From Vine to Victory: Logan Paul's Journey to Entrepreneurial Stardom

26:22Reality just had to catch up. It was your manager's idea? Yeah. Did they just not like you? is that he's back there you should fight no he said he said he said uh would you ever fight Floyd Mayweather and I was like like out of left I was like that's the dumbest question you've ever asked me why why would why would Floyd fight me but like yeah sure I'd fight him June 6 2021 here we are how long did it take from that first conversation until it actually happened a while Floyd is finicky. Yeah. Finicky and tough to deal with. And he's smart. He won't tell you when he's going to sign the contract.

26:58Really? He'll bait you until he thinks you're least expecting it. And then you'll have six weeks to prepare for a fight against the greatest boxer on the planet. Lucky for me, I knew he did that. And I was training the entire time that it became a kernel of an opportunity. Yeah. You know what I'm saying? Yes. I did not wait. Yeah. I bet on that situation happening because I saw it in my head. And I knew what it could do. And I knew it would make Floyd a lot of money, and it did. And he still hasn't paid me yet in full. I like it.

27:30You've created so many different things. Logan Paul VS, you created and then you sold to Comcast. That's kind of dealing in a very, very different and sharky environment. How was that? What did you learn? Any takeaways? Yeah, not ideal. Logan Paul versus was the show. Again, love life, love to push myself, love to see what's possible. So I decided to wrestle a bear, do a demolition derby, try to cook for the chefs on Top Chef, slack line across a canyon, 300 feet high. Things I've never done before. So it was Logan Paul versus I put myself in a scenario that humans shouldn't be doing. Right. Wilderness survival, just just crazy stuff.

28:12Things that interest me. but as soon as I gave it to a corporation the magic was lost for me what happened? what killed that? it became a production, it had a director and it wasn't you I'm the director, that's what I'm saying that had to be you and to this day I think that show is a really good concept for someone like me for someone who likes to do stuff put themselves in challenging circumstances and isn't afraid to just you know, be an idiot or be vulnerable or cry on camera. Like, but we, we put the traditional machine behind it and it didn't work. So the message there is like, I know this now you just, you have to remain authentic.

28:57You have to remain authentic to how you create and who you are. Yeah. That makes sense. Yeah. What, um, do you have any strategy that you think of for like really connecting with your followers, your audience? And it's hard. Yeah. I'll be honest with you, it's hard. Like I don't go out a lot, but I, I do try to connect with people who, uh, are even the slightest bit invested in what I do when I see them in the streets. And, and you know what I do do? Well, I listen. Yeah. I listen, whether it's in person, whether it's reading comments, right. Uh, you know, you have a lot of creators, like they don't, they don't let you read the comments.

29:33I'm super open to feedback. I love feedback and I consider feedback good and bad. Like I don't care what it is because I've developed a really thick shell right now. Like, you know, if someone comments, you know, Logan, you were so stupid this episode of Impulsive. I'll, you know, I'm not offended. Was I being an idiot? Right. Like, I'd consider it for a second. Yeah, I'd listen. And what about haters that aren't really giving legitimate feedback that are just hating to hate? I have a decent answer to this, and it's gotten me out of a lot of mental trouble. Nice. Okay. You know, everyone, I think, deals with their own form of haters or critique, negative feedback, whatever you want to call it.

30:20Because I operate, I'd like to believe, with a backbone of logic, reason, rationality, like facts, truth. That's kind of how I work my business. I will genuinely consider what the hater is saying. Yeah. Right? some of them have truth to it and then i view that as an opportunity opportunity to improve that's great you've said again like logan you you talked way too much in this podcast you interrupted the guests like you you're honestly you're so fucking annoying you're way too egotistical to be a hosting a show like maybe they're right uh-huh you know but maybe they're not maybe you've said something that is so just not even remotely true to me it's like telling me the sky is green okay okay if someone comments on a youtube video yo logan the sky is green.

31:12I know the sky is not green. You know what I'm saying? I know I'm not dumb. So like everyone has an opinion, but is it true? And be honest with yourself again, be candid with yourself. Is there truth in what this person is saying? If you can look yourself in the mirror and say to yourself, there is absolutely zero truth in this, you should be unbothered. And that's the word unbothered i love that word operate with that be unbothered but also listen like if it hurts might be a little truth to it right you might have to confront a demon you might not want to right but that's okay that's okay i look forward to those opportunities please prove me wrong please correct me please help me be better you know but as far as haters go man a lot of it just it's it's noise yeah that's that's so true what about um wwe what uh what's the appeal wwe man oh so cool um so cool i i i love the wwe i am i'm excited that i get to attack another vertical and i use the word attack intentionally with the fervor and the passion that i like that i like to move at and operate at uh and obviously the WWE is a if not one of the biggest media conglomerations in the world.

