Jeremy Gardner is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, and venture capitalist who has found a great deal of success by diving into the ideas he’s passionate about and staying at the forefront of business and industry from blockchain technology, cosmetics, and psychedelics.
In this episode, Jeremy details how he’s always had a natural inclination to try things out which has served him well being an entrepreneur. Yet what you’ll find especially interesting about Jeremy’s story is that his ventures are often on the bleeding edge, with many of his ideas being ahead of their time, and how he intentionally exits his businesses once they become mainstream. And beneath it all, is his devotion to making a positive impact with whatever he pursues.
Jeremy takes us on his journey from a life-changing experience using psychedelics to becoming a cryptocurrency evangelist and dropping out of college to start the first Decentralized Finance (DeFi) application built on Ethereum.
Jeremy shares what it was like to be the crypto poster child thrust into the media spotlight and how that experience actually led him to start his own skincare company. He goes on to explain how his penchant for being on the bleeding edge drove his decision to leave his work in crypto, as well as other business that followed, and coming full circle with his venture into the psychedelic industry.
Jeremy is transparent with the fact that despite all his business success, his road as an entrepreneur hasn’t always been easy. He offers his simple advice for pushing through the difficult times, and he reveals the importance of making a positive impact in all his endeavors. Finally, he gets right to the heart of what he thinks is the truth about being a business owner vs. what we hear.
I think you’ll be inspired by Jeremy’s “try it and find out” approach to business and his dedication to doing good in the world.
Skip to topic:
3:18 - On becoming a cryptocurrency evangelist and starting the first deDefi application
6:30 - What is a blockchain?
7:46 - Ethereum vs. Bitcoin
10:35 - The driving force behind creating Auger
12:34 - Creating something brilliant ahead of its time
15:42 - Being thrust into the limelight as a crypto evangelist
18:55 - Turning a personal struggle into a new men’s skincare business
21:28 - Shifting business focus to the psychedelics industry
23:58 - Living life on the bleeding edge
32:12 - The struggles Jeremy has faced throughout his entrepreneurial journey
33:42 - The importance of having fun in pushing through the hard times
35:52 - What Jeremy says is real in the business world vs. what we hear
Find Jeremy at:
Website: https://gonzogardner.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gonzogardner/?hl=en
Twitter: https://twitter.com/disruptepreneur
MadeMan Skincare: https://getmademan.com/ (use discount code Nice30 on a one-time purchase or Naughty50 on a subscription purchase)
Visit Stephanie at: https://stephaniehayes.biz/
