#33: 2000 Percent Raise with John Cerasani ft. Jayson Waller

In today's special edition episode, Jayson Waller gets interviewed by John Cesarani from "2000 Percent Raise with John Cerasani" his journey from a poor and abusive childhood to becoming the CEO of a billion-dollar enterprise. In this candid conversation, they discuss Jayson's experiences at the World Series of Poker, and their approach to business coaching. Jayson shares his story of how he built two home security companies, a telemarketing company, and a solar company that is now on pace to reach $800 million in sales. He emphasizes the importance of raising capital to scale, and bringing in experts to help convert books from cash to GAAP. --- HIGHLIGHTS: The BAM Podcast is hosted by Jayson Waller, who invites successful individuals to share their life experiences, hardships, and successes. Sharing his journey from a poor and abusive childhood to becoming the CEO of a billion-dollar enterprise. Jayson shares his story of how he built two home security companies, a telemarketing company, and a solar company that is now on pace to reach $800 million in sales. Jayson emphasizes the importance of raising capital to scale and bringing in experts to help convert books from cash to GAAP. --- SOCIAL MEDIA: Check out John's Social Media: https://instagram.com/johncerasani?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Check out John's Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2000-percent-raise/id1646496547 Check out Jayson’s website: https://www.jaysonwaller.com/ ‌ Check out the Podcast website: https://letstalkbam.com JOIN THE BAM COACHING PROGRAM BAM- Business and Mindset specializes in business and personal mindset coaching. This will help you achieve success at a high level and keep your mindset right. Jayson Waller has built 4 companies from the ground up with 3 worth tens of millions of dollars and his latest was worth over 1 Billion dollars and was set to go public. Jayson has a proven track record in Scaling, Marketing, Branding, and growing Sales in multiple businesses all while maintaining a Positive and Healthy Mindset. --- TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - PRELUDE 00:40 - INTRODUCTION 04:09 - Barry Sanders and the Super Bowl. 07:36 - How he got into the world of poker. 11:14 - You have to be a fanboy. 16:33 - Playing blackjack and craps in a poker room. 19:46 - How did you get into solar? 23:08 - What is a letter of intent? 27:06 - Building a company worth a billion dollars. 33:16 - Generac’s firmware issues. 36:45 - Selling the company for 400 million. 40:04 -David and Goliath analogy. 43:14 - People love a good story and it's easy to blame. 49:35 - END Don’t forget to subscribe to the BUSINESS AND MONEY, FORMERLY TRUE UNDERDOG PODCAST with over 2.5 million downloads!! LOVE YOUR HATERS! BAM! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices