New York and they put me up in the Waldorf Astoria Hotel and they
in the Waldorf Astoria Hotel and they
in the Waldorf Astoria Hotel and they mousse me and and I just I don’t know I
mousse me and and I just I don’t know I
mousse me and and I just I don’t know I just kind of bombed everything I wasn’t
just kind of bombed everything I wasn’t
just kind of bombed everything I wasn’t I wasn’t into it like why why am i this
I wasn’t into it like why why am i this
I wasn’t into it like why why am i this is my dream like right like I was
is my dream like right like I was
is my dream like right like I was growing up thinking this is what I was
growing up thinking this is what I was
growing up thinking this is what I was gonna do with my life and here it is the
gonna do with my life and here it is the
gonna do with my life and here it is the opportunity in front of me and I just
opportunity in front of me and I just
opportunity in front of me and I just mad I didn’t do any preparation as
mad I didn’t do any preparation as
mad I didn’t do any preparation as because I discovered this business and
because I discovered this business and
because I discovered this business and my friends were saying what like what do
my friends were saying what like what do
my friends were saying what like what do you are you out of your mind
you are you out of your mind
you are you out of your mind like these guys paying 80 to $100,000
like these guys paying 80 to $100,000
like these guys paying 80 to $100,000 starting salary and you’re at this
starting salary and you’re at this
starting salary and you’re at this company making 300 bucks a month and
company making 300 bucks a month and
company making 300 bucks a month and this is that’s the choice you’re making
this is that’s the choice you’re making
this is that’s the choice you’re making what’s wrong with you but I had to I had
what’s wrong with you but I had to I had
what’s wrong with you but I had to I had to do it I had to give it a shot I don’t
to do it I had to give it a shot I don’t
to do it I had to give it a shot I don’t know there’s something in a said I’m
know there’s something in a said I’m
know there’s something in a said I’m gonna live with regret if I don’t try
gonna live with regret if I don’t try
gonna live with regret if I don’t try this out I could always go back next
this out I could always go back next
this out I could always go back next year and and and take a job but I don’t
year and and and take a job but I don’t
year and and and take a job but I don’t know I have to try this out I know it
know I have to try this out I know it
know I have to try this out I know it doesn’t make sense in my head but I have
doesn’t make sense in my head but I have
doesn’t make sense in my head but I have to try this I owe it to myself to try
to try this I owe it to myself to try
to try this I owe it to myself to try this and so I did and I never went back
this and so I did and I never went back
this and so I did and I never went back to to getting a job again eventually
to to getting a job again eventually
to to getting a job again eventually things worked out with that business and
things worked out with that business and
things worked out with that business and I built it up and we went from having
I built it up and we went from having
I built it up and we went from having you know little sales to building it up
you know little sales to building it up
you know little sales to building it up to having customers in 30 countries and
to having customers in 30 countries and
to having customers in 30 countries and I sold to NASA and Johnson Johnson and
I sold to NASA and Johnson Johnson and
I sold to NASA and Johnson Johnson and got tons of media and I and my company
got tons of media and I and my company
got tons of media and I and my company got acquired and after I sold my
got acquired and after I sold my
got acquired and after I sold my business I was asked to do a lot of
business I was asked to do a lot of
business I was asked to do a lot of speaking it was a young entrepreneur
speaking it was a young entrepreneur
speaking it was a young entrepreneur success story I was 22 23 doing a lot of
success story I was 22 23 doing a lot of
success story I was 22 23 doing a lot of interviews and one of the things that
interviews and one of the things that
interviews and one of the things that saved me through my business at that
saved me through my business at that
saved me through my business at that point where I thought like this is not
point where I thought like this is not
point where I thought like this is not gonna work I need to make money to
gonna work I need to make money to
gonna work I need to make money to survive like I I’m not talking millions
survive like I I’m not talking millions
survive like I I’m not talking millions of dollars I need like
of dollars I need like
of dollars I need like money to survive right one of the things
money to survive right one of the things
money to survive right one of the things that helped get me through that crisis
that helped get me through that crisis
that helped get me through that crisis in my business was modeling success I
in my business was modeling success I
in my business was modeling success I looked at the guys who had built
looked at the guys who had built
looked at the guys who had built software companies I realized I’m not
software companies I realized I’m not
software companies I realized I’m not the first guy to try to sell software
the first guy to try to sell software
the first guy to try to sell software before people have done this before and
before people have done this before and
before people have done this before and I can model their success and I looked
I can model their success and I looked
I can model their success and I looked at bill gates from Microsoft and looked
at bill gates from Microsoft and looked
at bill gates from Microsoft and looked at McAfee I looked into it look at how
at McAfee I looked into it look at how
at McAfee I looked into it look at how they got started and applied those
they got started and applied those
they got started and applied those strategies to my business and I started
strategies to my business and I started
strategies to my business and I started seeing some results and so after I sold
seeing some results and so after I sold
