SUMMARYAdam McFadden, a Canadian firefighter, entrepreneur, and bestselling author, is the founder of Firehouse Training — one of the country’s leading fire service and workplace safety training companies. With a background in both real estate investing and sales, Adam brings a rare combination of first-responder grit and business acumen to the table. His work has helped thousands of aspiring and active firefighters upskill and adapt to modern-day hazards such as electric vehicle fires and high-rise incidents.In this episode, Adam dives deep into his journey — from growing up with an entrepreneurial role model, to investing in real estate in his early twenties, and ultimately building a business that educates and empowers others. He shares how discipline, consistency, and a mindset shift helped him juggle a demanding job while scaling a successful business. Listeners will get practical advice on time management, leveraging adversity, and why the ability to "put out fires" mentally and emotionally is just as crucial in business as it is on the field.CHAPTERS02:06 - Meet Adam McFadden: Firefighter & Entrepreneur04:18 - Why Firefighters Need Continuous Learning06:07 - From Sales to Fire Safety: The Career Path08:15 - Discipline After the Shift: The Real Hustle10:10 - Delegating to Scale: Growing After the Pandemic12:18 - Student Landlord at 21: Real Estate Beginnings14:00 - Firefighter Mindset for Business Problems16:45 - Investing Mistakes That Built Resilience19:12 - Why Most People Never Start21:40 - The Legacy You Leave BehindGUEST DETAILSName: Adam McFaddenBusiness: Firehouse TrainingWebsite: https://www.firehousetraining.caInstagram: @firehousetrainingLinkedIn: Adam McFaddenBooks: Available via Firehouse Training or Amazon (search “Adam McFadden”)
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You have to do what most people consider crazy to be successful in entrepreneurship. I embrace the challenges. It's such a mindset shift. Every time there's a challenge or a problem, I look at it as a reason to learn and get better at my craft, whether it's as a property manager or landlord, or as a business owner.
And I found that- Adam McFadden is a firefighting innovator, entrepreneur, and best-selling author. As the founder of Firehouse Training, Canada's fastest growing fire service training company, he has revolutionized how first responders and safety professionals prepare for their careers.
Firefighters and workplaces are always looking for more. We know the technology changes, the risks and the hazards change, and we're able to fill a lot of those gaps.
I think a lot of people think, oh, I don't have time. I'm working, right? But we know as entrepreneurs, you have to create the time and maybe give up the Netflix for two hours a night to work on the business. How do you juggle both and advice for people like that?
We see many make excuses. They don't have the time. You know, maybe they don't have the finances to start their own business. But the only advice I could say is. It spans the globe like a super high school internet Elvis Presley.
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hello and welcome back to another episode of legacy makers podcast today joining me is adam from firehouse training epic epic story we've got today we're diving into how he does his day job still helping fight fires but then also educates thousands of people in his industry he's one of the leading educators an author an investor and yeah a ton more to dive into adam welcome to the show
Appreciate it, Rudy. Thanks for having me. So look, if people don't know who you are, I know you've got a whole story and your episodes diving into it all and you're doing a lot on the business side, obviously in your day job, the investing side. Do you mind just giving a quick intro to everyone about yourself?
My name's Adam. I'm with Firehouse Training. We're one of Canada's largest fire service and workplace safety training companies. We've had the opportunity over the last many years to train thousands and thousands of aspiring firefighters, current firefighters and other workplaces, both online in our virtual format and in our in-class sessions as well.
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