Today's guest is Brent Valle. He's a social entrepreneur, the former CEO and founder of NGage Technology Group, a $27 million gross revenue technology company, and the founder and head of The Future Phase.
Some facts
An adopted child, it was at age 30 that Brent Valle applied to get his adoption records and eventually met his biological mother.
With an initial $ 2K investment, Brent founded the NGage Technology Group. NTG is a technology company that in just five years turned into a $27 million gross revenue company
In 2016, during a trip to New Zealand, he suffered a serious concussion which left him seriously affected during a whole month. While recovering from this accident, he decided to sell his company and start over following a new pathway
The combination of discovering his origins and selling his business, was the spark for Brent to pursue what he really always wanted to do with his life.
In September 2016, Brent founded The Future Phase, a social enterprise with the mission of "Helping Youth, Entrepreneurs and Companies Grow", by "Building Authentic Leaders & Highly Engaged Teams"
The Future Phase is a company focused in mentoring and leadership. What differentiates it from all other similar ventures is that they incorporate outdoor adventure and sports as part of it philosophy and programs.
The Future Phase also sponsors the '1% for the Planet' initiative
Quotes
"I think if you're bored, you haven't found your passion, right?"
At different times, people have said to me, 'you change so much, you're here, you're there, you're doing this, you're doing that'. And I say 'yeah, I just wanna experience life for everything that it is'. Why not? As through that I will find what my passions are"
"I made some massive mistakes. But if I changed them, I wouldn't be the person that I am today. Some of those mistakes that I've made have been the most painful times in my life. But through those painful times, I've grown the most"
"The best surfer in the water is the one who is the happiest. Not necessarily the surfer that gets the most waves or does the best turns (...). Success, society measures it by wealth, by stuff, right? And for me success is happiness"
Links
https://twitter.com/brent_valle
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brentvalle
The Future Phase
http://thefuturephase.com.au/
https://www.facebook.com/thefuturephase/
https://twitter.com/thefuturephase
https://www.instagram.com/thefuturephase/
+61 (0)407 841 151
1% For The Planet
https://www.onepercentfortheplanet.org/