Ian Szabo is the founder of, Short Bus Talks. He is a successful real estate investor, entrepreneur, motivational speaker, best selling author of From Reno’s To Riches and co-author of the book Fix and Flip. He is also a former member of the Canada Culinary Olympic Team at the age of 23 and became Head Sous Chef of Toronto’s Elite Granite Club. In his youth, Ian struggled in the traditional schooling model and grew up believing he was unintelligent. Due to his unrelenting drive and a ton of hard work he uncovered his hidden talents and gifts like creativity, charisma, drive, relationship skills which contributed to his business success. In his latest venture, Short Bus Talks, Ian drives his short bus across North America to deliver a message of hope, overcoming past conditioning, breaking personal limits and discovering your gifts to today’s youth and entrepreneurs, interviews many underdog success stories with a very recent one being with Gary Vaynerchuk.

I’ve known Ian for many years and have witnessed his constant growth and reinvention process. I wanted him to come on the show because I’ve seen him overcome a ton of obstacles in his life and he’s super open and willing to share about it on stage and with anyone who asks. My friends, he is genuine, has a huge heart, and is up to something big with Short Bus Talks!

In our conversation we talk about:

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Connect With Ian Szabo: 

Ian’s Facebook | Short Bus Talks Facebook | Short Bus Talks Instagram

Honourable Mentions:

Connect With Oliver:

5:57 – Oliver and Ian meet in the Shortbus
10:49 – What the Shortbus is and What it Means to Ian
16:15 – Ian Going All In With the Shortbus
23:55 – Self Doubts Beneath the Success
27:21 – Historic Wounds and Their Place in the Present
32:04 – The Contrast Between People and Possibilities
36:04 – Ian Owning His Struggles and Suffering
39:07 – Building Accountable Relationships
47:48 – What Goes On Behind the Scenes
52:45 – Ian’s Life Just a Few Months Ago
1:07:00 – What Fuels Ian
1:09:00 – Ian’s Vision for the Future Moving Forward
1:13:34 – Recap of Ian’s Journey and How to Get Involved With Short Bus Talks

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