511: Burn the Boats: How a 34-Year-Old Teacher Became a 2x Golden Door Winner | Tanner Sewell

About this episode

Tanner Sewell shares his journey from a high school teacher to a successful roofing entrepreneur and Golden Door winner.

Tanner Sewell spent 12 years as a high school English teacher and wrestling coach in Washington D.C. At 34, he bought a one-way ticket to Phoenix with no sales experience, no roofing knowledge, and a busted 2004 Toyota Tacoma with no air conditioning. Two years later, he's a back-to-back Golden Door winner and co-owner of Palco Roofing. In this episode, Hunter sits down with Tanner to unpack the three keys to sustainable high performance: a clear why, conditioning yourself through hard things...

People in this episode

Host: Sam Taggart

Guest: Tanner Sewell

Topics covered

• sales success
• personal transformation
• high performance
• roofing industry
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• sales training
• Golden Door winner
• entrepreneurship
• high school teacher
• roofing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Palco Roofing

Places: Washington D.C., Phoenix

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