Taking Calculated Risks With Dan Thorenson
July 31, 2024
In this episode of The Entrepreneurial Mindset Project, we talk to Dan Thorenson, a former Navy mechanic who became an unlikely entrepreneur. Dan grew up in a small town in North Dakota and floundered in school until he discovered an auto shop program that took him from the very bottom of his class to the top. After high school, he joined the Navy, where he became an airplane mechanic, a skill that led…
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How A Single Teenage Mom Became A Successful Entrepreneur With Sirena Moore-Thomas
November 11, 2021
In this episode, Gary is joined by serial entrepreneur and public speaker Sirena Moore-Thomas. In the conversation, Sirena and Gary unpack her early life and how her experiences shaped her trajectory. As a single teenage mother of twins, raised in public housing, with no college degree, Sirena is the epitome of an unlikely entrepreneur. Her accomplishments—not the least of which is co-founding a million-dollar cleaning business with a few hundred dollars in her spare time—have garnered…
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