What does it really take to scale from six figures as a young entrepreneur to running an eight-figure business—and how do the lessons learned at YEAA can shape that journey?

 

In today’s episode of the Leaders Across America Podcast, Steve Acorn welcomes Chandler Bolt, a successful entrepreneur and proud alumnus of the Young Entrepreneurs Across America program. Chandler shares how his early experiences knocking doors, hiring crews, and learning to follow proven systems became the foundation for building Selfpublishing.com, an industry-leading company helping thousands of authors around the world.

 

Chandler opens up about his journey from a rookie branch manager to Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, including the milestones, challenges, leadership lessons, and growth strategies that fueled his remarkable success. This episode is packed with hard-earned wisdom on persistence, goal setting, scaling a business, and why mastering the basics during the YEAA program can set you up for life.

 

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In This Episode You'll Learn:

• Why the fundamentals you master during the YEAA program set the foundation for long-term success

• How Chandler turned early sales experience into a global brand serving thousands of customers

• The difference between chasing growth versus building sustainable, profitable businesses

• How to use goal setting and daily focus to consistently drive results

• Why resilience and extreme ownership are non-negotiable for future leaders

• The power of sticking with proven systems instead of reinventing the wheel

• How YEAA's lessons prepared Chandler to lead, scale, and thrive in business

• And much more…

 

Resources:

YEAA Website

Leaders Across America

Chandler’s LinkedIn

Selfpublishing.com 

7-Figure Principles 

74 Chandler Bolt | 34 Million In Sales After YEAA Program

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