32:35They are incredible. And I am fully aware of the opportunity they've given me to leverage what I've built to do what I want to do in the future. As long as I show up. As long as I put in the work. As long as I hit them five star frog splashes off the top rope onto Miz at the table on SummerSlam. I live for moments like those. Again, I love to disrupt I love to push myself, and I love that when I watch my promos back in my wrestling, I know I can improve so much. That excites me. I'm nowhere near where I want to be. I have so much room for growth, and that's cool. Like, I see limitless potential in this specific vertical that I can be doing, God willing, if I stay healthy for a while.

33:24And they seem to like what I'm laying down. It's working out pretty well. So you said it's going to help you get to where you want to be. Is that in that vertical or where you want to be generally? What's it going to help you do? I mean, look, man. Although the initial goal has become less important, I'm an entertainer. Yeah. I love to entertain. I don't box because I want to be a boxer. I box because I love the sport and I want to entertain. Yeah. And WWE is the epitome of that. It's one of the hardest things I've ever done. It is harder than boxing. Is it? Yeah, it's so hard. It's to think about performing physically in an environment that makes no sense.

34:11Like, go to one WWE match and tell me if you understand what you're seeing. It is absurd. The dedication, these people, the showmanship, the physicality, it's wild. And it's one of the most well-oiled machines that I've ever been a part of. But, man, I just love it. That's pretty cool. Yeah. So tell us a little bit about Maverick Clothing. And I read something, I think it was an interview, or maybe it was an interview I saw. But you said you hit a million dollars in a day. And then you hit the million dollars the next day and the next day. Tell us a little bit about how you got into that. What do you see happening with that?

34:47What's your vision for it? Yeah, shout out Black Friday. God dang. That is a good weekend for merchandise. That is a good weekend. Circa 2017 YouTube. Man, we hit the merch wave on YouTube. And I, even back then, I still have little knowledge, but especially back then with the little knowledge I had about building, knew that I did not want to put my face on a shirt. I wanted to make a brand. The word Maverick has resonated with me for my whole life. It fits. It fits. I do things different. And I attribute damn near all my success besides to my father, shout out Greg Paul, for the work ethic he instilled in me, but to the fact that I just, I do things differently.

35:36It's so easy to see what everyone else is doing and go, how can I be different? Like, what has not been done? And the Maverick is that. It's the independent, unorthodox person that trailblazes. And made it into a clothing company. Had some success. We did$50 million my first year in revenue, which is absurd as a 22-year-old. No 22-year-old should have that much money, and that's where a lot of the money was lost in the education fund. But it worked. My hypothesis was correct. I created a brand that resonated with people. It is so easy. When you were creating a brand that resonated with people, were you thinking that that was what you were trying to do, or were you trying to take your feelings about yourself and what you wanted the clothing brand to embody about yourself?

36:26Well, both. Okay. Both. I believed in the message. I still believe in the message. I just think if you survey the landscape and question yourself a little bit, what can I do that I have not seen yet that is different? It's really easy to break in. Yeah. And on YouTube at the time, it was easy to break in because no one had attempted. That's not true. There are a handful of YouTubers who had attempted to make a brand out of merchandise, and some of them worked and some of them didn't. And again, we had a good product, a marketing machine, machine, machine, every single day, daily vlogging, in your face, kids coming home watching me almost like a ritual.

37:09And they paid attention, and they bought into what I was selling because I really believed it, and I still do. What's your vision for that? I am on a mission to explore what is possible in life. I like to believe that I embody possibility, the essence of possibility. Pretty great. That's my goal. I want to do things, again, that on paper should not happen. I think that's amazing. I think it can be inspirational for a lot of folks out there. And the more I continue to do that, I think the message of being a maverick, of doing it different, of believing in yourself, of not following the traditional path will become a model of success for a lot of people.

38:10That's really cool. Tell us about, you've got 99 Originals, and you've been kind of playing around with crypto. But there have been challenges in volatility. What's your current feeling about it, and how does the 99 Originals play into that? So, two-part question. You know, current feeling about crypto, damn.

