Welcome to a new episode of Next Level Pros! In this episode, we're excited to share a powerful speech delivered by Chris Lee, the founder of SolGen Power, at an event hosted by Kyle Mallien. Chris shares his remarkable entrepreneurial journey, from early failures to building a highly successful solar company that achieved two nine-figure exits. Throughout the speech, he imparts valuable insights on business strategy, company culture, and personal growth. Highlights: "Money will never be the motivating factor you have to find passion in something else." "Value is a derivative of energy, right? Every single thing that you see in this room was naturally created, and because of energy input, value has been created." "He who casts the biggest vision with a clear path of how it is possible always attracts the greatest talent." "Culture is the reason a company thrives over time. Strategy can always change." Timestamps: 0:00:00 - The Importance of Energy and Passion 0:01:02 - Chris Lee's Background and Early Failures 0:06:47 - Investing in Personal Development and Education 0:13:30 - The Power of Mastermind Groups and Networking 0:22:34 - Pioneering Digital Marketing in the Solar Industry 0:31:36 - Core Business Strategies and Theories 0:41:38 - Building a Strong Company Culture 0:51:52 - Organizational Management and Structure 0:59:51 - The Private Equity Deal and Lessons Learned 1:09:14 - The Life-Changing Car Accident and Reflection 1:15:46 - Finding Passion Beyond Money 1:25:06 - Advice for the Audience and Closing Remarks Want me to teach you how to grow your business? Text me! 509-374-7554 Want access to more of my content? Click the link below for all of our latest updates and events! https://linktr.ee/nextlevelpros Want to be a guest on our show? Apply here!https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1YlkVBSluEKMTg4gehyUOHYvBratcxHV5rt3kiWTXNC4/viewform?edit_requested=true Watch my latest PodcastApple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/next-level-pros/id1687030281 Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/show/1e0cL2vI1JAtQrojSOA7D2?si=95980cd4e55a437aYouTube- https://www.youtube.com/@NextLevelPros
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Too many of us are in the business of impressing other people. Stop it. Stop it. It's the worst business to be in. Money will never be the motivating factor. You have to find passion in something else. Fruit is money. Fruit is accomplishments. Fruit is anything that you are chasing that you think will give you satisfaction, but it is quick, it is fleeting, and it doesn't always come.
I want you to ask yourself, how big is your vision? How many of you guys truly believe you're gonna hit a nine-figure valuation in the next three years? How many of you guys have ever been at that point where you've just like tried all the ideas and it's not working? Ladies and gentlemen, founder of Soul Gen Power, Chris Lee! Thank you.
Living in a lonely world.
All right, there we go, there we go. Hey, listen, I understand that I am the one thing that stands between you and being out of this room. So what... Kyle, we need to work on placement next time. But I appreciate it. Super excited to be with you guys here tonight. As Pat shared, I've been in your seat so many times. All right.
So many times I've been in your guys' seats, working, investing, doing the things. So one thing I do know about value is And being able to actually get what I'm going to talk about tonight is that value is a derivative of energy, right? Every single thing that you see in this room was naturally created and because of energy input. value has been created, right?
The building materials, the carpet on the floor, the businesses that you've created. And so what I need from you guys is to stand up right now and actually get a little energy in this room. Come on, give it a clap, a little round. Come on. All right. So this is what we're going to do. This is what we're gonna do. We're going to stretch, stretch up, stretch sideways, the other way.
And then I'll count to three and I'm gonna video this. We are gonna yell, all right. We are going to scream some energy into this room. Oh, all right. And we're going to yell as loud as you can, as bad as you want it. Whatever that next acquisition, that exit that you're going to have, I need you to have it come out in some form of energy for the next five to ten seconds. Okay?
So don't be bashful. Bashful never breeds success. Okay? So right now, on the count of three. One, two, three. Woo! So in the cultures that I've created, we always do what's called a two-clap Ric Flair. How many guys know who Ric Flair is? Woo! So two-clap Ric Flair goes like this. I say, can I get a two-clap Ric Flair? And you're going to clap. And then woo! So do it with me.
Can I get a two-clap Ric Flair? There's some good energy. There's some good energy. So I'm going to tell you a little bit about my story. So Pat talked about it a little bit. First and foremost, I'm a family man. I love my family. Five beautiful kids. Me and my wife have been married 19 years. I got married at the age of 21. Love that woman. She was my high school sweetheart.
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