From Film School to Business Success: Building the Next Disney

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The chapter features a guest discussing their journey from film school to creating successful businesses like Quest Nutrition and Impact Theory, with a vision to build the next Disney. They share insights on controlling resources to control art, breaking down business into people, product, and process, and the significance of community-building and social media in achieving business success. The conversation also explores first principles thinking, engaging with business practically, and transitioning from solopreneurship to scaling a profitable business.

On today’s show, Robert Leonard chats with Tom Bilyeu on how he was able to build one of the fastest growing food companies in the world and received a $1 billion valuation in under 5 years, what marketing strategies there are to turn to first in order to grow a brand new company, what NFTs are and what Tom’s goals are with an NFT marketplace, and much, much more!

Tom Bilyeu is the co-founder of billion-dollar brand Quest Nutrition and the co-founder and host of Impact Theory.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN

00:00 - Intro

01:57 - How Tom was able to build one of the fastest-growing food companies in the world and received a $1 billion valuation in under 5 years.

08:09 - What marketing strategies to implement first in order to grow a brand new company.

08:09 - What Impact Theory is exactly and why Tom started it.

36:51 - What Tom’s process and strategy are for controlling one’s emotions.

36:51 - What has been the most influential book in Tom’s life?

43:15 - Where Tom falls on the debate of focusing versus trying a bunch of different things as an entrepreneur.

54:17 - What NFTs are and why Tom is so bullish on their future.

54:17 - What an NFT marketplace is and what Tom’s goals are with it.

And much, much more!

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BOOKS AND RESOURCES

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Tom Bilyeu’s Impact Theory Instagram.
Carol Dweck’s book Mindset.
Victor Frankl’s book Man’s Search for Meaning.
Gary Vaynerchuk’s book Crushing It!
Lori Greiner’s book Invent It, Sell It, Bank It!
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