Episode #50
Scott Warner
Serial Entrepreneur Shows the Formula for Business and Life Success
Guest Bio:
Scott Warner is a serial entrepreneur. His portfolio of success covers everything from tech start-ups to restaurants, from online blogging to film. He has a visceral passion for building companies that are innovative, profitable, and viral. A go-getter who never settles for less than the best, Scott has an uncanny ability to build teams who share his same vision.
As CEO of Gigg Inc, Scott's endeavors are directed by a desire to help companies better understand and utilize the social media landscape while improving focus on business intelligence.
Scott has had a life-long love for music and the entertainment industry. Gigg Inc was originally created to help open doors for aspiring artists through the company’s social media platform. Over time, he realized the Gigg feature set offered valuable solutions to businesses. While Scott is focused on providing Gigg's platform to businesses, his passion for the arts remains intact. Through Gigg’s talent discovery medium "CONTENDR", Scott continues to provide musicians a chance to be seen and heard on a global scale. Gigg was named a Top Ten Start-up at SXSW by ComplexTech in 2013.
Scott is a partner in Hollow Horse, an entertainment production company, teaming up with award-winning songwriter/producer Patrick Leonard. Patrick has written & produced music for some of the biggest names in music: Madonna, Elton John, Pink Floyd, Bon Jovi, Jewel, and many others.
For eleven years Scott helped to build Pinnacle Security, a leading home security provider in North America with annual sales of over $150 million. He quickly became a top sales rep and the top manager and was appointed Vice President. Scott and his organization generated over 75,000 accounts and more than $150 million in sales during his time at Pinnacle.
Scott has also been an angel investor for twelve businesses—from restaurants to health care products to savvy tech. Scott has always had an interest in discovering and building startups with true potential.
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Show Notes
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Introduction (1:45)
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How Jimmy and Scott Warner first got introduced (2:15)
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Scott and the importance of Twitter and what he is passionate about (2:40)
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How many companies Scott has working right now (7:05)
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The early life of Scott and how he became an entrepreneur (7:56)
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How Jimmy found out how his mind works in a different way (11:30)
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The door to door sales and how Scott found success (16:15)
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Learning how to deal with ego's with proper management (17:05)
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What made Scott leave the Door to Door industry (20:25)
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Scott doing business with one of his favorite childhood baseball players (22:32)
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Next adventure, Professor of Rock and the launch of it (28:38)
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How Scott figures out Family and personal life with balance (29:10)
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What is next for Scott Warner (36:40)
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Scotts main company Gigg its next steps (36:58)
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Social Media Success and how you can grow like he has (37:30)
