The 5 Most Powerful Lessons from 4+ Years with a World-Class Mentor

I Interviewed My Mentor for 8+ Hours and Distilled the 5 Best Ideas for Growing a Business, Finding Balance, and Dealing with Disaster

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I was living in an unfinished storage room in the back of my business when I met Marshall Hayes. I was losing money every month, getting divorced, deeply depressed, fifty-pounds overweight, and drinking…a lot.

Today, I’m sober. I’m in the best shape of my life. I’m financially independent, traveling the world, and running my dream business.

The biggest factor in that success was my relationship with Marshall, my mentor, Founder and CEO of Amplio Digital, #182 on the INC 500 Fastest Growing Companies List in 2017.

Here are five things I learned that you can steal, even if you don’t have a mentor.

1. You Can Get a World-Class Mentor (for Free)

We were seeing the same psychologist — that’s how we met. We had dinner. The next day, he came by my business and we talked for two hours.

Here’s how Marshall remembers it:

I was sitting there wondering how you would market this business and how you could maximize…