Project Egg: Entrepreneurs Gathering For Growth

Carlos Angel, Former General Manager of Uber, shares his story of building Uber Colombia to a billion dollar business in 3 years. Carlos grew up in Columbia, the oldest of 3. His parents were entrepreneurs so he spent most of his time with his younger sisters. His family have all been entrepreneurs for the last 5 generations. To come to Columbia from Spain, you had to have some of the entrepreneurial spirit to make a new life. In his family, the “traditional path” was the abnormal choice. At 18, he began traveling. He studied in Australia for 4 years. It was a difficult transition to go from being in a town where he was surrounded by his extended family and spent every weekend with them to being in a different country and not having any family. It opened his eyes and helped him to see life from a different perspective. His college experience focused on the liberal arts and he learned a lot of philosophy, politics, and about the human condition. He learned that he enjoyed thinking. This has helpe

Sohan Gokarn is an Amazon Bestselling author of his self published eBook, 'Start With Your Why & Meditate Using Creative Visualisation’ and the Founder CEO of the global movement called, 'The LABL Movement' for professional and personal development. Watch the full episode here: https://projectegg.co/life-coaching-activities About The Project EGG Show: The Project EGG Show is a video talk show that introduces you to entrepreneurs from around the world. It is broadcast from studios in Metairie, Louisiana to online platforms including YouTube, iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and Stitcher, and hosted by Ben Gothard. Our goal is to give you a fresh, unscripted and unedited look into the lives of real entrepreneurs from around the globe. From billionaires to New York Times best selling authors to Emmy Award winners to Forbes 30 Under 30 recipients to TEDx speakers – we present their real stories – uncensored and uncut. Subscribe To The Show: https://projectegg.co/podcast/ Get Access To: 1. Resources: https://p

Tim Bourquin: I started my first business, the Online Trading Expo, while I was a full-time police officer with the LAPD. It was the first tradeshow and conference for online investing and trading. I sold the company to MoneyShow a few years ago and launched After Offers with my co-founder and brother in 2012. Watch the full episode here: https://projectegg.co/how-to-monetize-without-selling About The Project EGG Show: The Project EGG Show is a video talk show that introduces you to entrepreneurs from around the world. It is broadcast from studios in Metairie, Louisiana to online platforms including YouTube, iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and Stitcher, and hosted by Ben Gothard. Our goal is to give you a fresh, unscripted and unedited look into the lives of real entrepreneurs from around the globe. From billionaires to New York Times best selling authors to Emmy Award winners to Forbes 30 Under 30 recipients to TEDx speakers – we present their real stories – uncensored and uncut. Subscribe To The Show: http

Investing like the wealthy can lead to significant gains over time, and these can be utilized by any income level. In this interview, Brian Fouts, Owner of the Elevation Group, shares his origin story and breaks down how to invest your money like the rich do. Brian grew up in a normal, middle class home. He learned to work hard in school, go to college, and get a good job was the ideal path for life so that's what he did. He and his brother got a degree in Construction Management. Things were going well until the 2008 crash made them realize that there could be more than the traditional path. While their parents worked for 40 years for the company retirement plan, that is no longer an option. Employers have learned to pass the risk of retirement savings on to the employee. There is less incentive now to work for one company your entire working life, we are able to have more flexibility and do what we really want! If we are the produce of the 5 people we are around the most, we should choose those 5

Learning how to change your mindset is a critical breakthrough to becoming successful. Until you get your mind in the right place, you will plateau. In this interview, Ellie Burscough, Owner at Ellie Burscough, teaches how to change your mindset the get to $200,000 per month in under 2 years. Ellie made some poor choices when she was younger. She rebelled in ways that would make her dream of becoming a teacher an impossibility. She tried different things before moving to London to get away from it all. That is where she met her partner who helped her to make better choices in her life. Even after deciding to straighten up, they still had hard times. After their daughter was born, they were very poor. He couldn't work on the visa he had and so it was very difficult to buy even the food they needed. So Ellie decided that she would do something different. When times are tough, she takes some time in a different environment. She leaves the apartment, goes outside, refreshes and remembers to focus on t

Learning the process of starting a business is incredibly important for entrepreneurs. While most people think that it's sheer luck and randomness, the successful business owners learn from those who have already done it. In this interview, Dr. Lewis Kilbourne, CFO of 5 different publicly traded companies, shares his origin story of becoming a financial executive officer. Dr. Kilbourne went to college out of high school and flunked out. He didn't know what to do so he went into the military. His time in the military taught him discipline and important skills that have helped him to be the businessman he is. But it also helped motivate him to be in a position to never have to jump out of planes or be shot at ever again. When he came out, he was ready to go back to school and because he was a veteran he was accepted again. An administrator and family friend told him he had to get all A's and B's so he never got a B. From there, he continued in school and went on to get his PhD. He was then able to bec

