Adam Outland

We want at least a couple of embarrassing stories from your youth.

We want at least a couple of embarrassing stories from your youth.

Yeah, perfect. So give me a little bit of your story. How did you find the role and position that you're in today with Southwestern Ventures?

Yeah, perfect. So give me a little bit of your story. How did you find the role and position that you're in today with Southwestern Ventures?

You got paused for a second. How did you make money playing video games?

You got paused for a second. How did you make money playing video games?

Well, anytime if you're still in school, that's amazing.

Well, anytime if you're still in school, that's amazing.

So you knew maybe being a financial advisor was not your path? Not in the past, yeah.

So you knew maybe being a financial advisor was not your path? Not in the past, yeah.

Any nosebleeds the first time you sold books?

Any nosebleeds the first time you sold books?

Wow. That's fantastic. That also does positive things for your confidence in this arena of sales and working with people, right?

Wow. That's fantastic. That also does positive things for your confidence in this arena of sales and working with people, right?

So then jump to Southwestern Ventures. When did that transition happen between selling books and this initiative?

So then jump to Southwestern Ventures. When did that transition happen between selling books and this initiative?

And for our listeners, I guess, some perspective is in 2020 when COVID hit, one of the challenges for your organization, continuing to lead students from Europe coming to the States to sell, that became a much more difficult proposition.

And for our listeners, I guess, some perspective is in 2020 when COVID hit, one of the challenges for your organization, continuing to lead students from Europe coming to the States to sell, that became a much more difficult proposition.

Talk about taking lemons and turning them into lemonade.

Talk about taking lemons and turning them into lemonade.