EP 231 Build Business, Demolish Doubt with Derreck Stratton

What if you could create a $50,000 dollar a year business right out of highschool? And quadruple the amount of money made by your college counterparts in just a few years? Derreck Stratton shares his experience in the construction and demolition industry, detailing how he went from doing $20,000 deals to 1 million dollar deals. A few highlights from this interview include: - How to use your past experiences to generate transferable skills for future opportunities. - Lessons learned from the military that can be applied to the business world. - How Derreck grew his business from the ground up to generate millions in revenue. - Derreck’s top three steps to build your company from his own experience. - Advice for others to create a company and scale their business to generate more revenue. - The importance of building a strong team that you treat like family. - How your team can help you to face tough losses together. - Derreck’s plan to help others get into the 1.7 trillion dollar construction industry. - Derreck’s best advice for any entrepreneur out there looking for success.