045 | Marcus VandenBrink | How Student Works Has Helped me Find Success as a Serial Entrepreneur
Leaders Of Tomorrow Podcast
English - June 04, 2019 08:00 - 59 minutes - 84.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsEntrepreneurship Business Management becomingaleader christhomson howtobecomealeader leader leadership leadersoftomorrow studentworkspainting summermanagementprogram Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In today's show, Chris interviews Marcus Vandenbrink, CEO, Business View Publishing and a serial entrepreneur.
This show starts off with Marcus sharing his background information. Marcus, always a hard worker showed signs of entrepreneurship as a kid too. However, once in high school, Marcus faced confusion and loss of focus that is common to many of us. How did enrolling into the Student Works program help Chris find clarity again? Apart from building his sales skills, Marcus reveals that his Student Works stint also helped him hone his recruiting and time management skills. In this segment of the show, you will learn the importance of continuous learning to become the best version of yourself.
Next, Marcus shares some interesting details about this first entrepreneurial venture, Swifttrade - the first direct access trading platform in Canada. How did Swifttrade become one of the fastest growing companies in Canada? And, why did Marcus sell a highly profitable and growing business? Listening to Marcus will make you realize the importance of exiting a business at an opportune time.
How and why did Marcus transition to the energy business after selling Swifttrade? Marcus shares how his Student Works network helped him find a new business opportunity in the form of Energy One Canda. You will learn how solid foundational skills can help you find success even in a competitive business field.
After selling his business Direct Energy, Marcus dabbled in real estate development for a while before making a shift to the corporate world. As an Executive VP of an international publishing company, Marcus shares how he managed to turn around the company’s dismal North American operations. In this segment of the show, we realize that transferable skillsets can give you great flexibility and render you a good fit in any industry. But, why did Marcus quit this job in spite of finding tremendous success?
As the entrepreneurial bug bit Marcus again, he decided to form his own publishing company. Marcus reveals how building and retaining a dream team has helped him gain traction in his latest venture. Towards the end, we learn some of the biggest learnings that Marcus has imbibed from his failures.
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