Where do you turn when you have been knocked to your knees? 

In this episode, Jeff, Jeff, Bob, and Peter discuss: 

• Beginning an entrepreneurial journey as a 5th-grade loan shark and a middle school bookie.
• How parents and grandparents inform family values. 
• Planting the seeds of giving back from a young age. 
• Painful honesty in times of feast and famine.

Key Takeaways: 

• You can learn anything that you put your mind to. Don’t be afraid to take big risks, lean into your support community, and take a chance. 
• Make mistakes. Learn from those mistakes. Keep pushing forward. Often, failure sets you up for something even greater.
• Everything you learn is worthwhile. You never know what you’re going to be able to use in the future. 
• Giving is about more than writing a check. Find something that matters to you and give of your time, talent, and love. 

"Start paying attention to what brings you joy. I would guarantee just writing checks to a big charitable organization without seeing the impact is not going to bring you joy." —  Peter Fioretti

Episode References: 

• HOPE International: https://www.hopeinternational.org/

About Peter Fioretti: Peter Fioretti is the Founder and CEO of Mountain Funding, as well as The Fioretti Family Foundation. He has 35+ years of owning and managing several real estate investment and development companies, investing over $3B equity. Mountain invests equity, and shares relationships, strategies, and advice with these companies over a long-term horizon, to significantly increase their growth and success. 

Peter leads The Fioretti Family Foundation, using his entrepreneurial vision, relationships, and capital to support sustainable programs striving to make a significant social impact. This Foundation primarily serves underprivileged kids in education, jobs, healthcare & housing; it also supercharges careers for real estate and entrepreneurial students and young leaders. Mr. Fioretti started his career as a developer of urban properties in Hoboken, NJ. 

Peter enjoys extreme adventures including mountain climbing, hiking, diving, and biking. Peter recently married his love, Heidi, and they live in Charlotte, NC, and Miami, FL. His two children, Peter Jr. and Arianna, are young adults starting their careers in Charlotte and NYC. 

About Bob Fioretti: Bob co-founded Mountain Funding with brother Peter in 1993 and has been investing with him for 35 years. Together they have started 9 companies. In addition to being a real estate investor, Bob has been a “Business/Success Coach,” author, keynote speaker, and owner of Infinite Possibilities. In 2009 Bob’s wisdom around success gave him the opportunity to co-author a book with Stephen Covey, Brian Tracy, and Ken Blanchard called, Discovering Your Inner Strength. 

Since 2012, Bob has consulted with the Mountain team on their national expansion, and corporate culture of excellence, sharing best practices amongst their regional offices and partners, networking with the industry’s top professionals along with the family’s philanthropic giving.

Bob lives in Napa, CA with his soulmate, Tina of 24 years. Bob enjoys traveling, winemaking, tequila, learning, laughing, staying healthy, and living life to the fullest. In 2018, he and Pete became one of the first 500+/- people in the world to trek to the North Pole and the first ones to arrive that year.

Connect with Bob & Peter Fioretti:

Website: https://www.mountainfunding.com/ 

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