38:35Damn, I wish I would have bought some more ETH way back then. But I believe in crypto. I think it's really cool, and I think it'll make its mark somehow and fit nicely in society. But yeah, 99 Originals, I mean, I could talk about this all day. Well, tell us about it. For anybody who doesn't know, let's get kind of an overview. 99 Originals, okay. I had just fought Floyd Mayweather. I didn't really know what to do. I had a what now. So I partied for six months, like straight. Like I went hard. I was like, I just fought Floyd. And lived. I lived. I lived. So I was going to live. And about three months into this, like, pure degenerate behavior, I had a creative, like, light beamed into my head.

39:21And I, in three days, conceptualized an idea that I believed could become my magnum opus. And it was called 99 Originals. So basically, I took a Polaroid camera. I traveled around the world in 99 days. I traveled 84 ,000 miles. It took over 4 ,000 Polaroids. I spent$10 ,000 in film alone. And I would try to take and capture moments of the most significant, coolest, artsy, aesthetic things I could find. I selected 99 final images at the end to mint as NFTs and auction off one-by-one daily over the period of 99 days on Originals.com. The buyer of the NFT gets the physical one-of-one Polaroid. Here's where it's going to get a little complicated, but bear with me.

40:03If you buy an original, you are a member of the original's DAO. Half of the money that is made selling the originals, half goes to me, half goes into what we call the community treasury. So if you have an original, you're a member of the DAO, the decentralized autonomous organization. And you can contribute and decide what the community does with the money. Essentially building what I call the future of community. Or I hope to become the future of community. and I mean truthfully one of my proudest projects I am humbled by how well it was received I have never gotten better feedback on a single piece of content I've posted ever it's amazing man again new vertical dog photography I just bought Floyd Mayweather and the next thing I wanted to do was take pictures like but I loved it And then I had a flashback to when I was eight years old.

41:01And the first thing I did before I bought the video camera was use a digital camera. Before that, it was a Polaroid. And so, again, and I'm so blessed and I'm so grateful. I don't, I'm not religious, but I pray every day. And I don't ask for anything. I just say how grateful I am because I'm overwhelmed with gratitude in this life. And I don't know what to do other than just like express that. But I'm getting to do things that I have been interested in my whole life. I'm inherently curious. Like I said, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm. I have this zest for life, and I'm getting to do things now that I've always wanted to do, and it's fun, man.

41:38Is there anything on the bucket list? I have a bucket list. Yeah? Do I share a little? Absolutely. You guys want to hear my bucket list? There's some odd ones on here, man. Yeah, all right. I want to hear those. Those are fun. Find a pearl. Nice. Hit someone in the face with a frying pan. I don't know what, I don't know, just like Tom and Jerry type. Ride an ostrich. Do an MMA fight. Fight at Madison Square Garden. Sail to the Galapagos. That's a beautiful place. I had this jump from the top rope in WrestleMania. Got that one. That ended up happening. Skydiving into my ranch where my boys fight an adolescent big cat.

42:20All right. I told you they're odd. But like, I like that. You know, I like to do stuff, dude. I like to do, like, what am I going to find out about myself when I'm fighting that adolescent big cat? That's pretty cool. You never know. You never know. Now, are you doing any brand deals? Because you've got a lot of things that you're doing yourself, which to me is the brilliant model for any creator or influencer these days. Are you doing any brand deals with people that have other brands where you're more a spokesperson? Or is it only equity things that you own parts of? Rarely. Yeah? Rarely. If something makes sense and it's something that I don't believe I can build myself because of whatever complications and it's organic and the deal makes sense, I'll consider it.

43:06But you're right. I prefer to build. How would the deal make sense? I have a hard time with that. Yeah, it would have to be a lot though, right? Yeah. Example? Or something you had maybe no direct interest in doing yourself or something like that. Yeah, exactly. exactly like okay i i'm an ambassador for the barstool sports book big barstool guy i love barstool and um they came to me with an with a deal for the sports book and it made sense it was a healthy deal and again i i i am in bed with them already and i'm i'm actively talking about sports and and and i like gambling myself and so yeah i thought that was organic and i thought it made sense um so i took it okay and and i i have a deal uh coming up with sandbox the um the metaverse that i again i think made sense and i'm i'm in the nft land and crypto world and thought yeah we can activate and i can make an impact and and be a good partner for them nice and in the podcast space you've got impulsive you've got all kinds of cool things going on there what do you feel is happening there where is it going in the podcast space yeah can i tell you where I hope it's going.

