Kylon shares advice and suggestions on the power of focus, and why saying NO to opportunity is many times the right thing to do. Don't underestimate the power of focus. Multitasking in business and in life can ultimately be counter-productive. Listen to this episode to also hear an interview excerpt from an entrepreneur who built a 7 figure business using the power of focus.  

Michael Fisk is the founder and CEO of Photoboxx, and event based photo activation company that released one of the first Instagram printers in the world. Photboxx build it's foundation in the hashtag printing industry and has quickly become a product used internationally by some of the world largest brands including Harley Davidson, Coca Cola, TGI Fridays, Teen Vogue and Acura. This new startup has inspired thousands of fans to engage with their favorite brands on social media. This guy is a rockstar of a Successful Dropout, a serial entrepreneur with a passion for business and for his wife and three daughters.

What is the best all around mindset for an entrepreneur to have? Getting a firm grasp on this early on is important because it will shape how you approach and view entrepreneurship for the rest of your life. With the right mindset, you can build businesses and a legacy that lasts long after you are gone. The wrong mindset could only lead to short term gain and short term satisfaction. All entrepreneurs fall into one of two categories/mindsets: those who are in it for the end game, and those who love playing the game. What's the difference, and where do you fall? 

Brett is the co-founder of an online photography school, Photzy.com. Photzy helps photographers understanding and control their cameras so that they can produce memorable and share-worthy shots that they are proud to share with their friends and their family. Over the last 3 years Photzy has grown to over 80,000 students online students with a yearly revenue of 500k. The entire team is remote, allowing Brett to travel and live anywhere in the world. Right now he lives in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Dropping out is sometimes a taboo subject. Many people associate dropping out with giving up...quitting. But sometimes quitting can be the right thing to do. In this episode of Fast Advice Fridays, Kylon takes a look at what healthy quitting is, what un-heatlhy quitting is, and how to tell the difference. 

Derek is a college dropout, marketer, business strategist, career expert, and author. After dropping The University of Michigan during his sophomore year Derek started a marketing company that went on to generate millions of dollars in business for his clients.

He is currently the Director of Marketing at Praxis, which is a revolutionary nine-month intellectual and real life education program  geared towards young entrepreneurs, dropouts, and gap years students. He also just released his new book "How to Get Any Job You Want".

After talking with several Successful Dropouts, one of the biggest concerns seems to always be, how do I convince my parents to let me drop out? What will they say or think of me if I drop out? In this episode of Fast Advice Fridays, I give you a 3 step strategy and plan that you can take to your parents that will help convince them to support your decision to drop out of school. 

Zach tested out of high school at the age of 16 and started working full time as an engineer and lead backend developer at Yo. Now at 18, Zach is working on his rapidly expanding coding organization called Hack Club.

Hack Club is a non-profit initiative that works with high school students to start and lead coding clubs ar their school. They are currently in 84 schools across 16 states and 7 countries!

He was also included in Forbes 30 under 30 and is the recipient of the Thiel Fellowship for his work with Hack Club.

Kylon shares an incredibly simple three step formula to help you be anything, do anything, and have anything in a shorter period of time, with less work. It's all about FOCUS. Step one: clearly define what you want to be, do, and have. Step two: eliminate anything in your life that doesn't help you achieve what you want to be, do, and have. Step three: automate and delegate as much as possible. 

Holly is the founder of Pixc.com which helps e-commerce stores optimize their products images to ultimately increase their online sales and allow the store owners to focus more on running their business.

Holly has a background in eCommerce, online marketing, graphic design, and outsourcing. She’s worked with businesses in Australia and internationally to build their online presence through online marketing. In 2014 and 2015 she was named one of Australia’s top 50 entrepreneurs under 40 and in 2016 was listed as a Forbs 30 under 30 Asia emerging entrepreneur to watch in the e-commerce and retail space.

To stay in school, or to drop out, that is the question. In this episode Kylon gives several reasons why staying in school might be the best decision for you, and on the flip side, why dropping out might be a good decision. 

Hayden dropped out of high school at the age of 17 and started his own web design business.  For the next several years he would go on to succeed and fail in both online and offline business ventures until 2011 when he discovered niche sites. In under a year, he built over 3000 websites and became an expert in the niche site industry.

In the summer of 2012, he started a blog which would eventually morph into NoHatDigital. The mission of NoHatDigital is to create opportunities for people to earn a full time remote online income and to give them an opportunity to live and work with their peers, building a community of like-minded online entrepreneurs.

He also recently launched a new venture called WiredInvestors which buys online businesses with unrealized potential, and maximizes their value.

Sam is a serial entrepreneur and visionary leader with the keen ability to transform emerging market opportunities into highly successful ventures.

He established Blue Collar Scholars in 2013, hiring college students to perform much-needed tasks in their local communities. Earning well over 1k a day within two years of operation, Sam channeled these funds to develop Scholar App Studios, a mobile app development company. He then went on to create Sam Forline Consulting a viral marketing, consulting, and website development company.

Some of his other accomplishments include him and his team promoting a paid app to the number two spot on Apple iTunes, and he also served as Director of Organizations against ALS and was largely responsible for the success of the viral Ice Bucket Challenge movement.

Nathan is the founder of Heyo, a company that has helped thousands of businesses get more leads through smart social media campaigns and his company was recently acquired by one of his competitors. He is also the host of one of the most successful business podcasts called The Top  where he interviews the top entrepreneurs in money, marketing, business, and life. He has also been featured in several major publications including Forbes, Inc, Inside Facebook, The Wallstreet Journal and USA Today.

Kylon Gienger shares the "why" behind Successful Dropout, what to expect from the podcast, and the long-term vision.