003: Listed as Entrepreneur’s 27 CEO's under 27, How did he SUCCEED without family support? The Nick Kullin Story…

003: Listed as Entrepreneur’s 27 CEO's under 27, How did he SUCCEED without family support? The Nick Kullin Story…

NICK KULLIN INTERVIEW – PART 2 (BEHIND THE SCENES)

Background:

Nick Kullin is the Founder of Second Flight Consultancy, a premier growth hacking and digital marketing agency. He's a fearless and eccentric young entrepreneur who always believed that inside of every successful self-made person is a poor kid who followed his dream. Nick started his entrepreneurial journey at a young age, built a growing success for himself without the need of a college degree, and followed the unconventional path in life.

Time-Stamped Show Notes:

[0:47] “My path of how I got here isn’t your typical story…”
[1:42] One of the biggest things he learned is how to assess his own skill sets.
[2:07] In high school, he got involved in a marketing competition program called DECA, which opened his eyes on entrepreneurship.
[5:42] “Even if you go to a 4-year college, the thing that they don’t teach you and give you curriculum is in sales.”
[5:53] If you can’t sell yourself then you can’t sell anything.
[7:25] His marketing agency is all about growth hacking.
[9:22] During the time he was going through a really hard time, he met a mentor that changed the way he’s thinking.
[10:01] “People are gonna value the experience you have rather than a piece of paper (diploma) at the end of the day.”
[11:20] Instead of going to college, he accumulated a 4 year successful track record in marketing and sales from multiple companies.
[11:39] Because of his experience, he landed as a Chief Marketing Officer in a big financial firm.
[13:22] “I learned I was not happy making money.”
[16:08] He started working in a high-end resort and hotel in New Jersey where he learned a lot about sales.
[18:54] You learn a lot of things through experience.
[21:25] He got fired in his job.
[24:12] Most entrepreneurs struggles with ego and pride.
[27:13] If you plan to quit your job and start your own company you have to start putting your money away and map up your finances.
[29:19] The big thing his agency like to implement are strategies that are non-conventional and non-conformist.
[35:12] His price point is $3,500-$10,000, depending on the deliverables and involvement they’re going to be into.
[36:23] It doesn’t matter what business you’re in or what product you’re selling, it’s more about what the objectives are.

Fabulous 4 Questions:

📖 📚 Favorite Book(s)? Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
🙌😎 Favorite Amazon.com purchase? Dog Car Hammock
🌱💸 Favorite Tool that's GROWN your Business? Cutstory
💭💡 BIGGEST Challenge keeping your Business from GROWING? Maintaining the balance of growth both internally and business development

Key Points from the Interview:

When you have money you're happy, entirely not true.
Selling is like growing a muscles, it takes time, practice and different ways of exercising.
When you have a job you know you get paid, when you have your own business you don't know when is that next pay day gonna happened.