Birthing of Giants with Lewis Schiff

Can You Rewire Your Brain? Since 2005, Lewis Schiff has been researching behaviors of America’s most successful people–self-made millionaires who built businesses around what they do best. In Schiff’s eyes, this is the new American Dream: do you and do well doing it!

Expect the best return on your time, on your investment, on your talents. In The First Habit, Schiff, who has interviewed over 1,100 self-made millionaires, including many of the most famous entrepreneurs in the world, describes the attitudes you must master in order to realize this dream.

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In our latest podcast we interview Birthing of Giants Fellow and Pinnacle Solutions founder, Michael Durant. When Michael started his company in 2008, after 22 years of service as a military pilot, he used his deep knowledge of aviation to steadily grow his business as an engineering and maintenance company for military aircraft. Twelve years later, he’s using cutting edge innovation to create a financial model transformation for Pinnacle that could propel them to their next level of success.

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In our latest episode of the Birthing of Giants podcast, I’m checking back in with Digital Trends co-founder, Dan Gaul. One year into his goal of building out an affiliate platform for his popular tech news and review site, Dan has returned to give us an update.

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When Greg Theroux launched an innovative new program to his commercial cleaning company, Heritage Building Maintenance, his goal was to position his Des Moines, Iowa based business to scale in both revenue and its regional footprint. When the growth came, however, it was from a surprising direction - one that would force Greg to quickly adjust his business plan and his leadership.

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In our latest podcast we interview Alex Rodriguez, founder and CEO of Azulle and a graduate of the Birthing of Giants Fellowship program. When Alex brought his company into the mini PC market, he had no idea that he was headed straight for a classic David vs. Goliath story that would pit Azulle against some of the top PC companies in the nation.

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In Birthing of Giants’ latest podcast, I interview KITEWIRE founder, Jere Simpson. Jere has been a participating member of the Birthing of Giants community almost since the beginning, where his classic story of an entrepreneur armed with a vision and the drive to make it happen is a constant inspiration. Jere grew a $4 million dollar business with a limited reach into a $55 million dollar GIANT that consistently delivers to thousands. Here’s how he did it.

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When 1-800-Flowers.com founder, Jim McCann, bought a single flower shop in Manhattan, he knew that he wanted to be more than just a florist. Forty years later his small NYC shop is now a $1 Billion dollar giant. With his recent decision to move from CEO to Executive Chairman, Jim is taking on an even bigger challenge.

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In 2004 Dr. Charles (Chip) Mok founded Allure Medical in the metropolitan Detroit area, and quickly established a very successful practice. When he decided to expand into a national company with multiple practices in major cities, Chip made the decision to implement a unique management structure - one that would eventually lead his employees to fire their boss!

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This week I’m shining a spotlight on one of our very own Board of Experts members, Bill Roark. Sixteen years ago, Bill co-founded Torch Technologies, a technical services provider for the U.S. Defense Department. His mission was to create a company where every employee shared in its growth and success. The result is a $350 million, 100% employee owned company. Here’s how he did it.

For more information on the Birthing of Giants Fellowship program, click here to visit the program's website.

In our latest podcast Chairman of the Board Lewis Schiff interviews John McDonald, Birthing of Giants Fellowship graduate and founder of Semihandmade, an Inc 5000 winning company filling a unconventional niche in the custom furniture space. John’s journey to success and the future he’s building for Semihandmade is equally unconventional!

For more information on the Birthing of Giants Fellowship program, click here to visit the program's website.