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John Gafford

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16394 total appearances

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Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

This is actually going somewhere that's good.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

So I totally agree with that.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

We preach that, you know, religiously within our real estate brokerage.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

I mean, our for sale signs actually say on them purpose-driven real estate.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

And then instead of having like those riders on the bottom that say, you know, pool or honey, stop the car, that nonsense.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

They actually say like the charity that we're donating part of the commission to.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

Um, so like right now, a good, good friend of mine, John Hopkins and the Zach Brown band has ALS.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

And so all of the, all of the donations we make a portion of the commission that we sell to help his, his charity, which is hop on a cure.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

So, uh, to fight ALS.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

So I'm a, I'm a huge proponent of that, a huge believer in that.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

I think that's wonderful.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

And I think a lot of people, I think what happens is there's gotta be a shift, uh,

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

When you first start out, you're just bootstrapping.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

You don't know if what you're doing is going to work.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

You're going a million miles an hour with your hair on fire.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

And then it starts to become a real business, right?

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

And then talk to me a little bit about what people should look for in that moment when it starts to become a real business and that shift in mindset that they need to make.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

Now, I'm curious about this, obviously, and I'm sure you get asked about it a lot, but

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

You know, with AI becoming so prominent in everything we do, especially with the professional services that you utilize.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

You know, James Swang, the CEO of NVIDIA, the other day, I saw a clip of him.