Tom Bilyeu has achieved what most entrepreneurs only ever dream of: he co-founded and helped build “a unicorn,” a startup valued at over $1 billion.
But unlike most of us (who might be content to retire early in a tropical paradise and sip piña coladas for the rest of our days), Tom didn’t stop there.
He recently founded Impact Theory, a business committed to producing impactful content with an explicit focus on helping people become better versions of themselves.
But that’s not all…
Tom’s plans for Impact Theory go way beyond a simple content business. His team is committed to incubating and the accelerating the growth of startups that are committed to solving the world’s biggest challenges.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- How Tom harnessed social media to create one of the fastest growing companies in America
- Why financial success doesn’t matter if you don’t feel a connection to what you’re doing
- The one thing you need to become a successful entrepreneur
- Actionable advice for anyone questioning whether entrepreneurship is worth it
Listen to this episode on iTunes.
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Links from Today’s Episode
- Read the full transcript from Tom’s interview
- Find Tom on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
- Ignite your potential with Tom’s brand new platform, Impact Theory
- Step up your nutrition game with Quest Nutrition
Detailed Show Notes
- (2:50) Tom’s early experiences with entrepreneurship
- (6:27) A valuable lesson on why passion matters
- (8:51) On deciding to step away from a successful tech startup
- (10:40) “Success without fulfilment is the ultimate failure”
- (16:16) How Tom broke into the oversaturated nutritional protein bar market
- (17:59) On building a community using social media
- (19:36) How consistently dishing out small amounts of value can earn you access to a huge audience
- (22:56) Tom’s counter-intuitive advice that’s bound to make some people angry
- (27:57) Why the best possible time to build a business that matters is right now
- (30:16) Tom’s next passion project that’s set to change the way entrepreneurs turn their ideas into reality
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