373: Learning from People Who Have Done What You Want to Do with Evan Carmichael

Evan Carmichael coaches entrepreneurs for peak performance. At 19, he built then sold a biotech software company. At 22, he was a venture capitalist helping raise $500K to $15 million. Evan was named one of the Top 100 Great Leadership Speakers for your Next Conference by Inc. magazine and one of the Top 40 Social Marketing Talents by Forbes. He has been interviewed or featured as an entrepreneur expert in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Mashable, and elsewhere. He now runs EvanCarmichael.com, a popular website for entrepreneurs. He speaks globally and is based in Toronto. And his One Word is “Believe.”

Entrepreneurial Role Models:

• Evan’s Parents
• Amadeo Giannini (Founder of the bank of America)
• Steve Jobs
• Oprah Winfrey

When business started difficulties overcame:

“Do I do this business that is not working out or do I take that job that I thought I always wanted”…[Listen for More]

Favourite Books:

• Radicals and Visionaries: Entrepreneurs Who Revolutionized the 20th Century Book by Thaddeus Wawro
• The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape the 9-5, Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich Book by Timothy Ferriss

Favourite Quote:

“Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent”

Recommended Online Resources:

Youtube

Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:

“Do what you’re passionate about, too many entrepreneurs pick up inc magazine and see a list of the fastest growing companies and they said well I need to get into that space because its growing really quickly, I need to go and create my own app even though you know nothing about apps, you don’t care about apps, you won’t have success just trying to chase an opportunity, you have to be passionate about what you’re doing”…[Listen for More]

More About Evan Carmichael:

Evan Carmichael

Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:

“An empowered life begins with serious personal questions about oneself. Those answers bare the seeds of success.” Steve Maraboli

Other Quotes From the Chat with Evan Carmichael:

“Anybody who has done what you want to do, or close to what you want to do, you can learn from what got them there”

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