#5 - John Cerasani - Getting a 2000% Raise, Translating Sports to Business, and Retiring by 42

John Cerasani is an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and host of the "2000% Raise" podcast. In addition to the "2000% Raise podcast," he is also has a book in the works under the same title, and is shooting for spring 2023 to release it. John is also active on social media platforms, mainly Instagram, Linkedin, and Tik Tok where he posts business advice as well as key clips from his podcast. 

In his past life, John was selling insurance at Arthur J Gallagher before deciding to branch off and start his own business, Northwestern Comprehensive, where he sought to go after the same clients by himself his former firm full of thousands of employees would obtain and succeeded. After selling to a private equity shop, he went on to find Glencrest Global, a Venture Capital firm looking to invest in "industry disruptors and game changers."

In this episode, John and I talk about how you can get a 2000% raise by betting on yourself through entrepreneurship, how former athletes can channel their energy from their sport into their next endeavor after sports, and developing the courage to go your own path. We also got into John's story of leaving his job, starting his own company, and eventually selling to private equity at 42 years old.

This is a great episode for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, as John is a walking example of what can happen if you trust yourself and go your own path.

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Timestamps

John’s Intro

1:30 How to get a 2000% raise

3:50 Book release

5:35 Translating sports to business

9:25 Dealing and relying on coworkers

13:55 Developing the courage to go your own path

18:00 Leaving Gallagher and starting own company

20:50 Mistakes new entrepreneurs make

24:00 Selling business to private equity

27:45 Private equity gets involved

29:50 The only way to become wealthy is to own part of a business

33:05 Top of the mountain, Retiring at 42

37:00 Do things that feel like play to you and work to others

38:45 Transferring energy from football into something else

41:00 The power of creating a personal brand

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