$0 to $10M in 3 Years: The Shark Tank Blueprint No One Talks About
Dropping Bombs
Brad Lea
4.9 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 18 January 2026
⏱️ 63 minutes
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This episode was sponsored by Ruff Liners
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In this raw Dropping Bombs episode, former Marine Corps intelligence analyst and engineer Brandon Himmel shares how losing both parents within eight weeks became the catalyst to quit his $120K job at 40 and launch Ruff Liners—turning $15K into a $10M business in under three years.
Brandon exposes his Amazon strategy that prints money, the "monk mode" sacrifice that changed everything, and his preparation blueprint that landed him three competing Shark Tank offers. Hear how over-preparation, relentless focus, and betting on yourself (at any age) can rewrite your entire life. Whether you're stuck in a safe job or ready to build something massive, this episode is your wake-up call to stop waiting and start doing.
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Brad Lea is a self-made entrepreneur who turned small-town grit into a multi-million-dollar empire. With over 25 years dominating sales and leadership, he's mentored thousands to outsmart, outwork, and out win their competition. His top-rated podcast, Dropping Bombs, brings raw, game-changing insights from the biggest names in business.
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| 0:00.0 | You're doing over 10 mil already and you haven't even really got started. But you had Kevin, Barbara, and Robert fighting for the deal. I was not nervous at all when I want on Shark Tank. I just knew that I would get offers because I'm killing it in business. When I was in the Marine Corps, I was briefing colonels and stuff like that about that actually people could die for. So sitting here pitching you my product when I know I'm already going to be successful, |
| 0:21.5 | like, why am I going to be nervous? |
| 0:22.8 | They say every man lives two lives and the second one starts as soon as you realize you're going to die one day. Do what you want to do, man. Stop doing what you think you should do. Tell all the people out there that are afraid to pull the trigger and make the jump. One bit of advice. The number one advice is to... |
| 0:37.5 | What it is brad lee back again with |
| 0:42.7 | another episode of drop bombs today in the folks today in the studio folks i got a real treat for |
| 0:48.6 | you brandon hemmills in the house if you guys don't know this dude look him up on instagram at |
| 0:53.4 | rough liners r ufff lin him up on Instagram at Roughliners, |
| 0:54.6 | RUFF Liners, TikTok at Roughliners. And you can find his kickass product at Roughliners.com. |
| 1:02.5 | A real entrepreneur, a story that is taking him from freaking the backwoods of Mississippi. |
| 1:09.7 | No, just joking. Where'd you grow up? |
| 1:11.2 | Texas. |
| 1:11.7 | Texas. |
| 1:12.9 | And now he's the CEO of Ruffliners, which is a company he founded, got on Shark Tank |
| 1:19.5 | and the whole bit. |
| 1:20.2 | And now he's rising to glorious fame. |
| 1:23.5 | Yes, sir. |
| 1:23.9 | Welcome to the show, buddy. |
| 1:25.2 | Thank you. |
| 1:26.0 | So let's see what my team says. Brandon Hall, sir. Welcome to the show, buddy. Thank you. So let's see what my team says. |
| 1:30.1 | Brandon Hall Himmel is, is Hall, your middle name? |
| 1:36.0 | Yeah. |
| 1:36.5 | Brandon Hall Himmel. |
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