Gary Bizzo mentored over 1000 business leaders, investors and entrepreneurs. As an Agent of Change, he used social media to change Canadian Law with Bill C470. The former Founder/COO of Kickstart Business Catalyst, he is now the CEO of Bizzo On Business, an online incubator/accelerator academy.

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Your Big Idea: Successful Entrepreneurs have One Big Idea. Follow JLD’s FREE training & you’ll discover Your Big Idea in less than an hour!
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Lord of War – Movie that is somewhat reflective of Gary’s arm dealership experience
Small Business Dream and Livescribe – Gary’s Small Business Resource
The Smartpreneur: The Book Investors Don’t Want You to Read – Book that Gary recommends
The Millionaire Messenger – Gary’s Best Business Book
How To Start a Successful Business – Guide Gary recommends (Sorry! This link was active when this episode was first published in 2016. This resource is no longer available.)
Gift for Fire Nation: How to BE a Social Media Rockstar

3 Key Points:

Pivoting—this is something you must master.
You can’t work or succeed in a vacuum—you need interaction.
Once you’ve made it, pay it forward.

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[00:47] – John introduces Gary
[01:24] – Gary’s personal life
[02:47] – Lord of War
[03:40] – How does Gary generate revenue? Tune in…
[04:50] – Worst Entrepreneur Moment
- I partnered with my best friend who is married to my cousin
[06:13] – When Gary almost got killed…
[08:05] – The biggest lesson on his toughest journey? –Pivoting
[08:56] – Embrace being small, quick, and agile
[10:55] – You can’t work or succeed in a vacuum
[11:05] – How entrepreneurs need to have a community of like-minded entrepreneurs to succeed
[11:15] – Entrepreneur AH-HA Moment
[13:54] – What would you consider your biggest weakness as an entrepreneur? –I am the creative entrepreneur that fails at details
[14:36] – What would you consider your biggest strength? – Vision—I love working with young start ups
[15:03] – What is the one thing that has you most excited today? –Online academy doing incubation training and helping people start a company. I want to help these marginalized groups.
[16:23] – The Intern
[17:15] – The Lightning Round
- What was holding you back from becoming an entrepreneur? –Lacking confidence
- What is the best advice you have ever received? –Once you’ve made it, pay it forward
- What is the personal habit that contributes to your success? –Writing in chaos
- Share an internet resource like, Evernote, with Fire Nation – Small Business Dream and Livescribe
- What book would you recommend? –The Smartpreneur: The Book Investors Don’t Want You to Read and The Millionaire Messenger
- Imagine you awoke in a brand new world, identical to Earth, but you knew no one. You still have all your experience and knowledge. All you have is a laptop and $500. What would you do in the next 7 days? –Take the week off and hire a Philippine VA to build me a website.

[24:03] – garybizzo.com
[24:19] – How To Start a Successful Business (Sorry! This link was active when this episode was first published in 2016. This resource is no longer available.)
[24:27] – All that is not said is lost. Doubt kills the warrior.

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