In 2010, Anthony Davenport founded a credit management firm that now represents professional athletes, celebrities, and top financial professionals. He has more than 15 years of experience in the mortgage banking and consumer credit industries.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
When business started difficulties overcame:
“I had no money. It was 3 months after our bankruptcy was discharged, I maybe had $1500 dollars to my name if that, so money was a huge issue, I had no credit so I couldn’t borrow money to build the business. I would literally have to bring in a dollar just to spend a dollar. I couldn’t borrow the money. I didn’t have a huge network”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future Book by Ashlee Vance
- Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-free Productivity Book by David Allen
Favourite Quote:
“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence, talent will not, nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent, genius will not, unrewarded genius is almost a proverb, education will not, the world is full of educated derelicts”
Recommended Online Resources:
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Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“if you are not willing to sacrifice a lot for your business, friendships, relationships, you should do something else because you may not cut it, you may not make it when times get rough, you may start to doubt yourself. I was willing to go all in and I put my money where my mouth is and I slept at my office and I said to my friends I’m sorry I can’t hang out for a long time because I’m working and it was worth it”…[Listen for More]
More About Anthony Davenport:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Don’t worry about failure; you only have to be right once.” Drew Houston, founder and CEO of Dropbox
Other Quotes From the Chat with Anthony Davenport:
- “Failure it’s gonna happen but I’m gonna win at the end of the day”
- “I’ve met people who’ve failed as entrepreneurs and what I’ve found is they weren’t willing to hustle for it. I’m trying but I’m not willing to give it everything, I still need to go out and hang out and have fun or go to the game or I can always fall back on my day job, those are people that are not going to make it”
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