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🗓️ 4 December 2024
⏱️ 61 minutes
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What’s up, Bomb Squad! I’m you host Brad Lea and This is Dropping Bombs.
In this episode, I brought in guest Jesse Bounds, a true blue-collar entrepreneur and awesome guy who’s built a $15 million agricultural and trucking empire from the ground up. Jesse started at just 17 years old, working hay fields in Oregon, and now he’s exporting hay and straw across the globe. We talked about scaling smart (after he learned the hard way), using social media to recruit top talent, and the game-changing potential of AI in trucking and farming.
Jesse’s also has this amazing coaching group, 104 Coaching, where he’s guiding farmers, truckers, and construction pros on real business tactics, fitness, and leveling up their mindset. This episode is packed with lessons on building a solid foundation, adapting to tech, and why fitness is a game-changer in business.
Tune in, Bomb Squad—you don’t want to miss this one!
What You'll Learn: How to scale a blue-collar business from scratch, avoid common financial pitfalls, leverage social media for recruitment, and adapt to evolving technologies like AI and automation to stay competitive.
Highlights:
Entrepreneurial Journey
Building a Business from Scratch
The Export Market and Challenges
Rapid Scaling and Hard Lessons Learned
Community and Coaching Group
Leveraging Social Media and Recruitment Automation
Future of Agriculture and Trucking Industries
Personal Development and Healthy Lifestyle Choices
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You can follow today’s guest at:
https://www.instagram.com/jessebounds__/
https://www.instagram.com/boundscoffee/
https://www.instagram.com/jesseboundstrucking/
Watch the full video episode on Brad’s Rumble here: https://rumble.com/c/c-2544182
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0:00.0 | Listen up |
0:01.0 | or run for cover. |
0:06.1 | From the people who have it to the people who need it. |
0:12.3 | The real. |
0:13.8 | Brad Lee is dropping. |
0:29.0 | What it is, Brad Lee, back in the studio with another episode of dropping bombs today in the studio, folks. |
0:33.5 | I got a real treat for you as always, Jesse Bounds in the house. |
0:34.3 | Thanks, Brad. |
0:39.3 | Oh, Jesse Bounds is an agricultural and trucking entrepreneur. Is that right? |
0:40.3 | Yep. |
0:41.3 | My team writes this. |
0:42.3 | Sometimes I don't know. |
0:43.3 | You're reading it right now. |
0:44.3 | And owns and operates Bounds Hay Company and Jesse Bounds trucking, exporting |
0:50.3 | hay and straw products from Oregon to Southeast Asia. |
0:53.3 | You grew up in Eugene, Oregon, and you started your business when you was 17. |
0:57.9 | You started this business when you were 17? |
1:00.1 | Yeah. |
1:00.5 | How old are you now? |
1:01.8 | 41. |
1:03.3 | So you've been a business owner since 17? |
1:06.7 | Dude, what's the deal? |
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