Taylor and Flaviu sit down with Retta Abraham in Ocho Rios, Jamaica to talk through his journey from being second generation immigrant from Ethiopia and Japan, building a successful career in finance, and then leaving it all to find personal balance, growth, and freedom via entrepreneurship. In particular Retta focused on Amazon seller businesses in ecommerce, and he shares some very valuable tips from his journey.

( 4:12 ) - Selling Lollipops

( 05:25 ) - A kid’s vision of suit and tie and banking (50B in deals)

( 10:40 ) - A quiet period in Wall St when Retta decided to take the leap

( 13:01 ) - The search and learning the Amazon sellers businesses

( 15:33 ) - How and where to buy an Amazon ecommerce business

( 16:54 ) - Loans and financing over 100% of the business (not money down)

( 19:11 ) - Managing people in a startup enviroment

( 23:30 ) - What’s next?

( 25:07 ) - Making an impact

( 26:40 ) - How to give a hug - My first real hug - How to not wear the armor

( 28:30 ) - America Scores - a non-profit Retta is passionate about in NYC

( 29:30 ) - Is it still a good time to start an Amazon business?

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