Panda Express Protein

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.

[shamanllama]

"I actually used to live on Panda"
"Sir I literally could not give less of a fuck"

[Mazlow]

Quite factual, and even, dare I say, logical.

[bridgerlee]

Man will not let the "I lived on Panda" line go haha love it

[lilxo]

“Take that youtubers!” sounded so genuine and i’m all here for it 🤣

[OutDowners]

Bro im just so happy you were so nice to the employee. You were the exact kind of customer we all want. Also 11$ for 100+ grams of protein??? Damn

[sunnyjob--FreedomFromSmoking]

a great example of someone being polite with confidence.

[claytoncoppock]

Chipotle be like "that will cost your first born child "

[GeorgeLevy]

Wow... Wisdom. As a hard gainer, this was priceless. Thank you!

[RaysOfPivot]

Imagine serving someone and then later realizing that they were worth over a 100 million dollars

[DCfreerunner]

Eating Panda express everyday until I have $100 million, Alex recognizes me as a living being, or I die from obesity. Definitely going to be the 3rd option.

[TheBobbyWatson]

Plus the Chow Mein is 13g of protein. I literally picked this up for lunch but double instead of triple. Great way to get in the macros. Thx dude 💪🏼

[tremerefury]

I am diabetic. I usually order a bigger plate of Teriyaki Chicken X 3 with Super Greens. Love it!

[maximosanchez]

As an employee of panda express this man knows what to eat

[NinemafiA__ttv]

Bro got triple meat for 11$ in Canada that shit would be 30$

[michaelemerson]

Did this yesterday because I didn't have a meal prep. Brown rice and 3 servings of chicken. The chicken is actually 🔥

[dannymartial]

I started ordering half chowmein and half super greens. It’s actually pretty good, and lowers the calorie even further

Mozi said "I'll have the Mein" lol what a bro

[slun]

he was really struggling having to live on panda express. someone give this man some money

[aidanm]

Here in Australia I get a Red Rooster half chicken, but ask for it to be 2 wings instead of a wing and a leg (more protein). Costs 8.99-AUD, and has 98g of protein.

[Orcanislupus]

That's been my go-to for the last 2 years. I do the super greens instead of the lo mein.
Can't beat it