Confessions of an Entrepreneur

Today on Confessions of an Entrepreneur Grant Cardone drives with master internet marketer Frank Kern. What is the truth behind Frank Kern? Does he really surf all day? He confesses that he’s not good at selling people in person—he sells from a distance. Frank builds systems that turn advertising into profit. Frank talks about how when people start building their marketing list they neglect the list. How many people sign up for a list if they were told, “we’ll hardly ever communicate with you”? Three words to remember: HIT THE LIST!

CEO and Co-founder of Chargebacks911 Gary Cardone, twin brother of Grant, comes on “Confessions of an Entrepreneur” and talks about his biggest mistakes. Grant says that there are serial entrepreneurs and then there are lifer entrepreneurs. Gary is a lifer. He started out selling bananas for 18 months and learned from that experience that he could sell anything. In this episode he tells about his $150 million dollar mistake, taking too much time to get things done, underestimating his own ability, and paying attention to your own environment. If you are a home-run hitter why are you trying to bunt? Don’t try and be something you aren’t. Gary Cardone also emphasizes the need to be willing to fail.

Grant Cardone’s raw-and-uncut show, Confessions of an Entrepreneur, takes you right into the front seat of Grant’s daily life. Ride along with him and his entrepreneurial guests as they explore Miami Beach. Grant manages to get each guest to confess about something personal from their past—unplanned and unedited. This show features Brad Lea, founder of LightSpeed VT, which reinvented the way training, learning, and communication is delivered, tracked, and measured. He has revolutionized web-based learning. He talks about going from having a job with nothing leftover after each month to having a company generating over 20 million dollars. Along the way his biggest mistakes include taking way too long to get there, cruising along rather than going 100 mph. Procrastination is one of his biggest regrets. Other tips from Brad Lea: • Don’t be reasonable and quit trying to have “balance”. • Don’t delay firing people who should be fired. Hold people accountable—yourself included! • Don’t quit. Ever. If it’s what you want to, keep going. Knock on a door long enough and it will fall down.

John Lee Dumas turned podcasting into a seven-figure business and joins Grant on this episode of “Confessions of an Entrepreneur” to discuss his biggest mistakes in business. As a former US Army Tank Commander who spent 13 months in Iraq, John Lee Dumas was trying to find his place in the world post-war when he finally decided to fully commit to creating a platform to connect big thinkers via his Entrepreneur On Fire Podcast. Today, his award winning Podcast features inspiring interviews with entrepreneurs 7-days a week. He has produced over 1000 episodes and has over 1 million unique monthly listens. Hear about how delaying his launch date cost him big bucks and the mistake he made with FaceBook ads when he first started. He also discusses with Grant how the army prepared him for business and advice for fellow entrepreneurs.