#70: Brandon T. Adams: The Shark Tank Journey from Iowa to Industry Leader

The Founder Podcast

Chris Lee

Business, Entrepreneurship

5 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of the Founder Podcast, we dive into the journey of Brandon T. Adams, founder and CEO of Accelerant Media Group. Originally hailing from a small town in Iowa, Brandon shares his story of hard work, persistence, and the pivotal moments that led him to success in the business world. From his early entrepreneurial ventures to partnering with Shark Tank's Kevin Harrington.

Brandon's tale is one of transformation and triumph. He also opens up about his struggles, including a near bankruptcy, and how these experiences shaped his approach to business and life. His insights on the importance of mentorship, building wealth, and the power of positive thinking make this episode a must-listen for aspiring entrepreneurs and business enthusiasts alike!

Highlights:

"When you make somebody money, they listen." "Most people overestimate what they can do in one or two years but underestimate what they can do in five to ten years." "Be very careful of who you're surrounding yourself with.”

Timestamps:

03:00 Providing Value 08:59 Recovering from Financial Loss 10:23 Lessons from Failure 17:58 Mentors and Influencers 23:17 Creating Fair Deals 29:31 Heal AI-Driven Companies 40:19 Top Habits for Success

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey founder nation. I'm super excited to bring you Mr Brandon T Adams
0:05.2	Brandon is a two-time Emmy award winner that has all kinds of incredible information to share on how he went to the top to the bottom right
0:14.9	back to the top again partnering with incredible people like Kevin Harrington one of
0:18.8	the original sharks from Shark Tank jump on into this incredible episode. Let's go.
0:23.0	Yo, yo, yeah, welcome to another episode of the founder podcast.
0:28.0	Today I am joined by Mr. Brandon T. Adams, founder and CEO of Accelerant Media Group based out of Nashville, is that correct?
0:38.7	Nashville, Tennessee.
0:40.5	That's awesome.
0:41.5	This guy is a two-time award, Emmy Award winning producer.
0:46.6	He's got an incredible backstory. He helps scale nine-figure businesses, has a huge portfolio. he's a partner with Kevin Harrington
0:54.8	one of the former sharks from Shark Tank he's got a really cool background we're
0:58.8	really excited to jump in and learn a little bit more about you, Brandon.
1:03.0	Well, thank you for having me, Chris.
1:04.1	I'm excited to go on some stories
1:06.2	and share some lessons along the way.
1:08.6	Sweet, man.
1:09.3	Where are you originally from?
1:11.7	So I'm originally from Iowa, a small town, Gardavillo, Iowa.
1:16.0	There's about 700 people, so wasn't, like give you an example, the closest Starbucks
1:22.3	was an hour away the closest Walmart was
1:25.2	30 minutes away so I was in the middle of nowhere I love it man that sounds a lot
1:29.9	like the the place I grew up with we were we grew I grew up in a small town about 2,500 people
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