#29 Part 1 - Outside of What Box? w/ Kent Emmons, All-American Businessman and Entrepreneur

Check out https://www.DitchDiggerCEO.com/ for this week's TOP 8 Business Growth strategies and subscribe to our newsletter to download Gary’s 13 Keys to Creating a Multi-Million Dollar Business. Follow us on Instagram @DitchDiggerCEO (https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerceo/) for more helpful Business Growth tips. Our goal is to inspire everyone to start their own business and help you grow it to millions or even billions in value so if you feel any benefit from this episode please let us know by leaving an iTunes review, sharing this episode on social media and emailing a link to anyone you think would also find benefit here. Thank you. "The best networkers are the first to arrive, and the last to leave." - Kent Emmons. Kent Emmons (https://kentemmons.com/) is an All-American businessman and entrepreneur who has had a long successful career in the entertainment industry. From humble beginnings mowing yards in Mt. Carmel, IL, to signing top 10 recording artists in Atlanta and creating the 24/7 comedy radio format in Hollywood, he has definitely made his mark across a variety of industries. Through his group of companies, he focuses on investments, operations and joint ventures in the fields of media, leadership and politics,  finance and international business development.  He shares his personal journey with us and the secret strategies to his success. SHOW HIGHLIGHTS 05:55 - How it all started for Kent 12:10 - His dad was an entrepreneur 13:50 - The value of networking 16:00 - The benefit of curiosity 14:49 - The best networkers are the first to arrive, and the last to leave 17:30 - Kent's college experience 20:45 - Kent's father learned 'real-world experience' from night class teachers 22:06 - Why Q focuses on entrepreneurs who are results-driven 24:50 - The value of shared experiences 25:10 - Ask people on the peripheral 26:10 - Great public school system and education experience 27:30 - Great anecdote about how to be a good writer 30:30 - Meeting a key musician that Kent started managing 36:15 - Growing Lowry Music in Atlanta, GA with Edwin McCain and Top 10 hits 42:00 - Kent's first experience with radio and his genius idea 47:00 - Gary found the secret to his success in Branson, MO 49:26 - Table Rock Lake, Missouri Connect with Gary Rabine and DDCEO: Visit the DDCEO BLOG: https://www.DitchDiggerCEO.com/ Follow DDCEO on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DitchDiggerCEO Like DDCEO on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DitchDiggerCEO Follow DDCEO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DitchDiggerCEO Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh03Px5ez_xe_oE_iJMMNIg