44:13I would love for you. So we can get acquired. Yeah. So impulsive. My podcast is, uh, it, it's really a show. We're, we're visual guys, me and my, my two co-hosts who are also my best friends. And we are primarily on YouTube. We're syndicated across all platforms, but I hope podcasts is going to have a healthy crossroads with, with where, where video sort of becomes synonymous with, with audio podcasts. Um, cause that's where we thrive and I'm cognizant that it is incredibly hard to break into podcasts. Now, this was another thing where I think we got lucky. We did something really early, caught some steam, got some, got some traction, but it's another space where it's just hard to make waves.

45:00And I, I also think there's so much, there's so much value in, in, in the podcast listeners. You know, these people are, they're, they're, they're high quality. It's a high quality audience. They, they will listen to you and your friends talk for hours on end. It becomes again, almost like a ritual. Um, every week they carve out some time to watch you. And I, I, I consider it the spine of my operation. Yeah. Always on every single week, 345 episodes deep. And I can stay topical, We'll talk about things that are important to me. Invite guests on. We've had some of the coolest guests in the world on.

45:36Yesterday, we had Sebastian Maniscalco, the comedian. Rob Dyrdek. The day before that, Gabriel Iglesias, Fluffy. We have Shaq this weekend live in Vegas. And then David Blaine. We just get to talk to the coolest people. And I am fortunate that they want to sit down and have conversations with us that, similarly to this, I hope when people watch, they can have one takeaway. Right. And are you picking the guests yourself, or do you have kind of a... So we have a team that will suggest, but the general rule is I have to be intrigued by the guests. Like, you could be doing the coolest thing in the world, but, like, if I'm not interested in it, it's going to be difficult for me to have a conversation.

46:18Yeah. I mean, at this point, man, we can talk to a fucking wall, to be honest with you, especially with Mike. For those of you who know Mike, the guy can talk. The guy can talk! But, yeah, it's amazing. I'll be doing a policy for a very long time. That's really cool. Now, you did mention getting acquired. So are you thinking about exits with all the things that you do, like when you get into something or when you're running a business? Or does that play into it at all? It's funny. You're asking me that at a really interesting point in my life. Really? Dude, I've never been acquired. Think about it.

46:55I don't know what that's like. All right. So am I thinking about exits? I guess because I was told you're supposed to like not supposed to but like I can see it on the horizon yeah I could see it happening but I don't know what it's like I don't know what that feeling is so I don't know I I'm doing this stuff because I love it and in the same way that that money happens to be a byproduct of the thing that I love I'm doing these things that I love and I'm sure something will happen eventually where I can be like oh cool like Prime just sold for five billion dollars wow we were on we were on top of the bus in the united kingdom when we were launching prime and it was me mike jg was there like like just our friend group our managers our team the people building this thing and mike said to me he goes yo fuck the acquisition this is what it's all about when we were just on top of this bus right launching a product in the united kingdom like it's fun yeah it's fun so while it is it's idealistic it's something to look forward to and like we'd all love it to happen like i'm enjoying the time right now and i'm making sure to savor these moments of of being here talking on stage about a product that was did not exist in december 31st 2021 and now again one percent market share in hydration category like it's cool it's it's fun um we got to we had richard branson here a couple of years ago and he was talking about how when he launched virgin cola that the other cola folks were playing really, really dirty and ultimately kind of pushed him out.

48:24Have you experienced any of that kind of thing as you've gone to market with this? Not from the big dogs. Okay. We've had a couple of copycats. Yeah. They got a pretty strong cease and desist letter and pulled their product from retail immediately. They did? Okay. Yeah. They were called King. They look exactly like this. Like they ripped us. And so they're done. But no, no, we haven't, we haven't been, we haven't been like bullied or like approached per se because like a fighter coming out of me will tell you like there, you cannot stop us. Yeah. Good, good luck. Yeah. I know how powerful I am and my entity and what I bring to the table and I know how powerful my partner JJ is.

49:08And together, like again, fighter coming out of me, I just, I just don't see how, you know, we're going to be affected by the old dogs. I like it. There's a new sheriff in town. So if you were, if you, with all that you know now, it's going to, you have to follow this because, because it's not going to be articulated well, but if knowing everything that you know now, you were back to your 14 year old self, starting from scratch with nothing, what platforms and approaches might you take? Tick tock. Nice. Swear. Tick tock's algorithm is so good for discoverability. like it's almost too easy yeah again you got iphones now dude i was using editing program before windows movie maker if you know what that like i'm talking way back it is so easy to create content now and post it edit it on your phone and post it like you don't have to do the memory card and have the little like uh uh thing to connect it to the computer so you can upload your foot Like, it's all here.