seeing some results and so after I sold my business I thought this would be
my business I thought this would be
my business I thought this would be really cool to share with other people
really cool to share with other people
really cool to share with other people this really helped me I think we’ve
this really helped me I think we’ve
this really helped me I think we’ve helped other entrepreneurs and one near
helped other entrepreneurs and one near
helped other entrepreneurs and one near the YMCA I guess they saw one of you
the YMCA I guess they saw one of you
the YMCA I guess they saw one of you know my interviews or whatever after
know my interviews or whatever after
know my interviews or whatever after selling my company and they said we’d
selling my company and they said we’d
selling my company and they said we’d like you to come and speak to our group
like you to come and speak to our group
like you to come and speak to our group of entrepreneurs and they’re all you
of entrepreneurs and they’re all you
of entrepreneurs and they’re all you know small entrepreneurs just getting
know small entrepreneurs just getting
know small entrepreneurs just getting started up just an idea and and lot of
started up just an idea and and lot of
started up just an idea and and lot of didn’t have lofty ambitions I’m gonna be
didn’t have lofty ambitions I’m gonna be
didn’t have lofty ambitions I’m gonna be a dog walker or something else I said
a dog walker or something else I said
a dog walker or something else I said yeah I’d love to be this is great I’d be
yeah I’d love to be this is great I’d be
yeah I’d love to be this is great I’d be happy to share my experience and I spend
happy to share my experience and I spend
happy to share my experience and I spend all this time working on my slides and
all this time working on my slides and
all this time working on my slides and my preparation and I want pack
my preparation and I want pack
my preparation and I want pack everything I had in my head into this
everything I had in my head into this
everything I had in my head into this presentation was gonna be amazing and I
presentation was gonna be amazing and I
presentation was gonna be amazing and I started pulling it to the people that I
started pulling it to the people that I
started pulling it to the people that I knew and said come on out in my audience
knew and said come on out in my audience
knew and said come on out in my audience and talked about in the media and the
and talked about in the media and the
and talked about in the media and the YMCA opponent did their their audience
YMCA opponent did their their audience
YMCA opponent did their their audience their group of entrepreneurs that they
their group of entrepreneurs that they
their group of entrepreneurs that they already had and a day came the
already had and a day came the
already had and a day came the presentation and and I was nervous and
presentation and and I was nervous and
presentation and and I was nervous and excited and my heart was pounding I
excited and my heart was pounding I
excited and my heart was pounding I remember walking to the door and I’m
remember walking to the door and I’m
remember walking to the door and I’m sweating a little bit and I wanted to
sweating a little bit and I wanted to
sweating a little bit and I wanted to just provide great value and I get in
just provide great value and I get in
just provide great value and I get in the elevator and I go up to the room
the elevator and I go up to the room
the elevator and I go up to the room that has my you know name on it and with
that has my you know name on it and with
that has my you know name on it and with this big room full of chairs and I walk
this big room full of chairs and I walk
this big room full of chairs and I walk in the door and and my heart stops
in the door and and my heart stops
in the door and and my heart stops because only three people showed up to
because only three people showed up to
because only three people showed up to that first event three people for a free
that first event three people for a free
that first event three people for a free event with all this promotion happening
event with all this promotion happening
event with all this promotion happening three people are you kidding me I’m like
three people are you kidding me I’m like
three people are you kidding me I’m like I thought this that what this was a
I thought this that what this was a
I thought this that what this was a stupid idea like what did I just do what
stupid idea like what did I just do what
stupid idea like what did I just do what did I sign up for you know I didn’t I
did I sign up for you know I didn’t I
did I sign up for you know I didn’t I didn’t want this failure on my record
didn’t want this failure on my record
didn’t want this failure on my record and from the outside the world that
and from the outside the world that
and from the outside the world that would be seen as a big failure right
would be seen as a big failure right
would be seen as a big failure right free event weeks a promotion from two
free event weeks a promotion from two
free event weeks a promotion from two different people do different parties
different people do different parties
different people do different parties and you can only get three people to
and you can only get three people to
and you can only get three people to show up that’s a failure
show up that’s a failure
show up that’s a failure but I had to know I was there people
but I had to know I was there people
but I had to know I was there people showed up so I had to I had to do it for
showed up so I had to I had to do it for
showed up so I had to I had to do it for the three people and it was it was
the three people and it was it was
the three people and it was it was amazing
amazing
amazing you know his nervous getting started but
you know his nervous getting started but
you know his nervous getting started but but it it was an amazing event and I
but it it was an amazing event and I
but it it was an amazing event and I changed the lives of those three people
changed the lives of those three people
changed the lives of those three people that day and they walked out having
that day and they walked out having
that day and they walked out having answers and having confidence and going
answers and having confidence and going
