For the Ugly Guys Out There...

How I got here…

21: Graduated Vanderbilt in 3 years Magna Cum Laude, and took a fancy consulting job.
23 yrs old: Left my fancy consulting job to start a business (a gym).
24 yrs old: Opened 5 gym locations.
26 yrs old: Closed down 6th gym. Lost everything.
26 yrs old: Got back to launching gyms (launched 33). Then, lost everything for a 2nd time.
26 yrs old: In desperation, started licensing model as a hail mary. It worked.
27 yrs old: "Gym Launch" does $3M profit the next 6 months. Then $17M profit next 12 months.
28 yrs old: Started Prestige Labs. $20M the first year.
29 yrs old: Launched ALAN, a software company for agencies to work leads for customers. Scaled to $1.7mmo within 6 months.
31 yrs old: Sold 75% of UseAlan to a strategic buyer in an all stock deal.
31 yrs old: Sold 66% of Gym Launch & Prestige Labs at $46.2M valuation in all-cash deal to American Pacific Group. (you can google it)
32 yrs old: Started making free content showing how we grow companies to make real business education accessible to everyone (and) to attract business owners to invest or scale their businesses.

Today: Our portfolio now does $200M/yr between 10 companies. The largest doing $100M/yr the smallest doing $5M per year. Our ownership varies between 20% and 100% ownership of the companies. Many of them we invested in early and helped grow (which is how we make our money - not youtube videos).

To all the gladiators in the arena, we’re all in the middle of writing our own stories. The worse the monsters, the more epic the story.

You either get an epic outcome or an epic story. Both mean you win.

Keep crushing. May your desires be greater than your obstacles.

Never quit,

Alex

*FULL DISCLOSURE*
I make content to make money - just - on a longer time horizon than most. I want to build trust with business owners so we can find the best ones and help them scale. And if they’re awesome, write them a check and go all the way as partners.

[JJ-iuhl]

This isn't a barber. Alex just loves the feeling of his hair being combed. That's why in all these videos, this man behind him only combs and never cuts.

[RareFoodsMarket]

I just wear a ski mask. I get all sorts of attention.

[konradso]

Thanks. I used to look just ugly, now I look ugly and homeless.

[cornbloom]

A beard is the best thing that ever happened to me. It changes the shape of your head. And my wife loves it. 😂

[longbeachmaumba]

Maaaan growing a beard completely changed my life!! In every way! Like another gentleman in the comments said it's the best thing that's ever happened to me. I would never cut it.

[skittlesgarage]

Working out and getting jacked helps tremendously.

[DannyStickley]

Bro just helped out half the nation with that advice lol 😂

[lazyk]

As an ugly guy who can’t grow a beard, I feel personally attacked.

[UniCornGal]

The thing is he’s NOT UGLY. He’s actually really handsome. But I just can’t take this Hobo look seriously. I don’t care how much cash he’s made.

[cb]

“If you’re ugly hide yourself” is what I heard 😂😂😂

[TheBusinessGuy]

Oh my gosh, my wife and I are laughing our heads off 😂

[dfd]

N94 mask and a bike helmet has been working just fine thank you very much

[FdAmaya]

Growing a beard helped me out a lot seriously.

[akaisasori]

I do that!! 😅 Subconsciously too. Nonetheless, it takes self awareness to know if we're not handsome men, we have to know how we project our inner beauty.

[DephreeDog]

You’re good enough Alex. Ur a beautiful child of God. You’re not ugly buddy and more money won’t make you happy.

You’re perfect just the way you are.

[austinkesler]

Bro Alex is handsome af without a beard. This guy

[charliegarrett]

Great values you're endorsing here Alex, really having a positive impact in the world

[magnumfunnels]

Don’t let your ugliness get you down. Keep trying and you’ll get ahead.

[BLK_OUT]

If they think you are ugly. You are at the wrong corner of the street selling or you haven’t bought her enough drinks yet. Keep grinding

[Thregh]

He’s explaining himself, in a humble way