About this episode

Adam McChesney shares his experience of a legal battle after signing away equity in his business and how he rebuilt it stronger.

Losers are Winners is back with Adam McChesney, who signed away equity in his business for what sounded like a great deal and ended up in an eight month legal battle instead. Mark and Adam talk about the self confidence gap that almost sank him, why he rebuilt bigger and better once the dust settled, and why he now believes collaboration happens at the top while competition happens at the bottom. Mark even breaks out a horse analogy about pulling three times the weight together, and somehow it lands perfectly. Support the show - https://www.curiousbuilderpodcast.com/shop See our upcoming live events - https://www.curiousbuilderpodcast.com/events The host of the Curious Builder Podcast is Mark D. Williams, the founder of Mark D. Williams Custom Homes Inc. They are an award-winning Twin Cities-based home builder, creating quality custom homes and remodels — one-of-a-kind dream homes of all styles and scopes. Whether you're looking to reimagine your current space or start fresh with a new construction, we build homes that reflect how you live your everyday life. Sponsors for the Episode: Pella Website: https://www.pella.com/ppc/professionals/why-wood/ Olive and Vine Socials Website…

People in this episode

Host: Mark Williams

Guest: Adam McChesney

Topics covered

• business
• entrepreneurship
• legal battles
• collaboration
• self-confidence

Sponsors

Pella, Olive and Vine Socials

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mark D. Williams Custom Homes Inc., Curious Builder Podcast, Build Authority

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