Russell Stuart is Founder and Managing Director of Force Protection Agency, an elite celebrity protective services firm that is known as the Secret Service of Hollywood.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Russell’s Father
When business started difficulties overcame:
“wow. A lot. Security is a highly regulated, highly licensed, highly insured business and I knew none of those things. So to come into something as someone with no background… This industry is so highly regulated and there is so many bumps and hoops that having no knowledge of it is incredibly difficult. So I spent many many many months reading and watching YouTube videos and just trying to pick other people’s brains because having no knowledge of anything to do with this industry is almost impossible to get anything started”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure Book by Grant CardoneFavourite Quote:
” Security is always seen as too much until the day it’s not enough” Former FBI Director, William Hedgcock Webster
Recommended Online Resources:
- YouTube, LLC is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California. Three former PayPal employees—Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim—created the service in February 2005. Google bought the site in November 2006 for US$1.65 billion; YouTube now operates as one of Google’s subsidiaries.
- Podcasts
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“definitely have a plan. That is the number one thing that I believe so many people have a downfall of… I’m not saying you need to have a 4000 page plan that’s made by some super expensive business adviser but you need to go into your idea and your journey with some kind of understanding of what the next 20, 30, 40, 50 steps are going to be or you can see your fantastic idea crumble into oblivion very quickly”…[Listen for More]
More About Russell Stuart:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” Anais Nin
Other Quotes From the Chat with Russell Stuart:
- “if I would of taken more time to ask more questions from people that knew the industry and say where are the openings? Not just what I believe but what they knew from the ground”
- “you need to get up every day and you need to swing for the rafters every single moment. No one is going to give it to you”
- “for the average entrepreneur you need to be ready to fight. And I mean get into the trenches and get dirty every single day. And don’t worry about the parties and don’t worry about all of the garbage and distractions, you get out there, you get your plan set and you go out there and execute it. And if you are not prepared to do that, get that part all solved up first, get your fighting gloves on and get to work”
- “if I would have asked more questions and said what is the industry in need of instead of just simply saying I am now in the industry I will just give them everything… is basically that I would love to go back to day one and redo”
- “do it, get out there, do it, put your gloves on and go out there and fight the good fight because we need more entrepreneurs out there and we need people out there building businesses, employing people and just making our world a better place. So, get your idea, put your pants on, get out of that door and I can’t wait to be your customer”
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