➡️ Join 321,000 people who read my free weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.scottdclary.com ➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory Niko Mercuris is a serial entrepreneur who's built multiple multi-million dollar companies over 25 years, primarily in sales and marketing. He scaled call centers to over 230 employees that generated 14,000 sales per week—experience he documented in his Amazon bestselling book "2451 Sales Per Day." He's also the author of "Millionaire Mindset Mastery" and has been investing in real estate and financial markets since 2001. After losing $4 million in the 2008 crash, he rebuilt by diversifying into alternative assets and now coaches business owners on scaling operations, sales systems, and building sustainable wealth. ➡️ Show Links https://www.instagram.com/nikomercuris/ https://x.com/NikoMercuris/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/niko-mercuris-b20253334/ ➡️ Podcast Sponsors Hubspot - https://hubspot.com/ ShipStation - https://www.shipstation.com/ (Code: SuccessStory) Square - https://square.com/go/success SurveyMonkey - https://www.surveymonkey.com/scott Monarch Money - https://www.monarchmoney.com (Code: Success) Claude - https://claude.ai/success Huel - https://huel.com/scott (Code: scott) NetSuite — https://netsuite.com/scottclary/ Indeed - https://indeed.com/clary ➡️ Talking Points 00:00 – Intro 01:25 – The Mindset of Successful Investors 06:16 – How Niko Learned to Invest 13:20 – Surviving the 2008 Financial Crisis 17:58 – Hitting Rock Bottom 22:08 – Why Chasing Money Fails 24:05 – Beating Fear and Greed in Investing 27:42 – Using Leverage With Discipline 31:45 – Sponsor Break 34:29 – How Leverage Goes Wrong 38:43 – How Long It Takes to Learn Investing 43:09 – Best Investing Types for Beginners 48:25 – Sponsor Break 50:55 – The Biggest Trading Mistake 52:24 – What Really Drives Profits 55:52 – Niko’s Evolving Money Mindset 1:01:08 – When to Start Investing 1:07:03 – Advice to My 20-Year-Old Self

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