Losing Everything... Twice: The Auto Firm
The Steve Harvey Morning Show
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4.5 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 6 February 2024
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
Alex Vega always loved cars. It started with a $500 car in high school and led to a custom detailing and modification business. Until one day, a business partner revealed his true colors and unceremoniously dumped Alex back to square one. But that wasn’t the first time that happened to Alex—and it wouldn’t be the last.
Join Ben and Tanya as they chat with Alex, owner of The Auto Firm, about how even the biggest red lights in the world can't stop you when you know your brand, the importance of paperwork (especially when working with friends), and how finally finding a trusted advisor-led to his greatest growth yet. These are The Unshakeables.
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| 0:00.0 | He stared at me straight in my face and said, I don't need you anymore. |
| 0:06.0 | Wow, so he backed out on his promise? |
| 0:08.0 | Not only backed out, he screwed me over. |
| 0:10.0 | Told me that there's nothing after two years and it was just like probably one of the most difficult things I've ever faced in my life. |
| 0:18.0 | I built this and I got to walk out. |
| 0:20.0 | It's his business. It's not mine. |
| 0:22.0 | That's Alex Vega, founder of the auto firm. |
| 0:24.7 | At that moment, he was up against a brick wall. |
| 0:27.6 | Pushed out of a company he helped build |
| 0:29.5 | with no other options. |
| 0:31.2 | He would have no choice but to start over, not just once, but twice. |
| 0:36.4 | It was like starting again from nothing. Welcome to the Unshakeables, from Chase for Business and Ruby Studio from I Heart Media. |
| 0:49.0 | I'm Ben Walter, CEO of Chase for Business. |
| 0:52.0 | And I'm Tanya Nippo, a lawyer and consultant for business owners. |
| 0:56.0 | On the Unshakables, we're sharing the daring stories of small business owners facing their crisis points, |
| 1:02.0 | and telling the stories of how they got through it. |
| 1:05.3 | Hey Tanya, we're back with another story and this one, this one might make you just a little bit uncomfortable. |
| 1:10.4 | Yeah, I am already nervous just based on what we've heard so far Ben it is so hard to start a business |
| 1:16.8 | And this man built one for someone else now he's turned back out on his own |
| 1:22.3 | It's even more complicated, just wait. |
| 1:24.0 | Ugh, no, keep me hanging. |
| 1:26.0 | Let's hear it. |
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