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Dropping Bombs

The Truth About Being an Entrepreneur | Things You Are Not Told

Dropping Bombs

Brad Lea

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

4.82.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2025

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

LightSpeed VT: https://www.lightspeedvt.com/⁣
Dropping Bombs Podcast: https://www.droppingbombs.com/⁣

You’re here because you want to win—big. Brad Lea doesn’t mess around. In this episode, he sits down with Robyn Norwood to tear into the aftermath of selling her company, legal battles, the resilience required to rebuild in real estate, and her new role building a national division at Foundation Title & Escrow, delivering the unfiltered truth you won’t find anywhere else. No fluff, just real talk and actionable steps to crush it in business and life.⁣

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https://www.aroundrobyn.com/⁣

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.⁣

LightSpeed VT is Brad’s brainchild—the world’s leading interactive training platform. It’s built to make your team sharper, faster, and more effective, without wasting time or money. Whether you’re a startup or a Fortune 500, LightSpeed VT is how you scale success and dominate your industry. Curious? Check it out:⁣
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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/⁣

This isn’t just a video. It’s a wake-up call. Watch it. Share it. Act on it.⁣
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Transcript

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0:00.0

I'll never have enough money in the bank.

0:01.8

There is a certain place I want to be in life because I want to help people.

0:05.9

And when I sold the company, I had plans using that money to do things for my kids to set them up.

0:11.8

What I went through with the lawsuit, it's just changed everything.

0:14.9

What are some of the things that you heard in your head that you would say was the devil?

0:19.9

You.

0:22.1

So entrepreneurs listen up because she's learned some hard lessons along the way.

0:29.2

You've done an exit or two.

0:31.9

And you got a big chunk of money, but got kind of screwed out of the other half.

0:36.8

I did.

0:37.1

So you had to like go to court, fight and scrape. And I asked you in the green room, would you do it again? And you said, no, I wouldn't. If you could do it over, you would have just let it go. Why? Because there's a lot of people out there. They're going to get in lawsuits. And a lot of them want to. They think they need to. And that billionaire

0:55.3

told me, don't. And then I asked you if you'd do it over and you said no, which is interesting.

1:00.2

So tell me about it. So what I realized very quickly once I filed the lawsuit, it was very heavy to carry.

1:11.6

And the court system is very slow.

1:15.6

So just over time, it was weighing on me.

1:19.6

It was like carrying a heavy backpack and I, I just couldn't do it anymore.

1:24.6

And what I realized is it was holding me back. You know, like I tell

1:29.8

you about this block. I've just had this block. You know, it was holding me back and not allowing me to

1:37.6

continue on with my life. You know, and I wasn't angry. I was more sad than anything, but the reason I wouldn't do it again is it's a lot of money, but we can all make money.

1:50.3

We all, for me, that's probably the one thing that I've done right in my life, you know.

1:58.0

But when you're dealing with the justice system and you're writing checks,

2:05.2

big checks to your attorney and you just don't see light at the end of the tunnel,

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