57 Minutes of Business Tactics & Lessons l Podcast With Friends Ep. 15

On today's episode of Podcast With Friends, I sit down with Vinay Menda, Devon Lévesque, Chris Olexa, and Justin Smith. The conversation delved into the realities of entrepreneurship, the importance of attention as an asset, and the emotional impact of business failures. We also talk about the benefits of franchising as a business model, contrasting it with starting a business from scratch, discussing the support system franchising offers, and how it fits certain entrepreneurial spirits better than starting a new venture. Hope you enjoy!

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:58 The best performing wings
2:40 The franchisee and franchisor business
5:00 Is entrepreneurship becoming less cool?
8:09 How Vinay started 80+ coffee stores in a short period of time
11:43 Devon's background story
14:24 The real challenges of entrepreneurship
23:16 Setting very big goals and dreams as entrepreneurs
26:30 The power of being present in the moment
28:01 Meditation, spirituality, and perspective
35:32 The power of being comfortable with discomfort
37:50 Different perspectives on competition
43:00 Which VeeFriends character speaks to you?
45:00 Effective leadership and communication
49:40 Which VeeFriends character speaks to you?
51:41 Showing up and being driven
54:40 Closing thoughts
56:00 Day Trading Attention