answers and having confidence and going off to you know being ready to go and do
off to you know being ready to go and do
off to you know being ready to go and do their business and having helped those
their business and having helped those
their business and having helped those people overcome their problems and have
people overcome their problems and have
people overcome their problems and have the confidence to keep going inspired me
the confidence to keep going inspired me
the confidence to keep going inspired me and after that presentation I knew I had
and after that presentation I knew I had
and after that presentation I knew I had to keep doing this I knew I had to keep
to keep doing this I knew I had to keep
to keep doing this I knew I had to keep helping entrepreneurs I didn’t know how
helping entrepreneurs I didn’t know how
helping entrepreneurs I didn’t know how I would do it I didn’t know if it’d be
I would do it I didn’t know if it’d be
I would do it I didn’t know if it’d be presentations or you know like Twitter
presentations or you know like Twitter
presentations or you know like Twitter didn’t really exist back then I didn’t I
didn’t really exist back then I didn’t I
didn’t really exist back then I didn’t I didn’t know how I would do it but I knew
didn’t know how I would do it but I knew
didn’t know how I would do it but I knew I had to keep doing this and even though
I had to keep doing this and even though
I had to keep doing this and even though I had no idea how it would make money
I had no idea how it would make money
I had no idea how it would make money from this right like nobody came to a
from this right like nobody came to a
from this right like nobody came to a free event and entrepreneurs don’t have
free event and entrepreneurs don’t have
free event and entrepreneurs don’t have money to spend in the first place so
money to spend in the first place so
money to spend in the first place so what am i doing trying to help
what am i doing trying to help
what am i doing trying to help entrepreneurs and make money even if I
entrepreneurs and make money even if I
entrepreneurs and make money even if I couldn’t figure out a way to make money
couldn’t figure out a way to make money
couldn’t figure out a way to make money I realize I had to keep doing this
I realize I had to keep doing this
I realize I had to keep doing this because I needed to get that feeling
because I needed to get that feeling
because I needed to get that feeling again I love that feeling of helping
again I love that feeling of helping
again I love that feeling of helping entrepreneurs I kept working at it and I
entrepreneurs I kept working at it and I
entrepreneurs I kept working at it and I kept doing things that weren’t for the
kept doing things that weren’t for the
kept doing things that weren’t for the money but were for helping entrepreneurs
money but were for helping entrepreneurs
money but were for helping entrepreneurs and slowly built up a website and build
and slowly built up a website and build
and slowly built up a website and build up a following and started doing videos
up a following and started doing videos
up a following and started doing videos and more presentations and has become
and more presentations and has become
and more presentations and has become what it is now all right we have a
what it is now all right we have a
what it is now all right we have a million views on YouTube I’ve done all
million views on YouTube I’ve done all
million views on YouTube I’ve done all these videos 20 million people on the
these videos 20 million people on the
these videos 20 million people on the website and I wish I could say this was
website and I wish I could say this was
website and I wish I could say this was my vision you know I had it I knew I
my vision you know I had it I knew I
my vision you know I had it I knew I knew what was gonna happen this was all
knew what was gonna happen this was all
knew what was gonna happen this was all planned out from the start I’m a genius
planned out from the start I’m a genius
planned out from the start I’m a genius but I had no idea you know and and I
but I had no idea you know and and I
but I had no idea you know and and I didn’t know if I was gonna make any
didn’t know if I was gonna make any
didn’t know if I was gonna make any money from this at all and that’s gonna
money from this at all and that’s gonna
money from this at all and that’s gonna happen in your business you know the
happen in your business you know the
happen in your business you know the plan that you have going in is never the
plan that you have going in is never the
plan that you have going in is never the plan that you end up with businesses
plan that you end up with businesses
plan that you end up with businesses continue to always change and evolve and
continue to always change and evolve and
continue to always change and evolve and you have to run with that and my
you have to run with that and my
you have to run with that and my business is not the same as it was 10
business is not the same as it was 10
business is not the same as it was 10 years ago 12 years ago
years ago 12 years ago
years ago 12 years ago it will constantly be a reflection of me
it will constantly be a reflection of me
it will constantly be a reflection of me and my thinking and what I want to do –
and my thinking and what I want to do –
and my thinking and what I want to do – how
how
how entrepreneurs so that’s my story two
entrepreneurs so that’s my story two
entrepreneurs so that’s my story two quick stories hopefully that helped
quick stories hopefully that helped
quick stories hopefully that helped inspire you and give you some knowledge
inspire you and give you some knowledge
inspire you and give you some knowledge that helped you go and build your
that helped you go and build your
that helped you go and build your business thanks for the great question
business thanks for the great question
business thanks for the great question and and believe you know believe in what
and and believe you know believe in what
and and believe you know believe in what you’re doing believe that it’s important
you’re doing believe that it’s important
you’re doing believe that it’s important believe is gonna work out for those
believe is gonna work out for those
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