Bill Rancic

I spent all day making pancakes with her in the kitchen. And then the next day I woke up and I raced into the kitchen and I picked up the phone and I called all the old ladies who lived on my grandmother's block. And I invited them all to come over for a pancake breakfast. And they loved it. And then when they left, they all left $5 bills underneath their plate.

I spent all day making pancakes with her in the kitchen. And then the next day I woke up and I raced into the kitchen and I picked up the phone and I called all the old ladies who lived on my grandmother's block. And I invited them all to come over for a pancake breakfast. And they loved it. And then when they left, they all left $5 bills underneath their plate.

And I said, oh my, I'm onto something here. So then for the next five weeks, I went to my grandmother's every weekend and I kind of had this big shift restaurant experience. Then my mom caught wind of what was going on and she shut the operation down. She claimed I was taking their social security money. So that business ended immediately. That was my first start, to be honest with you.

And I said, oh my, I'm onto something here. So then for the next five weeks, I went to my grandmother's every weekend and I kind of had this big shift restaurant experience. Then my mom caught wind of what was going on and she shut the operation down. She claimed I was taking their social security money. So that business ended immediately. That was my first start, to be honest with you.

And then from there, I started buying and selling used cars when I was 14. There was an old publication, this was way before the internet, called The Trade and Times. And I was using that to buy used cars and then resell them. And then I had the boat wash and wax business in college. And then

And then from there, I started buying and selling used cars when I was 14. There was an old publication, this was way before the internet, called The Trade and Times. And I was using that to buy used cars and then resell them. And then I had the boat wash and wax business in college. And then

When I was right out of college, I took a job briefly for about eight months and I realized that I couldn't work for anyone else. And then I started an online cigar subscription company that we sent cigars to your home every month. We had over 10,000 monthly subscribers getting these boxes sent to their home every single month. It took off.

When I was right out of college, I took a job briefly for about eight months and I realized that I couldn't work for anyone else. And then I started an online cigar subscription company that we sent cigars to your home every month. We had over 10,000 monthly subscribers getting these boxes sent to their home every single month. It took off.

I started it in a 400 square foot studio apartment and then it quickly grew and grew and it was something.

I started it in a 400 square foot studio apartment and then it quickly grew and grew and it was something.

Well, for me, when I was growing up, the best lesson I learned from my parents was it's okay to fail. It's okay to make mistakes, but it's never okay not to try. With social media and the way the world has evolved, everything has to be perfect. And that's not how the real world works.

Well, for me, when I was growing up, the best lesson I learned from my parents was it's okay to fail. It's okay to make mistakes, but it's never okay not to try. With social media and the way the world has evolved, everything has to be perfect. And that's not how the real world works.

And a lot of kids are afraid to try something because they're afraid they're going to fail, or they're afraid what their friends or their colleagues are going to say, and they might be embarrassed. So entrepreneurship is really the birthplace of innovation.

And a lot of kids are afraid to try something because they're afraid they're going to fail, or they're afraid what their friends or their colleagues are going to say, and they might be embarrassed. So entrepreneurship is really the birthplace of innovation.

If you look at all these major companies that are out there today, they started in a garage or a studio apartment, and they evolved into these massive corporations, Apple, Amazon, I can go on and on. And we also are able to change the world through that innovation as well. And we have to keep Main Street alive. And I think we got to keep that spirit alive in America.

If you look at all these major companies that are out there today, they started in a garage or a studio apartment, and they evolved into these massive corporations, Apple, Amazon, I can go on and on. And we also are able to change the world through that innovation as well. And we have to keep Main Street alive. And I think we got to keep that spirit alive in America.

Yeah, it was huge. It's funny that I won the first season of The Apprentice 20 years ago last month. So it's kind of ironic. And it changed my life. There's no question about it. We had 25 million viewers every week watching. Today, if a hit show gets 3 million, it's considered a complete success. So that was the golden age of TV in our generation. But it was remarkable.

Yeah, it was huge. It's funny that I won the first season of The Apprentice 20 years ago last month. So it's kind of ironic. And it changed my life. There's no question about it. We had 25 million viewers every week watching. Today, if a hit show gets 3 million, it's considered a complete success. So that was the golden age of TV in our generation. But it was remarkable.

It was just as if someone slipped the switch and I was introduced to the world. And I was insane. But I learned a lot of lessons because we had really good competitors. There were 16 of us, great entrepreneurs, great business people, Harvard and Yale and all these amazing business schools. And I think there were three things I learned that I implement every day. And one is you have to be agile.

It was just as if someone slipped the switch and I was introduced to the world. And I was insane. But I learned a lot of lessons because we had really good competitors. There were 16 of us, great entrepreneurs, great business people, Harvard and Yale and all these amazing business schools. And I think there were three things I learned that I implement every day. And one is you have to be agile.