EP 47- Paul Halme- Serial Entrepreneur/Investor: Punching, Choking, Kicking, and Investing Into a Magnificent Life
Episode description
-Mike Tyson
No truer statement has ever been made. Some people on this planet have literally run towards getting punched in the nose by life. Sometimes it’s curiosity. And sometimes, it’s circumstantial. No matter what it is, one thing you can count on in life is, you are going to be punched square in the nose. The difference between the whiners and the winners is the winners keep getting back up and learn to roll with the punches. Today’s guest knows a thing or 8 about getting knocked around in life, and he’s taken all of it on the chin and come out relatively unscathed.
Paul Halme is a 2X Best-Selling Author, Brazilian Jui Jitsu World Champion, Business Consultant, and Investor who started his life like most people…….college, a corporate job, and the journey to discovering that was not the end all be all for him.
No Bull Business and Brews never disappoints in the conversations they bring to the table and today, Jason, Steve, and Paul dive in first with a beer. Paul just happened to be opening up a Dos Equis for this episode. They discuss Paul’s journey into the Stockbroker world where Paul’s only requirement at the time was that he had a college degree. Paul talks about his love for golf and getting to play it while he was in college. A chance meeting with a friend introduced him to the UFC close to 20 years ago. He was fascinated by the industry and dove head first into being a sparring partner who ended up becoming a champion in the UFC. Paul shares how he decided to jump into fighting MMA late in the game at 35. Jason and Steve steer the conversation towards business as Paul talks about what made him decide to jump into entrepreneurship. His path is similar to many entrepreneurs who have come before him and he shares how he was able to stop doing the things he didn’t like and start focusing on the things that brought him joy. When that revelation came, the flood gates opened for Paul. Today, he shares his story. It’s a great one filled with twists and turns. Pop the corn and get ready for an entertaining episode.
What You’ll Learn:
- Why Paul decided to become a stockbroker
- How he juggled marriage and traveling with the UFC.
- Why he decided to leave his cushy corporate job with a 401K, great benefits, and a killer salary
- Paul’s approach to everything he does in life
- One thing Paul’s wife did to help him get the ball rolling on their gym
- How long it took Paul to build his gym from zero clients to a thriving business model people seek him out for to this day
- Why Paul’s ears are mangled
- What Paul did when he was sick of having a gym and still not winning
- One conversation that led him to writing one of his best-selling books, which created a new opportunity and stream of revenue for Paul and his family
- How Paul was able to survive the pandemic as a gym owner
- Why 90% of people quit his gym and how Paul is helping other gym owners to prevent this from happening to them in the future
- The Pareto Principle and what it is
- Finance 101 as a business owner
- Why it’s not a great idea to dump all of your money into your business
- How diversifying your investments and the channels Paul deployed to help him remove himself from the tedium of the day-to-day
- And much more!
Favorite Quote:
“That’s the next American Dream. Passive income. It’s real. You just gotta get in the right circles.”
-Paul Halme
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