A Letter to Poor People

A Letter to Poor People

Dear Poor People, My name is Pejman Ghadimi, and it is very likely that you have never heard of me. This is partly because I am nobody, and partly because you had no interest in learning about anything outside of your immediate needs. Who I am is irrelevant, but what I do actually is relevant, because I do it to…

Secret Academy Episode – Erik Groset

Secret Academy Episode - Erik GrosetErik Groset is a self proclaimed lifelong entrepreneur starting at the young age of seven selling Kool-Aid to construction workers in his neighborhood. In his early 20's he co-founded Zipbuds, offering a solution for tangled earphone cables. The success of Zipbuds led to Erik being recognized by Barack Obama as one of the top entrepreneurs under 30. Finding his next "passion project," Erik partnered up with his engineer brother to create Fantasy Sports Company, an online fantasy sports company offering free projections, optimal lineups, and strategy for daily fantasy sports. They launched LineStar, the first mobile app in their field, to help players see value plays or players they might not have noticed themselves.

Erik Groset is a self proclaimed lifelong entrepreneur starting at the young age of seven selling Kool-Aid to construction workers in his neighborhood. In his early 20’s he co-founded Zipbuds, offering a solution for tangled earphone cables. The success of Zipbuds led to Erik being recognized by Barack Obama as one of the top entrepreneurs under 30. Finding his next “passion project,” Erik partnered up with his engineer brother to create Fantasy Sports Company, an online fantasy sports company offering free projections, optimal lineups, and strategy for daily fantasy sports. They launched LineStar, the first mobile app in their field, to help players see value plays or players they might not have noticed themselves.

4 Mindsets that Will Ruin Your Business Startup to Oblivion

4 Mindsets that Will Ruin Your Business Startup to Oblivion

Bitter. Discouraged. And defeated. Those words pretty much sum up how you felt days ago when your business startup fell to the gutters. And now, not only are you in bad shape emotionally, but your finances are also looking just as dire because of all the debts you incurred from trying to keep your business afloat. You then say to yourself, “Life…

I Have an Idea…

I Have an Idea...

In my business this is something I hear all the time! When people learn that we help bring cool new fitness items (and other items) to the market, inevitably they tell me about an idea that they or a friend have. I love this aspect of my job!

Secret Academy Episode – Bart Kwan

Secret Academy Episode - Bart KwanBart Kwan was born in Taiwan and immigrated to Southern California with his parents at 8 months old. School was always a challenge for him; he was unable to truly focus and thus was kicked out of first grade, then third grade, and this continued all the way through high school. After finally graduating high school, Bart realized that he needed to find a way to learn self discipline in order get his life straight. He was an only child and wanted to make his parents proud, so he enlisted in the Marines. After serving his time in the military, he was able to pursue a college education and got straight A's during his last couple of years there. While he was in college, he started making funny videos on YouTube as a way to make his friends laugh. What he didn't know was that these series of YouTube videos would turn him into an entrepreneur running several different revenue streams. Today, Bart owns and operates a gym called Barbell Brigade, sells apparel under that same brand, and continues to run his YouTube channel JK Films.

Bart Kwan was born in Taiwan and immigrated to Southern California with his parents at 8 months old. School was always a challenge for him; he was unable to truly focus and thus was kicked out of first grade, then third grade, and this continued all the way through high school. After finally graduating high school, Bart realized that he needed to find a way to learn self discipline in order get his life straight. He was an only child and wanted to make his parents proud, so he enlisted in the Marines. After serving his time in the military, he was able to pursue a college education and got straight A’s during his last couple of years there. While he was in college, he started making funny videos on YouTube as a way to make his friends laugh. What he didn’t know was that these series of YouTube videos would turn him into an entrepreneur running several different revenue streams. Today, Bart owns and operates a gym called Barbell Brigade, sells apparel under that same brand, and continues to run his YouTube channel JK Films.