Going to school matters, especially when you want to become a dentist. Robert Simyar will tell you that it doesn’t come cheap and that despite succeeding at becoming a dentist, the final outcome was not what he had envisioned. Over 10 years ago, Robert started what today would be known as the best softcore porn site in the industry. While the adult industry might be frowned upon, he was able to push forward a brand that didn’t require the ladies he recruited to have sex, and actually retained the integrity of the beauty of sex. His experiences, tips, and insights on the industry are phenomenal and allows everyone listening to have a better understanding of a not so talked about industry. Today he also continues to practice his dentistry in a charitable way and rubs shoulders with some of today’s most elite and adored lifestyle figures.
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Secret Academy Episode – Stu McLaren
Stu Mclaren is the founder of Wishlist and Rhino Support. Two companies he started out of identifying his own necessity. Wishlist member supports over 43,000 membership sites and has crossed the 8 figure mark. Despite being an online entrepreneur, Stu is not a coder, nor is he a designer but instead he considers himself a marketer. In this episode he shares with us how after graduating, he chose a nice paying job only to quit on his first day and make things happen on his own. His ambition and belief which started by having 1 sale of his $7.95 book led to making millions online as well as helping thousands through his charity.
Secret Academy Episode – Alan Knitowski
Alan Knitowski is a serial entrepreneur and CEO of Phunware who in just five short years, has raised over $18 million in funding and cultivated a customer roster that consists of the NFL, Nascar, Qualcomm, The Discovery Channel, CBS, Rolling Stone, and so many more. Alan has created and led several companies to acquisition by some of the world’s most successful technology giants, and has now opened the door for businesses of any size to glean an entirely new mobile experience with Phunware. Each of these customers have hired Phunware to do one thing: provide everything they need to execute a successful mobile campaign, all on one platform. Or as Alan would call it: “Mobile-as-a-Service”.
Secret Academy Episode – Yanik Silver
Starting from his one-bedroom apartment and with just a few hundred dollars, Yanik has built multiple 7-figure businesses without funding or taking on debt. His story and businesses have been featured in Forbes, Fox Business News, TIME.com, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, SmartMoney.com, MSN Money, Entrepreneur.com, WIRED magazine, WORTH.com, The Boston Globe, Denver Business Journal, and many others. He is the author, co-author or publisher of several best-selling marketing books and tools including Moonlighting on the Internet, Instant Sales Letters® & 34 Rules for Maverick Entrepreneurs. Currently his most important mission is impacting 1,000,000 young entrepreneurs (ages 13-23) to start or grow their business by 2020. Yanik is a highly sought after speaker addressing groups ranging from the prestigious Wharton Business School to international audiences of 3,000+.
Secret Academy Episode – Kenny Hauk
Many of us dream of building cars, and having our name as the new special edition model but how many can actually say they achieve such goal. Kenny Hauk of Hauk Designs is one who has achieved this. From his early days of designing a snorkel for the popular Jeep Wrangler to the future of custom built Jeeps directly sold by Jeep, he tells us a story like non other about the struggles, failures, and successes that led him to being the face of the coolest Jeep tuning company out there. He shares with us his educational path as well as some amazing insights into entrepreneurship and the power of standing tall despite failure.
Secret Academy Episode – Aaron Skonnard
Aaron is a co-founder of Pluralsight where he serves as the Chief Executive Officer. Aaron has spent years developing course materials and teaching professional developers throughout the world. He has presented at many popular developer conferences like PDC, TechEd, and VSLive! Microsoft recognized Aaron as an MVP in the “Connected Systems” developer community for eight years. Aaron has written numerous books, articles, and whitepapers including the Essential XML Quick Reference (Addison Wesley, 2001), Essential XML (Addison Wesley, 2000), and his popular columns in MSDN Magazine.
Secret Academy Episode – Joe Moore & Adam Olalde
Joe Moore, 29, is a car guy, entrepreneur and VP of Marketing at Xtreme Xperience. After graduating from Miami University (Ohio) with a degree in Management, Joe got his first ‘real job’ at a financial services company where he quickly realized that the corporate rat race was not for for him. Interested in the emergence and boom of social media and influencer marketing in early 2009, Joe began working at a leading word-of-mouth marketing agency where he set out to learn as much as he could about the industry while cutting his teeth developing strategies for brands like Nissan, Unilever, Subway, Dell, Moet Hennessy, and others. In 2012, Joe was approached by his long-time friend and XX founder, Adam Olalde, about the concept of Xtreme Xperience.
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