Successful Dropout

Kylon shares advice and suggestions on the power of focus, and why saying NO to opportunity is many times the right thing to do. Don't underestimate the power of focus. Multitasking in business and in life can ultimately be counter-productive. Listen to this episode to also hear an interview excerpt from an entrepreneur who built a 7 figure business using the power of focus.  

Michael Fisk is the founder and CEO of Photoboxx, and event based photo activation company that released one of the first Instagram printers in the world. Photboxx build it's foundation in the hashtag printing industry and has quickly become a product used internationally by some of the world largest brands including Harley Davidson, Coca Cola, TGI Fridays, Teen Vogue and Acura. This new startup has inspired thousands of fans to engage with their favorite brands on social media. This guy is a rockstar of a Successful Dropout, a serial entrepreneur with a passion for business and for his wife and three daughters.

What is the best all around mindset for an entrepreneur to have? Getting a firm grasp on this early on is important because it will shape how you approach and view entrepreneurship for the rest of your life. With the right mindset, you can build businesses and a legacy that lasts long after you are gone. The wrong mindset could only lead to short term gain and short term satisfaction. All entrepreneurs fall into one of two categories/mindsets: those who are in it for the end game, and those who love playing the game. What's the difference, and where do you fall? 

Brett is the co-founder of an online photography school, Photzy.com. Photzy helps photographers understanding and control their cameras so that they can produce memorable and share-worthy shots that they are proud to share with their friends and their family. Over the last 3 years Photzy has grown to over 80,000 students online students with a yearly revenue of 500k. The entire team is remote, allowing Brett to travel and live anywhere in the world. Right now he lives in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Dropping out is sometimes a taboo subject. Many people associate dropping out with giving up...quitting. But sometimes quitting can be the right thing to do. In this episode of Fast Advice Fridays, Kylon takes a look at what healthy quitting is, what un-heatlhy quitting is, and how to tell the difference. 

Derek is a college dropout, marketer, business strategist, career expert, and author. After dropping The University of Michigan during his sophomore year Derek started a marketing company that went on to generate millions of dollars in business for his clients.

He is currently the Director of Marketing at Praxis, which is a revolutionary nine-month intellectual and real life education program  geared towards young entrepreneurs, dropouts, and gap years students. He also just released his new book "How to Get Any Job You Want".

After talking with several Successful Dropouts, one of the biggest concerns seems to always be, how do I convince my parents to let me drop out? What will they say or think of me if I drop out? In this episode of Fast Advice Fridays, I give you a 3 step strategy and plan that you can take to your parents that will help convince them to support your decision to drop out of school. 

Zach tested out of high school at the age of 16 and started working full time as an engineer and lead backend developer at Yo. Now at 18, Zach is working on his rapidly expanding coding organization called Hack Club.

Hack Club is a non-profit initiative that works with high school students to start and lead coding clubs ar their school. They are currently in 84 schools across 16 states and 7 countries!

He was also included in Forbes 30 under 30 and is the recipient of the Thiel Fellowship for his work with Hack Club.

Kylon shares an incredibly simple three step formula to help you be anything, do anything, and have anything in a shorter period of time, with less work. It's all about FOCUS. Step one: clearly define what you want to be, do, and have. Step two: eliminate anything in your life that doesn't help you achieve what you want to be, do, and have. Step three: automate and delegate as much as possible. 

Holly is the founder of Pixc.com which helps e-commerce stores optimize their products images to ultimately increase their online sales and allow the store owners to focus more on running their business.

Holly has a background in eCommerce, online marketing, graphic design, and outsourcing. She’s worked with businesses in Australia and internationally to build their online presence through online marketing. In 2014 and 2015 she was named one of Australia’s top 50 entrepreneurs under 40 and in 2016 was listed as a Forbs 30 under 30 Asia emerging entrepreneur to watch in the e-commerce and retail space.