Mark Evans

Definitely, Brandon. Thanks for having me. I mean, dude, it's a prime example of getting in the room. You know, amazing things can happen. We wouldn't be doing this right now if we weren't in that same room.

Definitely, Brandon. Thanks for having me. I mean, dude, it's a prime example of getting in the room. You know, amazing things can happen. We wouldn't be doing this right now if we weren't in that same room.

Well, small town Ohio kid, hillbilly. I know it doesn't look like it today, but I am. June 2nd, I'll be in business 29 years. I've never had a job my entire adult life. If I don't kill it, I don't eat. I'm definitely eating over here. I started off in a seamless gutter company. I bought it two days after high school for $1,000 down, creative financing.

Well, small town Ohio kid, hillbilly. I know it doesn't look like it today, but I am. June 2nd, I'll be in business 29 years. I've never had a job my entire adult life. If I don't kill it, I don't eat. I'm definitely eating over here. I started off in a seamless gutter company. I bought it two days after high school for $1,000 down, creative financing.

I didn't even know what I was doing back then. I just knew I didn't want to work for anybody. Turned that in and was doing a lot of work for investors, became a pretty big real estate investor. Was really bad at it for a long time, but became really good at it.

I didn't even know what I was doing back then. I just knew I didn't want to work for anybody. Turned that in and was doing a lot of work for investors, became a pretty big real estate investor. Was really bad at it for a long time, but became really good at it.

And then through that process, you know, started creating a lot of vertical integration through acquisition of companies from siding windows, garage doors, everything. I mean, pretty much everything inside of around a house because that's what we did. We rehabbed and sold houses all day. And now if you fast forward, December 31st to 2000,

And then through that process, you know, started creating a lot of vertical integration through acquisition of companies from siding windows, garage doors, everything. I mean, pretty much everything inside of around a house because that's what we did. We rehabbed and sold houses all day. And now if you fast forward, December 31st to 2000,

So excuse me, 2005, I took off for a month and I thought I had a business. I realized I had a job. So from 96 to 2005, I had a, you know, you know, I work 16 hours a day like we all do here. We all love work and that's what we get to do.

So excuse me, 2005, I took off for a month and I thought I had a business. I realized I had a job. So from 96 to 2005, I had a, you know, you know, I work 16 hours a day like we all do here. We all love work and that's what we get to do.

And but I was sitting on the beach, South Beach with my girlfriend, now my wife, Dina, on a flip phone, closing deals and putting out lots and lots of fires and realized I got to figure this out. So that one month turned into seven years travel around the country and around the world. We went everywhere. We went all kinds of places. And while I was doing that, I was working on the business.

And but I was sitting on the beach, South Beach with my girlfriend, now my wife, Dina, on a flip phone, closing deals and putting out lots and lots of fires and realized I got to figure this out. So that one month turned into seven years travel around the country and around the world. We went everywhere. We went all kinds of places. And while I was doing that, I was working on the business.

It forced me to work on the business because guys like you and I, we'll just jump in. We'll solve it. Solve, solve, solve. Next, next, next. Problem is, that's cool at the beginning. It's not cool as it gets bigger. It's everything. We are the bottleneck to everything. We are the problem and the solution as well. Did that. Finally built some real businesses. And I've been virtual ever since 05.

It forced me to work on the business because guys like you and I, we'll just jump in. We'll solve it. Solve, solve, solve. Next, next, next. Problem is, that's cool at the beginning. It's not cool as it gets bigger. It's everything. We are the bottleneck to everything. We are the problem and the solution as well. Did that. Finally built some real businesses. And I've been virtual ever since 05.

I have offices all over the place. I never go to them. I have team members all over the world. And still do real estate investing, have a lending business, have the media side of things, have a fintech company. I'm involved in many blue collar businesses through acquisition, equity, a little bit of both. And I'm actually going to take a 60 day trip tomorrow. Actually, I leave tomorrow, Brandon.

I have offices all over the place. I never go to them. I have team members all over the world. And still do real estate investing, have a lending business, have the media side of things, have a fintech company. I'm involved in many blue collar businesses through acquisition, equity, a little bit of both. And I'm actually going to take a 60 day trip tomorrow. Actually, I leave tomorrow, Brandon.

So me and my wife and kiddos are going to head out to Hawaii, Tokyo, Australia, New Zealand for 60 days and kind of just explore. Obviously, I still do business. The truth is no one would know this is going on, Brandon, in our world unless we told them. Right. Because we have this beautiful thing called the interweb. Teams are still running. Businesses are growing and cranking, hiring, firing.

So me and my wife and kiddos are going to head out to Hawaii, Tokyo, Australia, New Zealand for 60 days and kind of just explore. Obviously, I still do business. The truth is no one would know this is going on, Brandon, in our world unless we told them. Right. Because we have this beautiful thing called the interweb. Teams are still running. Businesses are growing and cranking, hiring, firing.

Problems still exist. You know, wins are still happening. So it's I'm sure we'll get in some of that today, though. But I appreciate you having me, Brandon.

Problems still exist. You know, wins are still happening. So it's I'm sure we'll get in some of that today, though. But I appreciate you having me, Brandon.