EP 132 - Benny Fisher, From Unemployable to Entrepreneur
Release Date: 01/31/2024
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info_outlineEP 132 - Benny Fisher, From Unemployable to Entrepreneur
Many of us find ourselves facing entrepreneurship because we’ve tried just about everything and found ourselves pretty much unemployable. At that point, there’s not a whole lot of other places to go, so we (hopefully) embrace it and start working towards it.
Benny Fisher is the Founder & Visionary of The Big Fish Contracting Company, and an experienced public speaker, business consultant, and marketer.
Benny has a knack for networking among business owners, and capturing stories of business, entrepreneurial journeys, and overcoming adversity.
What You Will Learn
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What the Driven Genes are and how they have affected Benny’s life and upbringing
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The effect ADHD has had on Benny’s life after being diagnosed at a young age
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Why Benny is grateful for the way he was raised even though it would never fly in today’s society
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How Benny learned to upsell as a young child while selling candy bars or his baseball team
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Why did Benny quit going to college to sell cars and end up selling drugs and what he learn from that
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How Benny fought through his self-doubts and the doubts of others to get himself out of the drug world and went legit
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How Benny learned to be addicted to his business in a positive way at first and then later used pharmaceuticals to cope with the stress and later overdosed
Favorite Quote:
“I was kind of forced into entrepreneurship because I had tried everything else, and I wasn’t employable.”
-Benny Fisher
CONNECT WITH BENNY:
Benny Fisher is the embodiment of customer service & building connections. Early on in his career he found that the key to success was through delivering superb customer service no matter the task in front of him. In addition to his philosophical focus on service, Benny also saw the importance for building deep and lasting connections with anyone that crosses his path.
How To Get Involved:
Addicted to Winning connects listeners through stories that prove why mindset matters. Jeff Brekken was working a 60-hour week on his family’s farm by the time he was 10. When he wasn’t helping with the harvest, he was at the hockey rink. Jeff’s early life experiences taught him he needs to be either all-in or all-out.
In 2000 he started a single-family home construction business and by 2008 he was looking for the next big thing. Jeff founded the Blue Sky Benefit Solutions & Rise Above HR/ Recruiting on top of a lifelong passion for helping people. Through this show, Jeff will take that passion one step further.
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