The Upside of Adversity with Brian Smith: An EOFire Classic from 2020
Entrepreneurs on Fire
John Lee Dumas
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🗓️ 18 December 2022
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2020. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant.
At 29, Brian Smith decided that a life in Public Accounting was not for him! He quit his job and went to California to look for a new business idea and to surf. He soon noticed that there were no sheepskin boots in California, so he and a friend brought six pairs from Australia to test and so, "UGG" was born.
Top 3 Value Bombs:
1. You have to have a certain amount of ignorance to be a good entrepreneur because if you knew all the obstacles ahead of you, you would never start.
2. You have to capture the image of what you want your target market to feel; the more you put emotions to your visuals, the more successful you can be.
3. The most disappointing disappointments will become your greatest blessings.
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| 0:00.0 | Boom Shake the Room Fire Nation, JLD here and welcome to entrepreneurs on fire brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast network with great shows like business made simple. |
| 0:11.0 | Today we're pulling a timeless Eofire episode from the |
| 0:14.2 | archives so the giveaway may not be active and we'll be breaking down the |
| 0:18.0 | upside of adversity to drop these value bombs I brought to Brian Smith into |
| 0:22.2 | Eofire Studios. Brian decided that life |
| 0:24.6 | in public accounting was not for him. He quit his job, went to California to look for a new business |
| 0:28.9 | idea into surf. He soon noticed that there were no sheepskin boots in California, so he and a friend bought six pairs from Australia to test and so Ugg was born. |
| 0:40.0 | Today Fire Nation will talk about how you need a certain amount of ignorance to be a good entrepreneur. |
| 0:44.0 | We'll talk about the most disappointing disappointments become your greatest blessings and so much more. |
| 0:50.0 | And a big thank you for sponsoring today's episode goes to Brian and our sponsors. |
| 0:55.6 | The best podcast listening and discovery app in the world is here and is called |
| 1:00.2 | Pidopolo. Visit pedopolo.com download the app, mention Johnny Dumas, my |
| 1:05.3 | Pidopolo username, when you sign up for a free account and start listening now. |
| 1:09.6 | That's P-O-D-O-P-D-O-D-O-D-O-D-O-D-O-T-Kutcher is brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network, the Audio Destination for Business Professionals. |
| 1:22.2 | Tune in and discover your dream career |
| 1:24.2 | with productivity tips, business hacks, |
| 1:26.0 | and so much more. |
| 1:27.0 | Jenna's recent episode on Four Questions |
| 1:29.0 | to Qualify your digital product idea is a must listen. |
| 1:32.2 | Listen to Gold Digger wherever you get your podcast. |
| 1:37.1 | Brian, say what's up to Fire Nation |
| 1:40.9 | and share something interesting about yourself that most people don't know. |
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