Our Guest:
College dropout started my entrepreneurial journey when I was 19, in the financial services industry since then I've build a team of agents and currently run a firm in Oak Brook. I focus on show Millennials and college students the importance of Entrepreneurship, and understand the rules of the money game.
Story:
From dropping out of college at the age of 19 to working in the financial service industry and now managing his own business that focuses on educating millennials and families in the rules of the money game, today we have our guest Branden Ballard.
Branden shares with us his story on how he got started in college, how he dropped out, and learned how to become an entrepreneur to everything he is currently doing now.
A few highlights of what you will hear:
- Branden's journey from where he started.
- Financial Adviser Agency company.
- Why you should/shouldn't go to college.
- Why Branden decided to drop out of college.
- Why he went into the financial field.
- Failures Branden had to overcome.
- The stages of entrepreneurship.
- How to keep consistent with everything going on.
- Finding your why.
- Must read books.
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- The Power of Broke
- The Alchemist
- The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
- Outwitting the Devil
Impactful Quotes from Branden:
"Mark Zuckerberg dropped out of college, Steve Jobs dropped out of college, Bill Gates dropped out of college."
"My passion was music so I tried starting my own production company."
"My whole life I was told to go to school, get a degree, find a good job, pay bills, buy the white picket fenced house, and live happily ever after."
"I did my research in the financial industry, and decided to plant my flag there for at least a year, and that year was one of the best years of my life."
"What they don't see is the struggle, the empty bank accounts."
"It's hard to fight for your dreams, everyone wants them but nobody wants to fight for them."
"The only person who supported me and my dreams was actually my little sister."
"Entrepreneurship is dedicating a period of your time in life and doing what others won't, so at the end you can live like others can't."
"I'm at that stage where everyone in my family is finally supporting me and seeing the success that's coming my way."
"It's your mindset, your why, and then your passion for your purpose."
"If you're passionate about changing your life--as long as you have the fire in your heart and that desire to get it done, anything is possible."
Featured Quote:
"Don't worry about the small things in life, get good with the big things in life, let your passion fuel the fire."
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