Michael Slavin
👤 Speaker
220
total appearances
Appearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
And he really was a little more blunt, but he loves me dearly.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
And so I went out looking for a story.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
And the first story I found was Frank Nunez.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
Frank Nunez came here when he was 16 years old.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
He came across the river.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
He was illegal.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
He never did anything but yard work.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
He was 35 years old.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
After only making minimum wage his entire life, English as a second language, no education.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
I mean, you couldn't have more things stacked against you.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
You're talking Mexico-U.S.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
border, right?
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
Yeah, that's right.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
And he went in to pick up plants for his boss.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
He had to go pick up some plants at a little nursery.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
And the guy at the nursery said, how would you like to buy this?
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
And he laughed.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
And the nursery guy said, I'm dead serious.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
I got a move.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
This Entrepreneur Served 10 Years in The Army, You Won't Believe What Happened Next with Michael Slavin EP 237
You can have it for $25,000.