Steve Weiss is a lifelong entrepreneur having started his first successful venture at age 16 in his high school’s computer lab. Over the last three years, Steve invested most of his time building MuteSix as a performance marketing powerhouse. It’s since grown at a rate of 300%+ per year and is the most awarded Facebook social advertising agency, with more Facebook & Instagram marketing case studies than any other agency. In 2017, MuteSix was named one of Inc. magazine’s Best Workplaces and ranked #341 on the Inc. 500 list of fastest growing private companies. Steve is a highly regarded speaker on Entrepreneurship, eCommerce, and Facebook advertising and can be heard weekly on the “Spend $10K a Day” digital media podcast.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
None specific
When business started difficulties overcame:
“I didn’t really graduate college, I didn’t have any formal education, I was kind of written off, I came from a lower to middle income family in New Jersey in a one maybe 2 bedroom apartment in the middle of New Jersey and I think when I was in high school I was a 2.1 GPA and not a lot of people believed in me and I think and I always believed in myself, so I think the number one thing that I’ve always had deep down is the internal belief that I’m going to scratch, claw do whatever the heck it takes to get to whatever goals I want”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- Dr Seuss books
- Hoop Dreams: a True Story of Hardship and Triumph Book by Ben Joravsky
Favourite Quote:
“Be the change you want to see in the world”
Recommended Online Resources:
None specific
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“It doesn’t matter where you’re from, what you’ve done in the past what other people have done, the key is to shut out all the other stuff, measuring yourself against other people, measuring yourself against other people is toxic, do stuff that you’re passionate about, time is your most valuable asset, trust yourself, you’d be surprised what you can accomplish by trusting yourself it doesn’t matter where you’re from, education background, what part of town you’re from you have just as much opportunity for success as anyone else in this world” …[Listen for More]
More About Steve Weiss:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Asking, ‘Why?’ is the key to everything. Question always. Answer the why. Vickie Gould, Why: How to Create a Thriving Heart Centered Business that Lets You Live a Life of No Regrets and Fulfill Your Unique Calling.”
Other Quotes From the Chat with Steve Weiss:
- “I don’t think you should be reading entrepreneur books when you want to be an entrepreneur, I know it sounds crazy but what you should be doing is reading books about following the dream and being empowered to follow the dream”
“Keep remembering why you’re here” - “9/10ths of the game is just showing up”
- “Surround yourself with people that empower you”
- “Don’t ever be the smartest person in the room, if you’re the smartest person in the room you’re probably going to fail”
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