Greg Centineo ): has a creative and transforming presence that inspires and draws people to want to engage in projects. Over the last three decades of his life, he has followed the path of entrepreneurism, that has led him to a variety of industries and profound business start-ups. Through his ability to connect people, as well as to reframe goals and story of a business or idea, he can redirect a company or project struggling to meet its objectives. Greg is a subject matter expert on raising private equity and securing project capital, he has raised in excess of 125 million dollars during the worst economic years (2008-2015).
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Greg’s father
When business started difficulties overcame:
“Credibility, as an entrepreneur, you’re always an entrepreneur but when you start off in those early days, your thoughts, you’re not a thought leader you just have thoughts, there’s no lead in there, people question what you see, people question what you believe and there’s no credibility to believe what you’re saying works so those were the biggest struggle trying to convince others to join me with what I was trying to achieve”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- Steve Jobs Biography
- Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time Book by Howard Schultz
- Einstein: His Life and Universe book by Walter Isaacson
Favourite Quote:
“The average person will die at 26 but will be buried at 62, you die before you die, your dreams, hopes, aspirations all go way before you’re buried, so when I live my life, I wanna be alive, I wanna be alive man”
Recommended Online Resources:
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Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Stay as grounded as you can, surround yourself with a really good inner team, inner core of people who are loyal, who love you, who believe in you, who are honest enough to tell you you’re false and I believe you’ll achieve what you gotta achieve whilst being balanced”…[Listen for More]
More About Greg Centineo:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“The first question I ask myself when something doesn’t seem to be beautiful is why do I think it’s not beautiful. And very shortly you discover that there is no reason.” John Cage
Other Quotes From the Chat with Greg Centineo:
- “Failure is the major ingredient of success”
- “If you tell me I couldn’t fail at this business, I’m running the other way”
- “Dent the universe”
- “It’s not about an answer, it’s about a better question”
- “Authenticity is understanding who you are, journeying into yourself being self aware of who you are and what you’re supposed to be doing and making decisions based on that”
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