Building relationships is an incredibly important part of growing a business. Learning how to network can be the difference between stagnation and growth. In this interview, Brad Burton, Founder of 4Networking, shares his origin story and teaches how to start a networking business. When Brad was in school, a teacher told him that he would never amount to anything. He admits that for a majority of his life so far, that was true. He was largely unexceptional until something changed. In his 30's, his son Ben came along. At that point, his perspective changed from being about himself to being about his son and making a life for Ben. Growing up, he was a normal kid from a working class home. He never did anything exceptional and never thought he would amount to what he is today. He wasn't great at school, but he was great with people. He didn't recognize this as the strength that it is until he started his business and realized his gift for networking. When Ben was new, Brad left his job and started de

Landing page optimization is an incredibly important part of running an online business. If you can't convert your traffic into customers, you can't generate revenue. In this interview, Oliver Kenyon shares his origin story and teaches the best way to create a landing page. Oliver started out as a chef and fell into the normal working grind. While he was working the weird hours of a chef, he spent all of his spare time online in different communities and learning more about the internet. He loved it so much that he decided to start his own online community, because he thought he could run a better forum than what was currently available. He pitched his idea to his father and grandfather and he hasn't looked back. He has had different websites that have failed and others that have grown and he has learned along the way. School was never for Oliver, which is part of why he became a chef. As an entrepreneur, he understands how important it is to learn and grow but reading isn't for him. When he sits do

Consumer activity is moving online, in almost every single industry. Commerce is no different, and e-commerce has quickly become an enormous market disruption. In this interview, Linsay Moore, Owner at Linsay Moore Marketing, shares her origin story and breaks down how to be successful with e-commerce. Linsay's family was very focused on education. Both of her parents were highly educated and her siblings completed Master's degrees, but Linsay just didn't want to go to school. She could do the work, but she didn't like it and dropped out of college after only 2 years. She ended up bouncing around jobs before staying for 4 years with a Medicaire contractor. In this job, she realized that she wanted more from work and decided to make a change. She wanted to move away from a regular job and do something different. She realized that college isn't for everyone. It can be a lot of debt and a lot of time to invest in something if it's not for you. You could take a year off before starting college or find ot

There are very few things that all successful people do. One of those things, however, is reading, because the ultra-successful crowd know that applied knowledge is power. In this interview, Ryan Lee, YouTuber, shares his origin story and teaches a strategy that you can use to learn how to read faster. Ryan was at a point in his life where he knew there had to be more so he started looking for it. Eventually he heard a quote that stood out to him, “in order for change to happen, you first must change.” This helped start him on his interest in personal development. He realized that he needed to change himself or his environment. In the last 2 years, he has dug into the personal development world. Ryan studied accounting at university, but he wasn't passionate about it. He graduated during the financial crisis while nobody was hiring. He couldn't find a job in accounting so he found an opportunity to go to South Korea to teach English for a year. This was a turning point for him. He met so many people

More of the business world is moving online every single day. Regardless of what industry you are in, some aspect of your business has been affected by the internet. In this interview, Tom Hunt, Tedx Speaker, shares his origin story of learning internet marketing for small business. Most entrepreneurs have a story of selling something when they were very young and falling in love with with the idea of making money and working for themselves. Tom Hunt does not have that story. He followed the regular path that was expected of him, earned a degree in chemistry, and got a job. When he was 22 years old, he and some friends decided to try to meet some girls at a local market. They opened a shop and after they sold their first product, Tom realized that he could help people and earn a living! He decided then that being an entrepreneur and helping others was what he wanted to be about. Tom is a middle child with an older brother and a younger sister. He has always been competitive with his older brother, w

Broadcast journalism is an incredible field to get into with the technology available today. With live streaming becoming more accessible, broadcasters have an enormous array of tools at their disposal to make their dreams a reality. In this interview, Chris Ripka, Host of Raw & Real Live, shares his origin story and breaks down how to get into broadcast journalism. Christ served in the military for 17 years and during that time he became the state Public Affairs representative and state video producer for the state of South Dakota and that propeled him to broadcast journaling. He entered the military right out of high school at the age of 17. In his time, he developed skills in problem solving and shutting out negative voices. There is always a solution and you can rely on the team around you to work together to find just the right solution to any problem. He learned communication skills and team building skills that he needed in the military. These are skills he relies on every day as an entrepre

Every single entrepreneur is in the exact same business - the people business. When it comes to finding talent, partners, clients, etc., building effective business relationships is the difference between success and failure. In this interview, Royace Gulley, CEO of SynchOne, shares his entrepreneurial story. Royace has always been the guy who wanted to know how things work. He never quite fit in his hometown so he knew he needed to find where he did fit. At 19, he went to the military and grew in discipline as he gained IT skills. When he left, he knew he needed more education. When he had his education and necessary certifications, he saw doors open! Then he was able to say no to opportunities because there were so many available to him. He started his entrepreneurial journey with his IT skills. He learned how to best utilize the relationships that he was making. He learned that having business partners was essential to his success. When he had a partner, they could each use their strengths and co

