Dave Lukas, The Misfit Entrepreneur_Breakthrough Entrepreneurship

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By: Dave M. Lukas, Entrepreneur, Author, Investor

The weekly podcast with serial entrepreneur, Dave M. Lukas, devoted to giving you incredibly useful and unique insight from the world's top entrepreneurs with a focus on their non-traditional methods for achieving success, their Misfit side. Misfit was created to give YOU the best, actionable advice to accelerate your success! The show's open format and Misfit 3 concept, combined with Dave's intuitive and engaging interview style quickly uncovers each guest's key tools, tactics, and tricks that listeners can start using in their lives right now. Learn more about the show at www.misfitentrepreneur.com and become a member of Misfit Nation...

The Warrior's Resilience: Triumph Over Trauma Through Entrepreneurship with Kelsi Sheren
#397
Last Wednesday at 7:00 AM

This week’s Misfit Entrepreneur is Kelsi Sheren. Kelsi is an entrepreneur, author, podcast, host, coach and speaker. Even more importantly Kelsi is a decorated veteran who served on the front lines in Afghanistan.

She founded Brass and Unity, a boutique jewelry and apparel brand that incorporates elements of brass from weaponry into its products. The company donates 20% of net profits to help rehabilitate and soldiers and first responders. Kelsi’s story and companies have been featured everywhere from ELLE, Fashion Magazine, Forbes, GMA, the Today Show, Fox, CNN, and even ELLEN.

Kelsi’s story is ins...


Entrepreneurship in the Age of AI Challenges with Chris Wright
#396
03/20/2024

This week’s Misfit Entrepreneur is Chris Wright. We’ve had multiple guests on the show talking about the growth of AI and the benefits of it, but what about the potential downsides? In a world where AI can create videos and deep fakes of anyone in seconds or access individual’s data from social platforms and other sources and use it: how do you protect yourself and keep control of your data, personal information, and other valuable online assets? Those are exactly the questions I had been asking myself when I was introduced to Chris Wright.

Chris...


Lessons for Hannah - 3 Life Altering Lessons from Alexander the Great
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03/13/2024

Many years ago, I introduced a new format that alongside our regular episodes called “Lessons for Hannah.” Hannah is my daughter and one of the main inspirations for the Misfit Entrepreneur. I wanted to have a place where she could go and learn from her daddy and his Misfit friends throughout her life….even after I am gone. If you haven’t listened to the first episode of "Lessons for Hannah," I urge you to as it gives some more background and tells the amazing story of how Hannah came to be in our lives.

Lessons for Hannah a...


The Power of Niche, Mark Wills' Roadmap to Entrepreneurial Success
#294
03/06/2024

This week’s Misfit Entrepreneur is Mark Wills. Mark is a very interesting entrepreneur and like my daughter, Hannah, an adoptee. But his journey was not as easy – something I look forward to him sharing and us talking about today. Mark is the founder of a unique business called the Loan Signing System that has become a top 1% online course in America teaching people how to not only become a notary, but how to succeed in making it a side hustle or full-time career.

He is a best-selling author and has been featured everywhere from CNBC to Entr...


From Fired to Fortune, John St. Pierre's $100M Journey
#393
02/28/2024

This week’s Misfit Entrepreneur is John St. Pierre. John is a 25+ year entrepreneur veteran who scaled 2 companies to over $50M in global revenues. John started while still in college as a franchisee for College Pro Painters and went on to co-found Legacy Global Sports, BrandPoint Services, and Rhombus Group.

Legacy Global Sports rapidly reached $50M+ in global revenues and BrandPoint Services is now a $100M+ enterprise, His role as the majority owner and chairperson of Rhombus Group, a holding company comprising several small businesses, has allowed him to inspire other entrepreneurs and help them achieve their go...


Smart Startup Secrets: Mastering Growth, Culture, and Innovation with James Sherman and Catalina Daniels
#392
02/21/2024

This week’s Misfit Entrepreneurs are Jim Sherman and Catalina Daniels. Jim and Catalina, studied entrepreneurship as classmates at Harvard Business School. Years later, after successfully founding and exiting several companies, and as angel investors in start-ups, they were surprised to realize that their experiences greatly differed from what they had been taught in school. Harvard provided a world-class education in the basics. But there was so much they learned the hard way—working in the trenches—that, looking back, they wished they’d known before starting up.

So, they decided to help entrepreneurs on their journey by givin...


391: Unleashing Financial Freedom Through Land Flipping with Pete Reese
#391
02/14/2024

This week’s Misfit Entrepreneur is Pete Reese. Pete is the President of Reelvest Properties, a land development and investment company. With nearly two decades of real estate experience as a broker and investor, Pete has successfully purchased and sold hundreds of pieces of real estate for a profit over the years for himself and on behalf of his clients. He did $3.5 Million in Revenue in 2022 with his land flipping and development business, and did over $10 Million in 2023.

When I learned about what Pete was doing, I had to have him on. He has found a niche in...


Lessons for Hannah - The Cobra Effect
#390
02/07/2024

Many years ago, I introduced a new format that alongside our regular episodes called “Lessons for Hannah.” Hannah is my daughter and one of the main inspirations for the Misfit Entrepreneur. I wanted to have a place where she could go and learn from her daddy and his Misfit friends throughout her life….even after I am gone. If you haven’t listened to the first episode of "Lessons for Hannah," I urge you to as it gives some more background and tells the amazing story of how Hannah came to be in our lives.

Lessons for Hannah a...


From Ordinary to Extraordinary: Cortney McDermott Reveals the Keys to Self-Transformation ​
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01/31/2024

This week’s Misfit Entrepreneur is Cortney McDermott. Cortney went from a struggling temp secretary to a bestselling author, TEDxspeaker, and mind-body expert, with a Master of Science from the London School of Economics. Cortney's career includes being an executive at Vanity Fair, Vice President at Sustainability Partners Inc., and running her own businesses, with clients ranging from Google, to Universal Music Group, Nike, and Virgin Unite.
Her work in the field of self-development and business strategy has been featured in Inc., Women’s Health, SUCCESS, The Huffington Post, Fox News, and many other mainstream business and lifestyle medi...


Mastering the Entrepreneurial Journey - Fred Cary's Blueprint for Startup Success and Scalability
#388
01/24/2024

This week’s Misfit Entrepreneur is Fred Cary. Fred is a Swiss army knife of entrepreneurship. He’s an internationally known entrepreneur, business thought leader, strategic consultant, attorney, and investment banker focused on building global companies from startup stage through exit and IPO or M&A.

He is the CEO of IdeaPros where he has overseen the development of over 250 startups in everything from finance to software, mobile technology to retail and more. At IdeaPros, Fred has created a unique model where they help fund and guide of the growth of businesses and take a minority stake in t...