How to Succeed as an Outsider in Your Industry with Rich Thomson

Entrepreneurs on Fire

John Lee Dumas

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🗓️ 16 June 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Rich Thomson, Founder and CEO of Dreamliner Luxury Coaches, expanded from 12 buses to the nation's largest entertainment logistics company, serving A-list artists like Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Drake, and more.

Top 3 Value Bombs

1. You can find the right people by finding the right leader in each group and build trust with them.

2. Team is important so focus on having the right people in the right places.

3. Recognize that you need to build relationships, credibility and trust with the founders and no matter how much you can do with the business you need to lean on the and gain trust from them.

Bringing A Personal and Customized Approach to every project - Dreamliner Luxury Coaches Website

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0:00.0	Who's ready to rock today, Fire Nation. JLD here and welcome to Entrepreneurs on Fire,
0:07.4	the only daily show interviewing the world's top entrepreneurs seven days a week.
0:11.5	Today we'll be breaking down how to succeed as an outsider in your industry.
0:15.8	To draw these value bombs, I brought Rich Thompson into EOFire Studios.
0:19.2	Rich is the founder and CEO of Dreamliner luxury coaches, expanded from 12 buses to the nation's
0:24.2	largest entertainment logistics company, serving a list artists like Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Drake,
0:29.7	and more.
0:30.7	And today, our nation, we're going to talk about evolving.
0:33.8	We'll talk about how being an outsider is actually an advantage.
0:36.5	Having the right team is key.
0:38.2	How do you do that?
0:39.1	And oh, so much more.
0:40.6	And a big thank you for sponsoring today's episode goes to Rich and our sponsors.
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