Jeff Dudan

And I'm walking out of the room, and I see a woman that I recognize kind of smile, light face lights up. And then I see the young gentleman with them, and I recognize it was one of my AdvantiClean franchisees. I saw you interview them. Yeah, who was there getting Franchisee of the Year.

Yeah, so he was an E-2 visa. They were in Argentina. The economy was falling apart, and they came to AdvantiClean, and they brought their entire extended family over. He was one of the young brothers or sons or nephews or whatever it was. There was about 10 of them that came over. built a great business in South Florida.

Yeah, so he was an E-2 visa. They were in Argentina. The economy was falling apart, and they came to AdvantiClean, and they brought their entire extended family over. He was one of the young brothers or sons or nephews or whatever it was. There was about 10 of them that came over. built a great business in South Florida.

Half of them sold it, made really good money, and went on and built an import-export business. And Mariano is still operating there. And I mean... What impact did that little AdvantiClean business make in their life and the fact that we see each other, we tell each other we love each other?

Half of them sold it, made really good money, and went on and built an import-export business. And Mariano is still operating there. And I mean... What impact did that little AdvantiClean business make in their life and the fact that we see each other, we tell each other we love each other?

And then one of the executives from AdvantiClean came up to me and he said, hey, I've been trying to get in touch with you. I go around to these offices with AdvantiClean and they've all got the pictures up on the wall from the conferences that you had and all of that. And part of it is how can we get the culture back to when Jeff had it?

And then one of the executives from AdvantiClean came up to me and he said, hey, I've been trying to get in touch with you. I go around to these offices with AdvantiClean and they've all got the pictures up on the wall from the conferences that you had and all of that. And part of it is how can we get the culture back to when Jeff had it?

and he asked me to do a video to play at their owner's conference. Oh, wow. So I did the red eye. I got home, and I'm like, oh, he said he needed it today. I hadn't slept all night. And I'm like, well, let me put some Preparation H under the eyes. And I did just a three- or four-minute video.

and he asked me to do a video to play at their owner's conference. Oh, wow. So I did the red eye. I got home, and I'm like, oh, he said he needed it today. I hadn't slept all night. And I'm like, well, let me put some Preparation H under the eyes. And I did just a three- or four-minute video.

You know, he asked me to say a few things, but just to encourage them and just to praise them and let them know, like, they're carrying on a tradition. It's a 31-year anniversary we just had last week. That was the same day that I met Mariano. Yeah. And like, OK, body of work made a difference in that life.

You know, he asked me to say a few things, but just to encourage them and just to praise them and let them know, like, they're carrying on a tradition. It's a 31-year anniversary we just had last week. That was the same day that I met Mariano. Yeah. And like, OK, body of work made a difference in that life.

Yeah. So and that's at the end of the day, man, like we can't take it with us. But like just it just matters what we do while we're here and who we do it with more than anything.

Yeah. So and that's at the end of the day, man, like we can't take it with us. But like just it just matters what we do while we're here and who we do it with more than anything.

Lack of focus leads to a lack of greatness. Many entrepreneurs are screwed into existence by circumstances. Personal brand is valuable to the extent that you're actually willing to live up to the messages that you're saying. It comes down to reach, and then it comes down to know, like, and trust. Nobody can buy anything from something they've never heard of.

Lack of focus leads to a lack of greatness. Many entrepreneurs are screwed into existence by circumstances. Personal brand is valuable to the extent that you're actually willing to live up to the messages that you're saying. It comes down to reach, and then it comes down to know, like, and trust. Nobody can buy anything from something they've never heard of.

And then there's, okay, well, now that you're reaching people, what are you saying? What do you stand for? Like, what can people expect? Don't be so afraid of what other people think. Fear is an emotion and it has no place in wisdom.

And then there's, okay, well, now that you're reaching people, what are you saying? What do you stand for? Like, what can people expect? Don't be so afraid of what other people think. Fear is an emotion and it has no place in wisdom.

So many entrepreneurs out there, not like you, I don't believe, but I probably suffered from a lack of focus. And when you're growing up, I think you have this entrepreneurial gene. It manifests itself in a couple of ways. First of all, you're not a very good rule follower. You want to learn independently. So I was a voracious reader. I was a Discovery Channel guy.

So many entrepreneurs out there, not like you, I don't believe, but I probably suffered from a lack of focus. And when you're growing up, I think you have this entrepreneurial gene. It manifests itself in a couple of ways. First of all, you're not a very good rule follower. You want to learn independently. So I was a voracious reader. I was a Discovery Channel guy.

I just I learned and I learned and I learned. But then when I sat in school, it didn't land on me and I didn't want to conform and I didn't want to comply. And I look back now and I realize that probably maybe things could have been different if I was a better student. But at the end of the day, there's a reason why people like me end up doing what we're doing.