When people talk about success, they love to glamorize the end result—but rarely talk about the mess, the risks, the decisions made in silence. In this episode, I share the raw, unfiltered story of how I created the opportunities that built my companies from nothing. From listening to the MFCEO Project in between shifts at urgent care, to maxing out half my net worth to join a mastermind I barely understood, to sleeping on a mattress in a rented foyer—I didn’t wait for the right time. I created the momentum myself.
Amanda May joins me to dig deeper into how opportunities show up in disguise—as hard choices, as sacrifices, as risks that don’t make sense on paper. We talk about what it means to start with the end in mind, why most people fail before they begin, and how knowing what you really want changes everything. I share the exact moment I almost walked away from the Arte Syndicate application, and how a rock concert and a half-dead Jethro Tull pushed me to click submit.
We also unpack how relationships, the right rooms, and the willingness to pivot at the right time can redefine your entire trajectory. The urgent care plan didn’t pan out, but it led me to Genesis. What seemed like a setback became the launchpad for everything. This is the real truth behind building something meaningful: you don’t wait for doors to open. You build the damn door—and then you walk through it.
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