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Overcoming Addiction to Helping Businesses Scale and Make Millions—Zach Carlin | E183

Episode Summary

Find out how Zach Carlin overcame homelessness and addiction and now helps businesses scale and make millions.

Episode Notes

Zach Carlin delves into his personal journey of overcoming addiction, transitioning careers from professional fighting to entrepreneurship, and his experiences working in fitness. He touches on improving gyms, his work with V Shred, and the creation of his own venture. Zach also speaks about his shift to a garage workspace, starting Next Play, and his struggle with imposter syndrome. The episode concludes with his advice for his younger self and future aspirations.

 

Key points discussed:

- Zach Carlin's blueprint for success emphasizes the value of past experiences and applying learned lessons to current endeavors, regardless of their direct correlation. 

- As a VP of development for a custom window replacement company and founder of Summit Chasers Network, Zach transitioned from being a professional athlete to a serial entrepreneur, applying his competitive spirit and resilience to business. 

- Zach's journey in the fitness industry led him to consult and revamp struggling gyms, increasing their profitability by diversifying revenue streams and implementing strategic business practices.
 

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Support/Contact Zach:

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zach-carlin

- Website: https://www.summitchasersnetwork.com/ 

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/summitchasersnetwork/ 

 

Books and resources mentioned in this podcast: 

- Resume course: https://bit.ly/podcastpca