Welcome to invest in yourself the digital entrepreneur podcast. Join the podcast mogul Phil Better as he interviews successful entrepreneurs that make their living in the digital world. Now, let's join your host Phil Better, and his special guest today on invest in yourself the digital Entrepreneur podcast. Welcome back to another episode of investing yourself the digital Entrepreneur podcast. Today we're diving into a story of true resiliency and unparalleled business acumen. Our guest today is a beacon of entrepreneurial spirit, someone who has not just learned the formulas for success, but mastered them to create exponential results. Growing up in a broken household and leaving college behind did not deter him. Instead, he challenged his energy into what would become a staggering journey of business achievements at the, you know, ripe old age of 21.

From the spare bedroom of his condo, he launched his first venture, a mortgage company. This company not only thrived, but became the number one rural housing lender in the state, ballooning to nearly 100 employees and achieving eight figures revenue. The dream of any first time entrepreneur. However, like most journeys, it was not always smooth. The collapse of the real estate market in 2008 was a harsh setback, leading to bankruptcy. But an indomitable spirit and a resiliency of a mindset. He rebounded spectacular, rebuilding his fortune to become a millionaire once again in just twelve months. Having founded eleven companies, ten of which exceeded $1 million in the first year, our guest today is a testament to what can be achieved with the right mindset and skills.

He is a charismatic national speaker, a peak performance coach, and has helped tens of thousands scale their business across various industries, from real estate investing to medicals, medicinal spas. Beyond his business prowess, he is dedicated to imparting knowledge, hosting hundreds of events, and facilitating masterminds where industry leaders could converge to shape their future. His life's work is a powerful reminder that extraordinary success and accessibility to anyone willing to believe in and invest in themselves. So please welcome the remarkable and unstoppable Jason Roberts. Jason, thank you so much for being here.

Thanks, Bill. Man, that intro made me feel good, brother. I don't, I don't know if I deserve all that, but I'm feeling really good about myself right now, so thanks.

You're very welcome. That's how I like to start the episode off on a positive. Most of my audience knows a fan of hip hop, and I never wanted to be the rapper. I always wanted to be the hype.

Man, because it's laid that down, man.

Yeah, it's just easier. But Jason, I want to thank you so much for being here.

Thanks for having me.

It's, it's going to be a pleasure. Because when I, when Peter, our mutual, reached out to tell me about you, I read what he said. I'm like, this is incredible. I want to speak to him because, like, what you've accomplished is extraordinary. So without jumping into everything, we're going to start with the first question. Why did you start your first business at 21? What was it that sparked you to be an entrepreneur?

Jeff, you know, there's two things. One is that, and you kind of mentioned this. You know, I grew up in a small farm town. I didn't have, I didn't have business mentors. I didn't have entrepreneurs around me. You know, my dad bailed on my two brothers and my mom when I was twelve. And so, you know, I didn't have like, the good male influence. I didn't really have any of those things.

What I did see, you know, we didn't have a lot of money. What I did see is my mom, who's a beautiful woman who worked day and night so that me and my brothers could eat, you know, so that we could have a polo shirt to wear to school or whatever. And I just saw, I saw the sacrifice. I saw her sacrifice. Not a little bit. I saw her sacrifice everything for us. And it never, like, it never sat right. Like, I felt love from that.

But I also felt like, this is terrible. Like, she, she can't have her own life because she's dedicated everything to us. And so from a young age, I tried to find things that made money, you know, some good, some bad that would take, that would take some of that burden off of her. You know what I mean? And so I think that's what, what got it in me from a young age of like, try to figure out ways to make money so that mom doesn't have to figure out how to make it all. I think it was that. And then the second part of that for me is my first and only job I ever had was at a collection agency when I was 18. And yeah, I don't know if anybody's.

Done that job before, but I sat next to collection agents at the back, so I know how, like, fun those draw. Like, that's not fun. Being at a collection agency is probably even worse.