50:15And so, again, you have the resources, and TikTok is the way to go for now. And so if somebody is thinking, I want to do it, I want to do it, but I'm afraid because I don't, like, look at myself on video or I'm afraid that I'll get laughed at or whatever, what advice would you give them? You will get laughed at. You will get laughed at. Plan on everyone around you thinking you're absolutely fucking insane. And guess what? You are. And that's why it's going to work. I like it. Do you follow any particular resources or trend reporting things or anything like that? You know, a lot of my peers in this space are really big into analytics.

50:54And I am too, but I prefer to lead with substance. Yeah. I'm a storyteller. I believe if I'm telling a good story, and again, I've gotten better at it, I was shit, dude. Like, up until, even now, like, I don't know. I think I'm okay, but some things I put out just don't resonate, and some do. And I'm going to continue to get better, but I don't know. I think chasing numbers could turn you into something that you're not. Sure. And that's happened to me before, and I've seen how dangerous that can be. And so I stay away from that, and I try to stay true to myself, who I am, What do I want to say?

51:34What do I want to resonate with people and then attack full force? Have you done anything? Like, are there any resources that have helped with your crafting the story? Like George Lucas with the hero of A Thousand Faces. He said that kind of helped him with the whole Star Wars thing. Is there any resource like that that you particularly like? I'll be honest with you. Not really. Okay. Not really. My team, you know, I have a videographer who is incredible. Kevin, he's out here somewhere. I think he's probably shooting me right now and I don't even know it. That's how good he is. Where are you, Kevin?

52:08I have amazing editors, amazing manager. Like those are my resources. What is the ideal team? I prefer to stay skinny. I like, like we, we are fairly lean for the type of operation we're running. My brother's the opposite. Yep. Walk into my house. I'm with my boxing coach and Kevin. Okay. Jake, my brother has 15 people around him. And everyone does it differently, but personally, I like to stay lean. I just, I don't, extra bodies, extra weight that doesn't add significantly to what we're trying to do is I think unnecessary. Okay. Are there any tools that you like to Yeah, you see this thing on the back of my phone?

52:48It's called a Flygrip. This is not a brand deal. In fact, this was the first brand deal I ever did as a 19 year old on Vine. Really? Flygrip paid me$2 ,000. to do a six second video. Something I was already doing. I was making six second videos. So now you're going to pay me? All I have to do is use your product? Eight years later, I'm still using it. And back then I asked for 10 % of the company and they said no. And I don't know how they're doing now, but I still use their product to this day. And as silly as it sounds like, the ability to be nimble with my phone and do all this aids immensely.

53:28And again, not to get too tactical, but you have the resources. iMovie on iPhone. If you want to make a video, you can do anything you want in that program and post it immediately. What are some of the things that you haven't been asked yet by me or other people that you really wish somebody would ask you? Oh, God. You're the interviewer, dude. I know. Let's just try to get you to get it on. You want me to interview myself? Yeah. Yikes.

53:58can I ask you a question? Absolutely. What makes you happy? Really it's being able to share with other people. This to me, I like people. So I get energized. It does not take anything out of me. It actually gives me energy. So the ability to interact and share. You're an extrovert? I'm not. You're an introvert who likes people? Yeah. It's weird. I don't like to be out. I like people but I just assume not have to talk to any of them. Okay. But still be able to share and help them. a good talk that makes sense i mean yeah i'm not like at a at a party i'm definitely not going out going you know hey it's great to meet you you know i'm kind of in the corner and you know but i'm happy to talk yeah um man i think i think as i continue to get older i'm often asking myself and maybe this is the question that i'm going to ask myself i guess what's happening here is why?

54:55Why am I doing this? What am I doing it for? See, now I'll do my job. So why are you doing this?

55:07I want to be significant. What does that mean? I want to leave this planet feeling like I made an impact. That's important to me. And recently I've become, I can feel this, I can feel this, this fire that's been ignited in my brain for leaving behind a generational legacy. And that doesn't just include the things that I'm doing. I, I think they're cool. And, and who knows how long the things that I am doing and will continue to do will be remembered. Sure. But the idea of being a father to humans who will become the future of this planet and being a good father who raises, you know, respectful, useful, beneficial members of society is important to me.

