Start With The End in Mind - High Impact Interview with Paul Birkett

What this episode covers

Today's high impact interview is entirely focused around perspective and critical thinking. We're talking about how intentional thoughts can lead to action which then leads to success. As today's takeaway, practice putting your thoughts to paper and making a plan - it's one of the habits of "7 Habits of Highly Successful People." Paul Birkett is the founder of Automation Finance, where they buy distressed debt at a discount, work with the borrower to get them back on track and pay investors up to an 8% return. Within 6 years, they have saved more than 2,000 families from foreclosures and as a CEO, Paul oversees Automation Finance's management of $200 Million of distressed mortgages. Paul previously spent 18 years at PepsiCo where he served as VP and General Manager for the $3B non-carbonated beverage portfolio and the New York Market Unit. In today's episode, he talks about how he found escaping the corporate life to become an entrepreneur was the key to success and why it took him 20 years to pull the plug. To find more about Paul and his business, go to automationfinance.com.

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