Gary Bremermann

And then the biggest thing that happened to me in that decade before I found my calling was I graduated from university from the grad school and started my own business. And that was 10 years of heaven and hell. Great things happened. It was a great challenge, but it was also the business was crushing me. I had gotten into business because of a very strong desire to be financially successful.

And then the biggest thing that happened to me in that decade before I found my calling was I graduated from university from the grad school and started my own business. And that was 10 years of heaven and hell. Great things happened. It was a great challenge, but it was also the business was crushing me. I had gotten into business because of a very strong desire to be financially successful.

and make a lot of money. Richard Branson was one of my childhood heroes. I read books about him and I thought he was so cool. And I thought, I want to be Richard Branson. I want to be, at the time it was multimillionaire. Now he's a billionaire and do diverse fun businesses. So I started a company in the United States and I operated that company for nine and a half, 10 years. Mm-hmm.

and make a lot of money. Richard Branson was one of my childhood heroes. I read books about him and I thought he was so cool. And I thought, I want to be Richard Branson. I want to be, at the time it was multimillionaire. Now he's a billionaire and do diverse fun businesses. So I started a company in the United States and I operated that company for nine and a half, 10 years. Mm-hmm.

And in my last year, I realized that the business was crushing me. I had expanded the business. We had an office in London. I was based in California, moved the office from San Diego to Los Angeles and an office in Tokyo. And I worked around the clock. I never took vacations and I experienced burnout. And that was a huge turning point in my life.

And in my last year, I realized that the business was crushing me. I had expanded the business. We had an office in London. I was based in California, moved the office from San Diego to Los Angeles and an office in Tokyo. And I worked around the clock. I never took vacations and I experienced burnout. And that was a huge turning point in my life.

I had a business where I was exporting consumer goods, American style, American culture goods. It started out in exporting it to Japan because we had connections and an interest in Japan, expanded into Korea and then expanded into Europe. And it was things like apparel, sporting goods, health and beauty products. And so I was an intermediary between manufacturers and customers.

I had a business where I was exporting consumer goods, American style, American culture goods. It started out in exporting it to Japan because we had connections and an interest in Japan, expanded into Korea and then expanded into Europe. And it was things like apparel, sporting goods, health and beauty products. And so I was an intermediary between manufacturers and customers.

in Asia and Europe. And it was exciting, but it was it was so hard in some ways. And the reality was, I wasn't that interested in consumer goods. I wasn't that interested in fashion. I love sports, but it was just I was doing it for the money. Also for the freedom. I've been an entrepreneur all my life. Also the freedom aspect of it. But when you're a slave to your business, you're not free.

in Asia and Europe. And it was exciting, but it was it was so hard in some ways. And the reality was, I wasn't that interested in consumer goods. I wasn't that interested in fashion. I love sports, but it was just I was doing it for the money. Also for the freedom. I've been an entrepreneur all my life. Also the freedom aspect of it. But when you're a slave to your business, you're not free.

And so I was very fortunate. My company was acquired. Yeah. right before it crushed me was it burnout stage and at that time i engaged a coach so i had a coach and i tell my coach at that time that he saved my life and i mean it he was he really helped me to get clarity

And so I was very fortunate. My company was acquired. Yeah. right before it crushed me was it burnout stage and at that time i engaged a coach so i had a coach and i tell my coach at that time that he saved my life and i mean it he was he really helped me to get clarity

on what I was doing, why I was doing it, showed me that there were alternatives, and then helped guide me through the sale of my business. So it was a real, talk about change, it was a real turning point for me. So I sold my business and decided to move back to Japan.

on what I was doing, why I was doing it, showed me that there were alternatives, and then helped guide me through the sale of my business. So it was a real, talk about change, it was a real turning point for me. So I sold my business and decided to move back to Japan.

Yeah, that's a great question. I had that experience and I said, I'm never going to chase money for money's own sake. I want to do something that's aligned with my innate skills. I want to do something that I can add skills or learn and do and be challenged and try. But part of why I feel like I found my calling is that I'm helping others.

Yeah, that's a great question. I had that experience and I said, I'm never going to chase money for money's own sake. I want to do something that's aligned with my innate skills. I want to do something that I can add skills or learn and do and be challenged and try. But part of why I feel like I found my calling is that I'm helping others.

And that's a story that I didn't throw in the early life stories, but I had an experience where the best job I ever had when I was a young man was after I'd returned from my world travels, I worked in a retail store.

And that's a story that I didn't throw in the early life stories, but I had an experience where the best job I ever had when I was a young man was after I'd returned from my world travels, I worked in a retail store.

And I worked in a retail store in Santa Barbara that was called Pacific Traveler Supply. And it was one of the very first stores that was a retail store that was specifically for people who travel. And as I mentioned, I traveled all over and I knew a lot about traveling. And we sold...

And I worked in a retail store in Santa Barbara that was called Pacific Traveler Supply. And it was one of the very first stores that was a retail store that was specifically for people who travel. And as I mentioned, I traveled all over and I knew a lot about traveling. And we sold...