Behind Their Success: Advice For Entrepreneurs
You are not alone, building a business is hard. This is a podcast to hear from those who have done it before you so you can become the healthy, wealthy and wise entrepreneur you want to be.
My name is Paden Squires, and I started out of college working in finance at a Fortune 500 company and hated it- I was bored out of my mind. So I wanted to change my life. I started studying for the CPA exam, listening to podcasts six hours a day; and I took four exams in eight months. I even started my business in my living room with zero public accounting experiences and taxes. At this point, I had never done a tax return before, but I didn’t let that stop me.
In 2014, I launched my business Squires CPA, and opened up an office in 2016. My business has grown ever since through trials, lessons, networking, and planting the right seeds. Since then I have had a lot of success in other business ventures including real estate, and property management and more. Now I want to help inspire you to achieve your potential and dreams in business and break from the corporate mold.
So let’s learn from the stories and hard lessons of successful entrepreneurs so you can become wealthier and wiser today.
Behind Their Success: Advice For Entrepreneurs
18: Building Your Empire: From Cop to Real Estate Agent
Today we are talking about building your empire and the hard work that can pay off with our guest, Gary Curley. Gary served 15 years in law enforcements as a crimes against children detective and hostage negotiator, he founded a nonprofit called Lizzie’s Hope to help victims of child abuse and neglect and he is now is a realtor.
Gary left law enforcement and started as a realtor in 2016 and by 2020 he was the top realtor in the state of Missouri for REMAX. Gary took a chance and left the only career and life he knew to invest in himself and build his own empire, and now he can see today how his risks paid off.
In this episode we will cover:
- Why your brand is so important as an entrepreneur
- How to get started in a new business and field from the ground up
- When you should leave a job and pursue your own path
- Asking yourself the important question: "Why not you?"
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