56:12I think that's an amazing responsibility that I'm really excited to attack because, like, yes, I'm doing some stuff. But how much cooler would it be if I've used what I've learned in my life to create another human who can continue to build or chase their own passions and do what they want and make this world a better place? And if I do my job right as a father, he'll do the same with his kid. and creating a lineage of just good people, good impactful people who make a difference in this world is important to me, and I'd like to do that. How will you know if you achieve the significance that you want to achieve?

57:00Honestly, I'm really grateful to say I am personally fulfilled. My goals are checked. that night that I fought Floyd, dude, that was it. I swear, that was it. Everything that happens now is just a bonus. And I think that's why I'm overwhelmed with gratitude. Like, it was muddy. It was muddy at one point in my life. Made it out. Looked around, okay, I've survived. Now what? And then started doing things and believing in myself. And, you know, next thing you know, we're doing these things that it's just that seemed impossible. And I think I've done it. Like, I'm not afraid to say it. Like, I'm living life now and doing what I do because I love it.

57:52That's awesome. And last question for you today. from a philanthropy standpoint, giving back, what is your, what are your thoughts and your plan on that? What are you doing now? I love this question. Have you read the book, The Second Mountain? I have not. Me either. Fantastic. But if I had. But if I had. I hate reading. I hate reading. I do not read. I don't even listen to audio books. But this book, The Second Mountain, you should read it it's the one evidently after you are done climbing your first mountain the one of personal uh fulfillment and whatever achieving the goals that you want to do you approach your second mountain and it is that of service i am looking forward to using what i've learned to be useful for the world and you mentioned philanthropy and i've i've i've again as i'm growing slowly into a mature adult.

58:57I'm finding and figuring out which one I want to attack because I'm going to attack one one day. It's a vertical, right? Or multiple. Yeah. Yeah.

59:08And not a philanthropy per se, but I want to reform education. I looked at all the different philanthropies and charitable organizations and verticals in the space and one of them was education and i looked and saw an archaic system and it's archaic it is and i believe that if you reform the education system teach the youth of the future the right way empower them teach them to believe and love as well love thy neighbor we can create a generation that is going to reverse all the wrongdoings that you know the people before us and even our generation is is is currently dealing with yep and as a person who likes to, again, attack.

59:50I think, again, education, it's a root. It's a root, and the tree has been birthed, but we can change it. We can make this a beautiful, big old redwood, right? If I plant a seed, God knows what type of redwood is going to grow from that seed years from now if I do it right. Do you have thoughts about what you see happening there?

1:00:12I do. I'll answer the question, but I don't know if this is it. But I want to, I think I want to empower, I think I want to empower young people who seem to be interested in a certain thing at a very early age. Okay. I, again, I say this with privilege, get to do the things that I loved at age seven. Not everyone gets to do that. But as a child, as the blank canvas, my interests were very specific and they have not changed two decades later. There's something important in that, right? You see a six-year-old who's counting tiles on the floor in the bathroom. Maybe this guy likes math. Maybe there's something he can do there.

1:01:08And who knows what's gonna happen in his life or what direction he's gonna be pushed. But let's hone in on a student's inherent gifts and amplify the shit out of them. I think if you create some really powerful people in that vertical, almost like creating a future wave of geniuses in their own regards, we can work together in a really balanced way. That's really cool. Thank you so much for coming and hanging out with us today. Really appreciate it. Give him a hand.

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1:04:11The Epic Deal Fast Track is not another course. It's actually an implementation program and it's designed to get you from the idea to the acquisition in just 16 weeks or less. We work with you one-on-one to help you find, fund, and close your first or next deal. And once you do, we're gonna plug you into our elite Epic Board community so that you can keep scaling through acquisitions. We install three powerful systems in your business. The first is the deal flow engine. So you always have high quality off-market deals coming to you. Number two, we give you our offer and funding system so that you can structure offers that get accepted and fund them creatively many times with no money out of your own pocket.

1:04:54And number three, our closing and integration system so that you don't just buy a business, you actually successfully run and scale it once you have acquired it. Plus, you'll have direct one-on-one support from an Epic Deal advisor every step of the way. And that's people that have actually come up through the system and done these deals themselves. That's the only way to become an Epic Deal advisor. And if you're serious about acquiring a business this year, don't just sit on the sidelines. Just text I'm in to 334-458-9034 and we'll get you in.

1:05:33So Just real deal making from people that are actually out there doing deals right now. I'll see you there.