The Black Diamond Podcast
Ep.21 Adam Mendler: Thirty Minute Mentors, the Podcast
September 29, 2020
Entrepreneurship can be challenging. Thankfully, there have been lots of successful entrepreneurs like Adam that have actually paved the way and had given us with some insight. In this episode, Adam shared his entrepreneurial journey, tips when is the right time to take a leap and start own business, why is it harder to be an entrepreneur than working as a corporate employee, challenges as an entrepreneur and his mission to help people become more successful entrepreneurs, and more successful leaders. We also talked about his podcast Thirty Minute Mentors podcast which each episode features a wealth of practical, actionable advice from a leading CEO, founder, athlete, celebrity, influencer or general/admiral on how they made it to the top.
Adam Mendler is the CEO of The Veloz Group, where he co-founded and oversees ventures across a wide variety of industries: Beverly Hills Chairs, the leading seller of refurbished Herman Miller Aeron chairs in the country; Custom Tobacco, a one-of-a-kind e-commerce platform where customers can create fully customized, private-label cigars in real-time; and Veloz Solutions, a technology consulting and software development practice. Adam is also a nationally acclaimed thought leader, writer and speaker on topics including leadership, entrepreneurship and management. Adam is the creator and host of the podcast Thirty Minute Mentors, where each week he goes one on one with one of the most successful people in the country on how they got to the top and how listeners can too.

Entrepreneurship can be challenging. Thankfully, there have been lots of successful entrepreneurs like Adam that have actually paved the way and had given us with some insight. In this episode, Adam shared his entrepreneurial journey, tips when is the right time to take a leap and start own business, why is it harder to be an entrepreneur than working as an corporate employee, challenges as an entrepreneur and his mission to help people become more successful entrepreneurs, and more successful leaders. We also talked about his podcast Thirty Minute Mentors podcast which each episode features a wealth of practical, actionable advice from a leading CEO, founder, athlete, celebrity, influencer or general/admiral on how they made it to the top.

 

Quotes:

·         “And the answer that I give people is, don't take the entrepreneurial leap, unless you have a great idea that you are dedicated to pushing on that deeply compels you to drop everything you're doing and go all-in on your business.”
·         “I think the most important thing is, when you do something, when you make a decision, you have to live with it, you have to learn from any decision you make whether it's a good decision or a bad decision”
·         “As any entrepreneur can tell you, it's all about execution.”

 

Resources and Links:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/adammendler/ 

https://www.adammendler.com/ 

https://www.thevelozgroup.com/