#582 How Gene Simmons Started as a Small Business Owner and Became #1

An episode of the Main Street Business podcast, hosted by Mark J Kohler and Mat Sorensen, titled "#582 How Gene Simmons Started as a Small Business Owner and Became #1" was published on June 24, 2025 and runs 21 minutes.

June 24, 2025 ·21m · Main Street Business

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Gene Simmons joins us for an unforgettable masterclass on business, life philosophy, and how KISS built a billion-dollar brand through strategic thinking and trademark protection.

• The precious nature of time and why "you will never get this day back"
• Why the "get rich slow scheme" is more reliable than get-rich-quick fantasies
• How KISS became the only band whose faces are trademarked like Disney characters
• The recent billion-dollar sale of KISS to Pop House company
• Coming from humble beginnings with a Holocaust survivor mother who taught resilience
• The dangers of telling small lies versus "the...

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