Brad Lea: From Sleeping on a Beach to Dropping Bombs with the Best in the World | AJ Buckley Show
About this episode
Brad Lea shares his journey from rejection to success in sales and podcasting.
What happens when a 17 year old kid gets kicked out of his house, drops out of high school, and three days before starring in his first movie gets recast because the producer's son got out of rehab? This week on The AJ Buckley Show, AJ sits down with Brad Lea the entrepreneur who turned rejection into rocket fuel and built one of the biggest podcasts in the world, Dropping Bombs, where the most powerful people on Earth now come to him. Brad opens up about growing up in a blue collar family, watching his dad lose everything when a business partner let the insurance lapse, and the moment he realized the person who signs the checks has all the power. He shares the story of quitting a miserable forest service job after being told poison oak was just part of the gig, walking into a car dealership, getting handed the keys to a brand new Trans Am, and making six grand in his first two weeks selling cars. That moment changed everything. Brad fell in love with sales, mastered the art of closing, and discovered that commission only work was the key to unlimited income. AJ and Brad dive deep into the pivotal moment when Brad auditioned for a leading role in a movie opposite Pam Springsteen…
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