Door-to-Door Kid Makes $1 Million at 25 (Here's His Secret)

Dropping Bombs

Brad Lea

Business, Bradlea, Success, Mentor, Coach, Advice, Money, Strategy, Training, Entrepreneurship, Therealbradlea, Entrepreneur, Comedy

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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What if your faith crisis unlocked millionaire secrets? In this captivating episode of Dropping Bombs, I bring you solar sales powerhouse Tyler Bastian—who went from knocking doors at 13 with a squeegee to building a $50M empire at VITL Power (half-acquired by Freedom Forever). The real story isn't just the money—it's how he turned devastating family tragedies (losing his brother, sister, and father) into unstoppable mental fortitude that made him a door-to-door legend. Tyler reveals why solar isn't dead (despite the haters), how his 15-year-old son banks $100/hour washing windows, and the brutal truth about sales: if you're not making $20K/month, you're selling the wrong sh*t.

Here's the no-BS playbook: Door-to-door sales teaches rejection immunity and financial freedom faster than any college degree. Tyler breaks down why Utah breeds D2D champions (Mormon missions = rejection boot camp), how to handle "no soliciting" signs the right way, and the mindset shift separating six-figure earners from quitters—it's not about avoiding rejection, it's about controlling your energy recovery time. If you're trapped in a low-wage grind, swapping your precious time for scraps, here's your wake-up call: step up to commissions, master your mindset, and attack every door like it's your golden ticket. Stop working harder for less—start working smarter for more.

🔗 Resources

🌐 VITL Power — Contact through Tyler's social media https://www.vitltalent.co/invite https://www.vitlpower.com/

📲 Follow Tyler on Instagram @ty.bastian — https://www.instagram.com/ty.bastian

📲 Follow VITL Power @vitl.official — https://www.instagram.com/vitl.official

▶️ CEO Does Stand-Up Comedy (Brad's video) — https://youtu.be/IJOX6c39gVY?si=X1NOo1A4iJ6UluhO

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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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Brad's also behind Closer School, the go-to program for mastering sales and closing deals like a pro. Want to 10x your income? This is where you start. His book, The Hard Way, lays out the brutal, honest lessons he learned building his empire—your blueprint to winning the game. Get it here: https://bradlea.com/product/the-hard-way/

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0:00.0	What do you think's in the water in Utah that makes people such good door-to-door people? Not the water. You got a religion. How do you get around no soliciting neighborhoods? I'm going to give two answers. Solar's done. There's never been a better time, in my opinion, to hop into solar. I've got guys that are 20 to 25 making several hundred thousand dollars a year. I got a 25 year old to make over a million bucks this year selling so I was I know a solar kid that was he was like 23 doing 50 grand
0:26.1	a month oh absolutely like a month we got guys doing that left and right what's the number one objection
0:30.9	they get at the door you think number one objection that they're gonna hear hear at the door. Sure.
0:44.7	What it is, Brad Lee back again with another episode of dropping bombs today in the studio, folks.
0:49.1	I got a real treat for you, Tyler Bastion in the house. What's happening?
0:52.9	What's up, man? Thanks for having me on here. Folks, if you guys don't know who he is, this dude started in direct sales at like 13 years old, took his hustle into the college tennis court and then turned that grind into a sales career that's now redefining solar.
1:04.4	After dominating it Vivint and Solar City, he founded vital power, a company so strong.
1:09.8	The nation's largest solar installer
1:12.8	Freedom Forever came knocking and acquired half of it. That's bitching. Now they're scaling
1:18.0	towards 50 million in revenue with a thousand person sales team nationwide, best of the best,
1:27.0	not bad for a Utah kid with a squeegee.
1:30.3	With a squeegee once upon a time, man.
1:32.4	Hey, squeegee.
1:33.9	But again, dude, it says here, success isn't the full story.
1:38.0	This dude's had to rebuild through divorce, navigate a deep faith transition, and survive
1:42.5	the gut punch loss of a brother, sister, and father,
1:46.6	all while leading a rocket ship of a business and raising three kids.
1:51.6	40 years old, shredded, switched on.
1:55.0	He's here to drop bombs on mindset, adversity, high performance sales, and staying human while building an empire.
2:01.0	And quite frankly, if you guys are paying attention, opportunity, folks.
2:05.3	Because I was telling you in the boardroom, like, there's so many people out there working
2:11.0	in a kitchen, digging ditches, in a limited position in life.
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