Why I ditched the traditional career path

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.

[EliVate]

I love this!!! Keep it up bro, you are at a point in life where I would love to surpass one day. See you at the top !

[Britten_Miller]

Some people will never know what it's like sleeping on your clothes on the floor, starting over in Life.
I started off sleeping on the floor in Puerto Rico, now as I eat lunch I enjoy a ocean view. ☁️

[seantoussi]

What your dad told you was based on the best he know growing in Middle East about good parenting, based on what he thought was best for you. They all came from place of love and compassion.
Now that you have made it materially. You should love him before it is late. I had a similar experience and in my humble opinion you should forgive him and love him and spend time with him while he is around.

[adrees]

Same bro. Living the difficult dream but it’s worth it.

[Alex-nshj]

wish I could tell this to my parents...

[louskuntz]

Alex I work at McDonald’s but would like to own the Mcdonalds. I have 400 dollars in the bank how do I do this in 2 years

[Aayushjun]

This guy can best Eminem of he tries...

[tamim]

Hey Alex 👋
I'm a Nigerian Prince offering u the chance of a lifetime! Just kidding 😂

I'm a 17 year old kid who lives in the UK and I absolutely LOVE UR STUFF 😍

Just wanted to get some advice. I want to learn sales and marketing and get to grips with the fundamentals of a business. You recommended in a YouTube video for kids like me to do apprenticeships.

What apprenticeships should I be looking out for 👀 for the best chance of learning sales and marketing

[reasontemple]

Has your father come around now that you have become so successful?

[thomasfoot]

Mr Successful is the son of a finance bro & comes from an ultra-privileged background.
Just started a lil' something with $200k backing him.
Such self-made, much success, huge wow.