Brandon Vallorani is a practiced entrepreneur and accomplished CEO. He founded a five-time Inc. 5000 media conglomerate, and now has shifted his focus to Vallorani Estates, a luxury brand of fresh-roasted coffee, wine, cigars and olive oil with plans to expand into other luxury goods, as well as a coffee and wine bar. He is the author of the new book, “The Wolves and the Mandolin: Celebrating Life’s Privileges In A Harsh World” (ForbesBooks, March 20, 2017). “The Wolves and the Mandolin” follows the Vallorani family’s modest beginnings in Italy, shares legend-worthy stories of their first years in America, and culminates with Brandon’s success as an entrepreneur. Brandon provides his philosophies in business and management, and the path taken to create a quality brand of hand-curated luxury products, Vallorani Estates.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Brandon’s father and grandfather
When business started difficulties overcame:
“Capital, because when you go to a traditional bank and ask for a loan, they’re going to look for collateral which in a lot of times if you are like me in that time in my life I didn’t have a lot of collateral, I had a house but there was a mortgage on it so getting funding is a big deal and what I ended up doing was using my personal credit cards to buy products and advertising and that’s how I built my business”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
Think Big: Make It Happen In Business and Life Mass Market Book by Donald J. Trump and Bill ZankerFavourite Quote:
“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive, to breathe, to think, to enjoy, and to love”
Recommended Online Resources:
Inc – for the latest issue of Inc Magazine and get advice, tools, and services that help your small business grow
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Do what you love to do, don’t look out there and say well this particular field has the best opportunity to make money because what will happen is you’ll get into the grind of that and it will become a grind when you start building your business bigger but if you don’t love what you’re producing or love what you’re selling or love what you’re communicating, the grind will wear you down, but if what you’re producing is meaningful to you, you can put up with the challenges and stresses”…[Listen for More]
More About Brandon Vallorani:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“There is nothing nominal or lukewarm or indifferent about standing in this hurricane of questions every day and staring each one down until you’ve mustered all the bravery and fortitude and trust it takes to whisper just one of them out loud” Rachel Held Evans, Searching for Sunday
Other Quotes From the Chat with Brandon Vallorani:
- “If you work so hard that you stop to spend time with your family or your loved ones or your friends or if you fail to look out the window and just look at nature or to enjoy a really good glass of wine or a good film just slow down and appreciate life in its simplest form, that to me is what it’s all about”
- “If people around you see that you believe in the vision, they’re going to believe in the vision, they’re going to produce”
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