274: The Cable Cowboy Who Went from Broke to Broadband 🤠 | Terry Koosed of Bel Air Internet

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Millionaire Interviews Podcast & Sir Austin Peek

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4.7 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2025

⏱️ 136 minutes

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Terry Koosed is the Founder of Bel Air Internet, a Los Angeles based Internet Service Provider, and a leading authority on successful entrepreneurship. He has founded and successfully run seven companies in the high-tech industry during the past 40 years, sometimes concurrently, and is what some would call, a serial entrepreneur. Listen to Part II, right now: How Exceptional Customer Service made Bel Air Internet a Leading Provider (A Continuation of EP 274). This Episode is Sponsored By: Jon Ostenson, Founder of FranBridge Consulting and Top 1% US Franchise Consultant is here to help you explore the world of non-food franchising opportunities today. Jon and his team are part of the largest brokerage in the US and have vetted the market thoroughly. Sign up for a free consultation call with Jon today at millionaire-interviews.com/franbridgeconsulting and receive a FREE copy of his new book Non-Food Franchising. Franbridge Consulting offers five more non-food franchise opportunities in 2024 that you can explore. FranBridge is hands down the premier source of the best opportunities in the non-food franchising world. You can hear more of Jon’s story and how he started FranBridge Consulting on Episode 250 of our podcast. Sign up for a free consultation call with Jon today at millionaire-interviews.com/franbridgeconsulting and receive a FREE copy of his new book Non-Food Franchising. Want to Support the Show? Well we'd love for you to join our Patreon Group! What's in it for you? Well you'll instantly get a scheduled call from Austin, where he'll help you with your current or future business... Sign-Up Now at millionaire-interviews.com/patreon. 😀😎😍 *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, Resources Mentioned, & the Fabulous 4 Questions on this episode visit our website: Millionaire Interviews. ***

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0:00.0	On the previous episode, I read feedback from Frugal Freddy, and a lot of you have been asking,
0:07.1	how can I support the podcast? And by a lot of you, I mean my mom and dad, they reached out to ask
0:13.8	how they could support the podcast. Well, in addition to being a Patreon member, Mom and Dad,
0:19.4	I've also set up an OnlyFans account
0:22.3	so you can follow me over there. My username is Biz Boy 69. That's B-I-Z-B-O-I-6-9.
0:33.9	And I'm showing everyone my big business secrets over there, so you don't want to miss out.
0:40.3	And thanks, Mom and Dad. Without your support, people like Frugal Freddie couldn't access this awesome free interview they're about to listen to right now.
0:49.1	I know Freddie thanks you too.
0:51.2	So now on to this awesome interview with Terry Cousad.
0:57.1	Oh my God. Bedlam breaks out in the room. One of the DTV accepts comes over and we say, Terry,
1:02.5	you might have to leave. And it's like, for what? What did I do? Well, I literally got escorted out.
1:09.6	So in 1979, we closed our year at almost 40 million in revenue with $10 million net profits.
1:17.7	Now, when you think about 10 million net profit in 1979, that's the equivalent today of 30 mil.
1:24.6	And this is two years into it.
1:26.6	So at the time, I'm thinking, my goodness, I'm the golden
1:29.7	boy. The saying I used to have on the wall was tough times don't last, tough people do. It was like
1:36.8	grandpa, but what if you're doing something you hate? Doesn't matter. Work like a dog. This is where I learned
1:42.0	one of my first most important lessons in business,
1:45.0	and I would tell everybody to remember this for their whole life.
1:50.0	So I stop, and Stanky just rips me a new asshole.
1:56.0	I had a guy tell me a long time ago, people do what you inspect, not what you expect.
2:02.3	My dad was lecturing me at the time.
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