Staying in shape both mentally and physically is critical for entrepreneurs, as we need to have endurance in both capacities. In this interview, Jordan Miller, Founder of Success By Design, shares his origin story and experiences as an online fitness coach. Jordan is passionate about physical fitness. He grew up with big dreams but little confidence to make them happen. When he was jumped, his knee was was broken and ligaments torn. He had to be completely immobile for three months and missed school because of his injury. He was depressed and even attempted suicide during this most difficult time in his life. Eventually, he decided to try going to the gym with his dad. When he was around 13 years old, the habit of going to the gym 3 times a week helped him to fight depression. Physical fitness not only transformed his body, but he gained confidence and learned to push forward. He began body building, meal planning, and learned more about healthy living. He began a YouTube channel at 17 and for a y

In this episode of the Project EGG show, we are going to hear from Wally Carmichael. Wally hosts the Men of Abundance podcast, a show for men who strive to be abundant in everything they do in life. Wally Carmichael interviews men, women and couples who are truly living their life of abundance and have a powerful message to share with you. Wally grew up in a rough neighborhood. He was surrounded by gangs, drugs, and violence. His childhood has had a huge impact on him even today. Wally recognizes that he is not afraid to face his fears and that has served him well as an entrepreneur. He also says that wanting to get out of this situation is what brought him to the Army. Through the Army he was able to get the education that he wanted. He didn't know it going in, but he would also learn tremendous lessons about leadership as well as service. His time in the Army was influential because of the mentors that he had. He grew in leadership and was given opportunities to lead other soldiers. He learned t

Starting a new small business can be a daunting task to those who don't know what they are doing. Many entrepreneurs get lost on their way to greatness and never finish what they start. In this interview, Terri Levine, Founder of Heartrepreneur®, shares her origin story of building a massive $88 million dollar business from scratch in only 6 months and how you can too. Terri is a business mentoring expert and the Chief Heartrepreneur® at Heartrepreneur® LLC. She is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, radio host, and appears regularly in the media as a business coaching and consulting expert. Her programs range from business coaching and business consulting, business training seminars for business owners, business coaching training programs to develop coaching skills, creating professional training courses for others in the field of business coaching and providing additional products and services to companies seeking support to become Heartrepreneur® based businesses. After graduating college and becomi

With the rise of cannabis, hemp, and CBD businesses as of late, a new power struggle is emerging. Who can grab up the market share before these products go truly main stream? In this interview, we speak with one such pioneer, Aubrey Logan, CEO of Blue Dream Industries, and learn how he became the Prince of CannaBusiness. About The Project EGG Show: The Project EGG Show is a video talk show that introduces you to entrepreneurs from around the world. It is broadcast from studios in Metairie, Louisiana to online platforms including YouTube, iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and Stitcher, and hosted by Ben Gothard. Our goal is to give you a fresh, unscripted and unedited look into the lives of real entrepreneurs from around the globe. From billionaires to New York Times best selling authors to Emmy Award winners to Forbes 30 Under 30 recipients to TEDx speakers – we present their real stories – uncensored and uncut. Subscribe To The Show: https://projectegg.co/podcast/ Get Access To: 1. Resources: https://projecte

Achieving consistent growth in both your personal and professional life is a difficult task. Luckily, there are growth hacking strategies to help you on your journey. In this interview, Christopher Brock, CEO at Primary Hosting, shares his origin story and the ultimate growth hacking guide. Chris grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio. He loved playing basketball and was even able to play in college. In college, he learned that his dream of playing in the NBA would never happen. So he turned from basketball to the books. He learned a lot from basketball, how to work hard and recover as needed. He studied Philosophy and though he would have chosen a different area if he had known where his entrepreneurial path would take him, he still loves philosophy. While in college, he was able to grow in leadership skills and serve his college by creating a new website for the student body and student organizations to connect. From this design, he started using the same idea to connect wedding vendors to couples planning t

Pageant queens and entrepreneurs have a lot in common - branding yourself, marketing your message, and selling the judges. In this interview, Megan Swanson, CEO of Powerhouse Pageantry and Miss Nebraska, shares her origin story of going from pageant queen to entrepreneur. Megan grew up in a family of musicians. Her parents are Christian music artists and songwriters and she grew up traveling with them for their music. She was exposed to many different cultures, places, types of people, and musical influences. She wanted to be a musician so she went to the acclaimed Belmont University to study contemporary music. During her first year, she developed unhealthy thought habits and an eating disorder. After some wise words from her mom, she knew that she needed to change. After watching the crowning of Miss Nebraska 2013, she determined that she would be crowned the next year. For the next year she worked to change her mindset and work towards her goal. That next year she was crowned Miss Nebraska 2014

Real estate has been a staple investment for entrepreneurs since the beginning of time. Owning land has always been a powerful way to build long-term wealth. In this interview, Sve Pavic, 7-Figure Rental Hacker, shares his story and breaks down real estate investing for beginners. Sve has lived most of his life in Canada, but was born in Bosnia. He and his family fled the civil war when he was very young. They lived as refugees for many years in the UK before moving to Canada. His life as a refugee gave him a unique perspective, knowing that everything could be taken away in an instant. Sve's passion is for building a business in real estate. He has a great perspective on what it takes to be successful in the real estate world. He shares what he has learned about starting out and buying your first property. He tells his story of his first property and what has worked for him. He gives advice on how to finance your property, what to look for when you buy, and the work that is involved in making profit