Today on At the Podium with Manuel Amezcua, we’re sitting down with a long time friend of Manny’s, Amir Syed.

Amir is the child of Iranian immigrants who fled in the midst of war. The Syed family ultimately settled in Chicago where Amir’s father Hassan undertook many small business opportunities to keep food on the table and support his family.

Through these experiences, Amir earned an MBA in street knowledge, and learned the value in being a businessman that someone else can refer to and trust.

Amir has now grown multiple businesses to achieve massive success - these ventures include funding over $1 billion dollars in home loans, and his newest project, Go Coaching.

In this episode you’ll find gems in the form of practical business lessons, but more importantly, you’ll get a first hand account of the philosophy and mindset it takes to take your business to the next level.

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Time stamps

0:00 - Introducing Amir Syed

3:30 - Growing up as a poor immigrant in America

5:54 - How a friends father encouraged Amir to be great

8:58 - How being a child of immigrants formed Amir’s work ethic

9:25 - Amir’s Father’s Car Lot Taught Him Business

14:39 - Be someone who customers refer and you’ll never need to advertise

17:09 - The pillars of every business - Marketing, Sales, Ops, Leadership

19:17 - What Leadership in Business Actually Looks Like

21:37 - Impact is Greater Than Income

22:37 - The seduction of success can weaken you

26:45 - Pay for skill transference

33:16 - How Amir knew he wanted to coach

39:36 - You need to care first

40:28 - Book Smarts only take you so far

41:12 - Advice to student athletes

42:35 - Champions do the unseen

43:29 - Follow Amir on social media!

CONNECT WITH MANNY

Podcast: At The Podium with Manuel Amezcua

Website: https://thepodiumgroup.com/

Instagram: / podium_podcast

LinkedIn: / mannyamezcua

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