How I Used Social Media to Turn My Passion Into $60M (And You Can Too)
Dropping Bombs
Brad Lea
4.9 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 10 April 2026
⏱️ 62 minutes
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This episode was sponsored by Cardiff & onlyatgrandslam.com
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Today's Dropping Bombs episode features Nathan Burns, the guy who turned a childhood dream into a $60 million American dream sports card empire using nothing but an iPhone and Facebook Live.
Nathan breaks down how he clawed his way up from rock bottom, why failure is just tuition, and the simple mindset shift that changed everything.
This isn't just a business story — it's a blueprint for anyone who feels like they're drowning and wonders if one more shot is even worth it. Spoiler: it is.
Whether you collect cards or have never touched one in your life, this episode will change how you think about passion, persistence, and building something from nothing.
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Website: https://onlyatgrandslam.com/
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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 | We did have a card pulled out of one of our boxes that sold for 1.8 million. |
| 0:04.0 | It went from being virtually unknown to selling millions of dollars of baseball cards |
| 0:08.6 | within a six-month window. |
| 0:10.6 | I'm nobody special, so if I can do it, why can't someone else do it in any industry? |
| 0:14.7 | It doesn't matter what it is. |
| 0:15.8 | It's can you find something that you're passionate about and monetize it? |
| 0:19.4 | The social media is the key. |
| 0:27.0 | I'll fly to Dallas on Thursday and I'll sell six figures with taking nothing but a carry-on suitcase with me. |
| 0:28.3 | There's a card that's never been found. |
| 0:30.3 | If that card surfaces, it's selling for more than 10 million bucks. |
| 0:33.3 | It's this. |
| 0:37.2 | What it is, Bradley, back again with another episode. |
| 0:43.2 | As always, got a real treat for you. |
| 0:45.3 | Nathan Burns in the house. |
| 0:47.1 | What's happening? |
| 0:47.6 | Hey, man, how you doing? |
| 0:48.9 | Guys, if you guys don't know Nathan Burns, |
| 0:50.7 | that's because he just likes to stay tucked away in his little life without |
| 0:55.9 | freaking bothering anybody, but he's the owner of Grand Slam Collectibles. This dude turned |
| 1:01.0 | to childhood dream from 1984 into a $60 million sports card empire using nothing but an |
| 1:07.7 | iPhone and Facebook Live. After hitting rock bottom in 2010 and grinding |
| 1:13.7 | through real estate, he opened his shop in 2016 with 30K, going from $110 sales days to $750K in a single |
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