Next Level Pros12 Des 2023

#58: The Digital Real Estate World: Ian Prukner

This episode of the Founder Podcast features host Chris Lee interviewing serial entrepreneur Ian Prukner. Ian shares his background growing up in Michigan and his journey starting in network marketing after facing financial difficulties.

He discusses scaling his business to 48 locations and selling it for millions. Ian provides insights on principles of success like winning fully across faith, family, fitness, finance and future self. He describes tough times like losing business overnight and how he overcame challenges through discipline and commitment.

Ian offers a masterclass on recruiting through identifying pain points and making people feel special. Listeners will learn lessons on building a business through principles, mentoring others and more.

Highlights:

"My philosophy is ran by this faith, family, fitness, finance, future self, these are the five things, Chris that like, in my opinion, if we get them wrong, that is irreparable, irreparable damage."

"You can be disciplined, or somebody can discipline you, but there is no escaping the discipline, just like there's no escaping the pain, you can pick your pain, pick it now or pick it later. But you're gonna have to pick it."

"Recruit people away from where they are not to what you're doing. So another word for that is expose the nightmare and sell the dream."

Timestamps:

00:00: Introduction

04:28: Quick Vs Long Term Success

09:20: Investing In Personal Growth

19:04: Short Vs Long Term Consequences

28:21: Leadership

31:23: Unethical Practices

40:44: Real Estate During Covid

50:19: Recruiting

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