Dan Fleyshman
๐ค SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
This is our 20-year anniversary. You know how weird that is to say out loud? It's been 20 years since I went public. Started my company six years before that.
like it takes time it takes time math and time compounds though people are like oh how do you get all these interactions and social media followers because i posted 7 000 times yeah i didn't post 7 000 times in one day i posted once or twice a day for the last 15 years in a row and just math and time compounds and when you're in the game and you're just doing it over and over and over and over and over you're going to win how many mentors have you had
like it takes time it takes time math and time compounds though people are like oh how do you get all these interactions and social media followers because i posted 7 000 times yeah i didn't post 7 000 times in one day i posted once or twice a day for the last 15 years in a row and just math and time compounds and when you're in the game and you're just doing it over and over and over and over and over you're going to win how many mentors have you had
well i have main characters in my life along the journey when i first started the clothing brand i was 17 years old we did a million dollars in sales then 9.5 million dollars and i found this guy named christopher wicks he owned fender guitars ocean pacific body glove la gear all these brands that were doing tens of millions of dollars so he was the person helping guide us in the clothing space later i had my best friend who's actually the godfather my baby
well i have main characters in my life along the journey when i first started the clothing brand i was 17 years old we did a million dollars in sales then 9.5 million dollars and i found this guy named christopher wicks he owned fender guitars ocean pacific body glove la gear all these brands that were doing tens of millions of dollars so he was the person helping guide us in the clothing space later i had my best friend who's actually the godfather my baby
He was the founder of Marvel Studios, named David Mizell. He built the Avengers and Iron Man, all these movies, and you've met him before. He's talked me through a lot of the major junctures in my life. And in between there, I've had certain characters that are big in a certain category, like really big in restaurants or really big in investing or really big at going public.
He was the founder of Marvel Studios, named David Mizell. He built the Avengers and Iron Man, all these movies, and you've met him before. He's talked me through a lot of the major junctures in my life. And in between there, I've had certain characters that are big in a certain category, like really big in restaurants or really big in investing or really big at going public.
And I would ask them for advice. There's certain guys like David where I just kept them by my side for 15, 16 years now. And when you find those people and you latch onto them because they're just farther ahead in the journey and they've gone through different things. He sold his company for $4.1 billion to Disney. He sold Marvel. And so he's very different in his journey.
And I would ask them for advice. There's certain guys like David where I just kept them by my side for 15, 16 years now. And when you find those people and you latch onto them because they're just farther ahead in the journey and they've gone through different things. He sold his company for $4.1 billion to Disney. He sold Marvel. And so he's very different in his journey.
Now, it's not that I'm going to ever sell a movie company, but I get to learn from him on what happened before, during, and after. And so, you've worked with a lot of the household names in the business game, especially guys that have big followings, and they're just part of your journey. At one point, Grant Cardone fit for you, and later he doesn't.
Now, it's not that I'm going to ever sell a movie company, but I get to learn from him on what happened before, during, and after. And so, you've worked with a lot of the household names in the business game, especially guys that have big followings, and they're just part of your journey. At one point, Grant Cardone fit for you, and later he doesn't.
At one point, Patrick Bed-David fit for you, and then you want to get someone else. Like, you get different characters that fit for you along the path of your journey. And then sometimes, you find a friend, like I've been close to you for many, many years, not as a mentor, but as a friend, But like you stay close for a decade. Right.
At one point, Patrick Bed-David fit for you, and then you want to get someone else. Like, you get different characters that fit for you along the path of your journey. And then sometimes, you find a friend, like I've been close to you for many, many years, not as a mentor, but as a friend, But like you stay close for a decade. Right.
And so people that are listening, like finding someone that you look up to and respect, and especially if they're in a category they're in, it's priceless because they can pave the way for you.
And so people that are listening, like finding someone that you look up to and respect, and especially if they're in a category they're in, it's priceless because they can pave the way for you.
What's the goal of it as you build this sales revenue up and you're doing this training? What's the goal?
What's the goal of it as you build this sales revenue up and you're doing this training? What's the goal?
So I'm going to give you guys a quick example of what Albert's talking about when he mentions Virgin. Now, if you're listening out there, whether you're watching on YouTube or you're listening in a podcast, can you name, without searching online, can you name the CEO of American Airlines? No. Can you name the CEO of Southwest Airlines? You have no idea. How about Delta? Nope. Frontier? Nope.
So I'm going to give you guys a quick example of what Albert's talking about when he mentions Virgin. Now, if you're listening out there, whether you're watching on YouTube or you're listening in a podcast, can you name, without searching online, can you name the CEO of American Airlines? No. Can you name the CEO of Southwest Airlines? You have no idea. How about Delta? Nope. Frontier? Nope.
You don't know the name of any of these CEOs of any of the major airlines. If they actually walked in right now, slap you in the face, you wouldn't know who they were, even though they're running $10 billion, $50 billion, $100 billion type airlines.