Gordy Bunch
VEL Institute Podcast - Inspiring stories from Veterans, Entrepreneurs and Leaders.
English - May 22, 2018 19:43 - 1 hour - 41.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsNon-Profit Business Education Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Gordy Bunch is a U.S. Coast Guard Veteran, 2015 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Founder of TWFG, and Chairman of The Woodlands Township. In our podcast we talk about how Gordy built a $600,000,000 business using $10,000 of his personal savings. There is much to learn from Gordy Bunch in this interview.
Podcast Segments
The first decision in business [1:42]
1,000 Lb. Samurai Statue [2:40]
A road trip to San Diego [4:13]
1994 Haitian Rescue [7:40]
Lessons from the Coast Guard [10:22]
Human trafficking & The Chinese Mafia (Snakeheads) [12:06]
Gordy’s early prep for business [16:25]
Right person, wrong job [22:15]
Hanging onto employees or releasing them [23:43]
The Peter Principle [25:40]
Gordy’s ideas about success [28:18]
Helping create 100’s of millionaires [31:06]
Early days of Entrepreneurship [32:56]
Early adoption, first mover advantage & market research [37:49]
Building a company from 1 person to 5,000 & the importance of staying humble [40:54]
Balancing life by serving [47:25]
Divine intervention [55:08]
How Gordy gauges his success [59:02]
The most important thing Gordy does with his time [1:01:47]
Jesus and becoming an Ironman [1:04:24]
Beetlejuice, electrocution and Jedi mind control [1:07:55]
Helping others to gain strength [1:11:56]
The importance of commitment [1:13:07]
The greatest challenge and getting through it [1:13:44]
How to learn from our greatest failures [1:16:20]
Gordy sharing advice with a young entrepreneur [1:18:24]
Principles Gordy lives by [1:21:33]
Selected links from show
VEL Institute
Gordy Bunch Article
TWFG Financial
TWICO Insurance
Susan G. Komen
American Heart Association
CASA
College of the Ozarks
Gordy Bunch is a U.S. Coast Guard Veteran, 2015 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Founder of TWFG, and Chairman of The Woodlands Township. In our podcast we talk about how Gordy built a $600,000,000 business using $10,000 of his personal savings. There is much to learn from Gordy Bunch in this interview.
Podcast Segments
The first decision in business [1:42]
1,000 Lb. Samurai Statue [2:40]
A road trip to San Diego [4:13]
1994 Haitian Rescue [7:40]
Lessons from the Coast Guard [10:22]
Human trafficking & The Chinese Mafia (Snakeheads) [12:06]
Gordy’s early prep for business [16:25]
Right person, wrong job [22:15]
Hanging onto employees or releasing them [23:43]
The Peter Principle [25:40]
Gordy’s ideas about success [28:18]
Helping create 100’s of millionaires [31:06]
Early days of Entrepreneurship [32:56]
Early adoption, first mover advantage & market research [37:49]
Building a company from 1 person to 5,000 & the importance of staying humble [40:54]
Balancing life by serving [47:25]
Divine intervention [55:08]
How Gordy gauges his success [59:02]
The most important thing Gordy does with his time [1:01:47]
Jesus and becoming an Ironman [1:04:24]
Beetlejuice, electrocution and Jedi mind control [1:07:55]
Helping others to gain strength [1:11:56]
The importance of commitment [1:13:07]
The greatest challenge and getting through it [1:13:44]
How to learn from our greatest failures [1:16:20]
Gordy sharing advice with a young entrepreneur [1:18:24]
Principles Gordy lives by [1:21:33]
Selected links from show