Overcoming Huge Obstacles
b'Today\\u2019s guest, joining us on the Join Up Dots entrepreneur podcast interview is a man who has been ready to join up his dots for quite awhile. Overcoming huge odds earlier in his life, he now loves to share\\xa0that story to inspire others to do the same. He likes nothing more than connecting with\\xa0entrepreneurs to motivate them to \\u201cdo big things\\u201d in the world. Inspiring them by his own story as much as the actions that he takes everyday. His story begins in an average family where he had to work for\\xa0everything he had. He started \\u201cat the bottom\\u201d and worked his way into\\xa0the American Dream. In fact, dropping out of high school, until he went back\\xa0to get his degree and even went to college... ending up on a popular\\xa0reality TV show. As a guy who started his working life stocking shelves on\\xa0the overnight shift at a giant retailer, he has seen the spectrum. Now he grows and scales companies, using real-world experience\\xa0to make this happen. His most recent company is on track to do $25\\xa0million in gross revenues. He is a serial entrepreneur who develops\\xa0systems to help other entrepreneurs run multiple companies without\\xa0having to be there. In 2012 Mike appeared on the ABC television show Extreme Weight Loss,\\xa0losing 255 pounds. He has overcome a stutter. He has gone from the\\xa0bottom of the corporate ladder to the top of the mountain... and he loves\\xa0helping others do the same. So why did he appear to lack consistency and desire when younger, but now has it in spades? And what is it about his life that he loves the most now he is rocking and rolling? Well let\\u2019s find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots with the one and only Michael Giannulis Show Highlights During the entrepreneur podcast show we had deep hitting conversations with Michael Giannulis around subjects such as: Michael shares how at the age of five he was already five stone thanks to the eager feedings habits of his grandmother. We discuss how to create content that continues to pay you back forever. Evergreen is the key to a lovely relaxed life if you do it right. Dark sides exist in every business no matter what it is, but how do you get through them and into the light? And lastly Michael reveals why money is not important to him, and what he truly feels is the gold to be gained.'