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Back in 2013, John Hargrave invested in bitcoin (when the price was $125 for 1 bitcoin). Today, with bitcoin’s price ~60,000, his investment has made him a millionaire.

In this interview, we talk about:

- John’s business journey to become an investor in cryptocurrencies and investing in bitcoin in 2013 for $125/bitcoin and what he thinks of blockchain and the cryptocurrency space today

- John’s personal journey in becoming sober

- John’s business journey with starting a marketing agency for blockchain and bitcoin companies

John Hargrave is the CEO of Media Shower, a media company that helps blockchain companies reach quality blockchain investors and is the publisher of the Bitcoin Market Journal, a month journal trusted by 100,000 block chain investors. John is also the author of Blockchain for Everyone, Mind Hacking: How to Change Your Mind for Good in 21 days (150k sold worldwide), and co-author with Evan Karnoupakis (Karnapakis) for the book Blockchain Success Stories.

Media Shower Website: www.mediashower.com)

Bitcoin Market Journal Website: www.bitcoinmarketjournal.com

John’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhargrave/

Grateful Living Info:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo0LHtRJJNJBUYIceg27w

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttttmbWfVqAhWh4Jhi

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1503185956

My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aroy81547/?hl=en

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gratefulliving4

Time Stamps:

0:00 - 0:52 Intro

0:52 - 2:03Talking about Grateful

2:04 - 3:59 John’s childhood, college and early business background

4:00 Was entrepreneurship something you did early in your life?

6:21 Were you always fascinated by technology?

8:17 Going to Berklee College of Music

10:23 What did you learn from early business career - first 10 years in corporate America?

13:04 What was the thought process of starting your own business?

15:01 - Impact of getting married

17:50 John’s decision to become sober

22:48 Did you relapse?

25:10 How did your friends and family support you in your journey to becoming sober?

26:43 As founder of Media Shower, do you have any advice for people trying to start their own business?

30:15 Establishing credibility as a new company (especially as a marketing agency)

32:39 Since you work with your wife, how do you make sure your kids don’t feel the ups and downs of the stresses of the business?

37:36 How did you of not having fear of thinking crypto would be a bad investment?

39:31 Advice to someone who has a basic understanding of blockchain and crypto?

42: 52 For the skeptics, how do see the future of blockchain?

46:18 What are blockchain applications?

49:23 How do you educate yourself on the crypto currency space?

52:01 What are some things you’re ex

55:02 Addressing the negatives of the blockchain

58:20 Opinion on SEC getting involved?

1:00:27 Talking about John’s 2 books on blockchain

1:02:12 Advice on writing process

1:05:43 Advice on not fearing judgment