045: Tired of Being Hungover? This Pharmacist Created a Solution 4 You – John Mansour of Drink B4.

Background on John Mansour of Drink B4:

John Mansour is a pharmacist that dedicated his life to studying the human body and the vitamins/minerals that keep us ticking. Armed with this knowledge, John created something truly unique: a caffeine-free beverage that energizes for the night and fortifies for the morning known as Drink B4. Along with his business partner and spirits expert, Dave Larue, John is revolutionizing how we fight the aftereffects of drinking.

John is an accomplished Entrepreneur, Healthcare Executive, and Pharmacist with 8 years of experience. He has led both startups and large organizations, and built business strategies within settings such as retail pharmacy, compounding pharmacy, property acquisition, and property management at an executive level. He spent the beginning of his career as a member of Target working as a pharmacist and then as a consultant for their corporate offices in which he worked on specialty projects for the company. He left Target to open a compounding pharmacy and a toxicology testing lab with his partners in Tampa, FL. John has now turned his focus onto several new ventures. The newest being a supplement company in the process of establishing a health based, supplement liquid line.

Time-Stamped Show Notes:

[2:05] John Mansour enrolled in a pharmacy school and entered a 7-year program, which he considers as a great decision for him.
[3:25] John is passionate about helping other people and he really likes being a pharmacist.
[4:45] He traveled all over the country as a business consultant, but it took up a lot of his time, which frustrated him.
[5:45] He is the type of person who does not only talk about doing something, but he actually gets it done. He takes the risk even if it fails him.
[7:05] He quit his job and took a risk to start his own business.
[9:10] His first business was a retail pharmacy.
[9:49] “The first thing I learned was – What I know is garbage.”
[11:04] He decided to shift his business into something else because of several factors, but they were prepared for it.
[12:17] He met his B4 business partner while playing golf.
[13:15] He and his business partner started with an idea about formulating a drink that would make them feel better in the morning after a night of drinking.
[16:00] The body needs a lot of electrolytes, vitamins, and minerals to get rid of the alcohol from the body at a faster rate.
[18:45] Their number one goal is to make sure that their product is effective. After making it work, their next step was to find the flavor and give it a label.
[23:34] John hates the word failure. Failing is not a dead end but a lesson that you have to learn. If you want to take on something new, you should expect to learn the hard lessons.
[24:20] His motivation is to be successful and become a better person.
[25:34] It is up to the leader to place a person in the right environment and treat them right for them to shine. John refers to the good and talented people as unicorns.
[30:00] Entrepreneurs are definitely going to face some depression. There will be some ups and downs when running a business.
[31:35] John’s parting advice is to fulfill your dreams and do it as soon as you can because the future is uncertain. Figure out where your risks actually lie.

Fabulous 4 Questions:

📖 📚 Favorite Book(s)? The Holy Bible.
🙌😎 Favorite Amazon.com purchase? Coca Cola.
🌱💸 Favorite Tool that's GROWN your Business? G-mail.
💭💡 BIGGEST Challenge keeping your Business from GROWING? Finding the right people at the right time.