Brokers of Secrets

#60: Jeff Sekinger: From Opioid Addiction to Financial Success: The Inspiring Journey of a Hedge Fund MultiMillionaire

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In this episode, William Lam has guest Jeff Sekinger, a Hedge Fund Multimillionaire that had a former addcition to opiods.

About Jeff:

Jeff Sekinger grew up in Columbus, Ohio with entrepreneur parents, which sparked his interest in finance. However, his addiction to opioids almost derailed his life. After seeking rehabilitation, he began building his personal brand on Instagram and launched the successful info product, Credit Secrets. This led to the creation of his company, O Percent, which provides financial education and consulting programs for small businesses. Jeff also founded Orca Capital, a cryptocurrency hedge fund managing over $50 million in digital assets. Both businesses are now based in Miami, Florida.

Find out more about Jeff Sekinger at:

Website:https://www.jeffsekinger.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeffsekinger/


TIMESTAMPS:

  • 01:10 - Introduction to Jeff Sekinger
  • 02:45 - Who is Jeff Sekinger
  • 05:00 - Turning that pain into a purpose to become successful
  • 06:45 - Jeff Sekinger’s past and how that has molded a new successful version of himself
  • 08:30 - Tragic life changing sports incident that led to Percocet addiction, which led to an addiction to multiple opioid
  • 09:30 - Dealing with the Mexican Cartel
  • 10:00 - Starting an E-Commerce business
  • 11:15 - After 4 years of an addiction, he knew he needed to make a change
  • 12:45 - Spending $1,200 a day for opioids
  • 18:30 - Learning through the great opportunities presented at you
  • 20:00 - Learning to build his credit to get to a better place by building his personal brand
  • 22:30 - Pursue what you value in life to become a better person
  • 25:00 - Build his way out of debt by focusing on what he loved
  • 27:30 - Observing money early on as a tool to solve problems
  • 28:45 - Making a decision when there were two different paths - and making a clear direction on where he wanted to go
  • 33:00 - The call he got from the Mexican Cartel, that could’ve made Jeff gone back to rehab again
  • 35:30 - How often do you rise up and tell yourself “No more!”
  • 36:30 - 3 Tips that helped Jeff get out off his situation
  • 39:00 - Are you making big decision in your life to please other people or to better yourself?
  • 42:15 - What would Jeff recommend to others that are stuck in a hole and see no means for success?
  • 44:30 - Where can you learn more about Jeff’s product and services
  • 47:00 - Remove yourself from your body to understand the context of where you want to go in life
  • 49:30 - When you find out what your value in life, understand that everything takes time to exponentially happen
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