ENTREPRENEURSHIP
I have been fortunate enough to have employees, generate over millions in revenue by myself, raise significant venture capital, sit on numerous boards, and partner in a pro sports venture which is cool but incredibly difficult to navigate. I’ve also failed to make payroll and had to lay people off. I’ve been sued. I’ve had my technology product crash when I got my big chance to partner with Def Jam Records on the launch of Watch The Throne. I’ve curled up in a ball and wanted to die probably 20 or more times over the last 10 years. Nothing about this is for the faint of heart.
But I wouldn’t trade any of it. The failures are inevitable. But the effort, the planning, the heart, the autonomy… these things are magic, and I think they are only accessible to the average person through entrepreneurship. That’s why I’m so passionate about it.
I also believe there is a ton of bullshit out there about entrepreneurship. Because I learned by doing as an adult, I had to figure out the hard way what was real and what wasn’t. As an investor, mentor, advisor, partner, and now content creator, my take on entrepreneurship will be consistent and authentic with good intentions even if it’s hard to swallow. The game is hard enough, you don’t need bad guidance to make it any harder.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
I have been fortunate enough to have employees, generate over $1M in revenue by myself, raise significant venture capital, sit on numerous boards, and most recently partner in a pro sports venture which is incredibly cool but also incredibly difficult to navigate. I’ve also failed to make payroll and had to lay people off. I’ve been sued. I’ve had my technology product crash when I got my big chance to partner with Def Jam records on the launch of Watch The Throne. I’ve curled up in a ball and wanted to die probably 20 or more times over the last 10 years. Nothing about this is for the faint of heart.
But I wouldn’t trade any of it. The failures are inevitable. But the effort, the planning, the heart, the autonomy… these things are magic, and I think they are only accessible to the average person through entrepreneurship. That’s why I’m so passionate about it.
I also believe there is a ton of bullshit out there about entrepreneurship. Because I learned by doing as an adult, I had to figure out the hard way what was real and what wasn’t. As an investor, mentor, advisor, partner and now content creator, my take on entrepreneurship will be consistent and authentic with good intentions even if it’s hard to swallow. The game is hard enough, you don’t need bad guidance to make it any harder.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Embrace Pain to Avoid Suffering w/ Brian Bogert
Today’s guest on #MWL is Ollie Phillips, creator of Optimist Performance. We’ll discuss building contagious behaviors, developing high-performance teams, and his podcast, “Optimist Performance.”

Fueling Your Fire – Marcus Whitney LIVE with Ollie Phillips
Today’s guest on #MWL is Ollie Phillips, creator of Optimist Performance. We’ll discuss building contagious behaviors, developing high-performance teams, and his podcast, “Optimist Performance.”

Explore Your Truth – Marcus Whitney LIVE with Christy Pruitt-Haynes
Today’s guest on #MWL is Christy Pruitt-Haynes, CEO of Our Truths. We’ll talk about her company, why it’s needed, what it is and how it will inspire, enhance, and amplify Black women by providing resources, advocacy, and opportunities.

Connecting With Creatives – Marcus Whitney LIVE with Tiffany Hardin
Today’s guest on #MWL is Tiffany Hardin, CEO of Gild Creative Group. We discuss her career in influence marketing, as well as her upcoming workshop “Conscious Hustler.” Tiffany also talks about her podcast “In Between Series.”

Design During Uncertainty – Marcus Whitney LIVE with Marquise Stillwell
Today on #MWL is Marquise Stillwell, founder of Openbox. We discuss the role of design in times of epic change, his new creation Deem Journal, and how Openbox collaborates to create better urban futures.

The State of the Market – Marcus Whitney LIVE with Charles Winfrey
This episode’s guest on #MWL is Charles Winfrey, CEO of The Rollover Company. He rejoined me on the show to talk about the post-COVID-19 Environment in the Stock Market and Business. We’ll also talk about his book, “Rollover Mistakes Retirees Make.”

Marcus Whitney On Creative Entrepreneurship – This Week’s Six Pixels of Separation Podcast
When Marcus Whitney dropped out of college and started waiting tables, it was probably hard to imagine that would end up as an award-winning entrepreneur, speaker and bestselling author.

SPOS #734 – Marcus Whitney On Creative Entrepreneurship
Marcus Whitney sits down with Mitch Joel at the Six Pixels of Separation Podcast and discuss creative entrepreneurship. Marcus Whitney is a serial entrepreneur, innovator, speaker and bestselling author.

From Desperate to Mogul: Marcus Whitney Shares His Secrets on How to Rise to the Top – 207
Here’s a success story of an entrepreneur that spans such a range that I can only refer to it as cinematic. That is, if you could convince anyone to fund the picture. Most production companies would feel uncomfortable getting behind a story that reads like an entrepreneurial fairy-tale. At first glance, it doesn’t seem like a gritty e-commerce journey.

5by5 – Featured Change Maker: Marcus Whitney
When Marcus Whitney dropped out of college, moved to Nashville and started waiting tables, it was probably hard to imagine a path that would end up with him as an award-winning entrepreneur, speaker and bestselling author. And yet, through hard work, dedication and a little bit of luck, that is exactly where he ended up.

The Grind 7: Breaking Through Limited Thinking
When my partner Vic and I decided to go all in (ie. full time) at Jumpstart Foundry a year and a half ago, we knew that we were not going to do what we had done for the previous five years. There was much to have learned from running one of the first accelerators in…

The Grind 5: The Primary Purpose of Leadership
To those of you for whom today is the sacred day of Easter, I wish you a very Happy Easter. For the rest of you, I hope you are enjoying a wonderful weekend. When people ask me what I do, I usually tell them I’m an entrepreneur. But in truth, what I am is a…

The Grind 4: Doubt is a Tireless Foe
Doubt is a tireless foe. There are so many reasons that our minds can conjure up to drive us to inaction. All humans are subject to bias. Recognizing this, consistently, can help us better manage our relationships with others as well as be more effective in business with others. But what about the biases within…

The Grind 3: Crossing The Valley Of Death
You have to have a purpose to sustain the process of getting a business off the ground, because it’s really too hard to walk through the valley of death without something bigger than the money driving you. In episode 4 of Create + Orchestrate I shared my keys for success, with purpose being one of…

The Grind 2: Ambitious, Creative Rebels
At the time I’m writing this, it’s Friday, 5:44 PM CST, and I’m tired. You are reading it on Sunday (or someday shortly after) and in a different space. But you know how I feel. You’ve been grinding at a level you previously have never reached, and it stretches you. Your body, and more importantly…

The Grind 1 The Beginning
The launch of something is always so exciting. You know that feeling of finally sharing something you’ve kept bottled up for months (sometimes years) that says “Here’s what I’ve been working on!!!”. And then for 24 hours the congrats and high fives roll in, and then 24 hours later a few more people hear about…
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