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#14: Yitzy Geisinsky - Living Through The Elements Of Running A Business


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Yitzy Geisinsky has been working since the age of 17 unloading bamboo trucks for a place called Custom Sukkahs. Yitzy worked with them for over 7 years and was able to learn all the elements of business and still manage to finish Yeshiva.

By the time he was 21 he became manager and he was able to work out all the logistics from redesigning the warehouse to customizing their computer system- although it was a seasonal business it was the best education he could had been given in business.

By the time he was 22 Yitzy struck a deal with a major phone company and was able to learn the phone industry. Yitzy understood that even though he didn't own the businesses he worked in he was able to operate as an entrepreneur. One being a small business and the other a corporate bureaucracy giving him a well rounded experience to leverage for his own ventures.

In This Interview Yitzy Shares:

- How his early start as an employee gave him the best business education - How choosing the wrong business partner proved to be the biggest mistake a company could make - His approach to marketing - What it takes to hire good employees - Why knowing what you're trying to accomplish is the secret to success

 

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