In this week’s episode, Patrick Donley (@JPatrickDonley) sits down with Tim Calise, a serial entrepreneur and investor who has worked with Alex Hormozi and now applies what he learned to help service business owners maximize their existing business. You’ll learn how Tim raised over $325 million for a hedge fund in his twenties, how he got involved in the gym franchise business, how he got connected with Alex Hormozi, the biggest mistakes he sees start-ups making, how he helps “compress time” for founders, and much, much more!
Tim is a versatile entrepreneur, investor, consultant, and podcast host who helps service business owners uncover the profits hidden inside of their existing business. By the age of 25, he had raised over $325mm for his investment company before moving onto building a 7 figure tech-enabled fitness business alongside his wife.
Most recently, Tim was one of the 4 Executive Team members at GymLaunch alongside Alex and Leila Hormozi where he oversaw the development and launch of ALAN, a machine learning SaaS company, which grew from zero to $20M ARR in 6 months. Currently Tim helps make founders dreams come true by implementing his Product to Profit TM Framework as a sought after #2 to ambitious founders.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
02:26 - How Tim’s younger years set the stage for his future entrepreneurial ventures.
06:08 - What his college business ventures were and what he learned from them.
09:37 - How he navigated his first job out of college.
10:50 - How he raised $325 million in 3 years for a hedge fund.
14:08 - What the investment thesis for the hedge fund was.
22:54 - How his fund handled the 2008 Great Financial Crisis.
28:37 - How he got involved in the world of gym franchises.
32:26 - What the advice Alex Hormozi gave to Tim.
37:28 - What is it that makes Alex Hormozi a phenomenal entrepreneur.
41:23 - How they scaled the Gym Launch model beyond gyms into other industries.
52:00 - Why Tim decided to focus on small businesses to advise after his experience with Alex.
57:49 - What the biggest mistakes he sees start-ups making.
60:57 - How he aligns incentives with the founders he works with.
63:51 - How he finds balance in his life.
66:07 - What’s the #1 piece of worldly wisdom advice he finds himself giving to clients.
*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.
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