026: Creating a 9 Figure Business with Matt Manero

Matt launched his first company, Commercial Fleet Financing, Inc. (CFF), in 1995 with a phone, a folding table and the unyielding confidence of a single client, a trucker. Fast forward 23 years and CFF, has funded over $1 billion in transportation equipment with annual business of $150,000,000+. CFF has served more than 10,000 clients and has become one of the largest independently owned transportation equipment finance companies in America. CFF is a 3-time winner of The SMU Cox School of Business 100 Fastest Growing Companies. His companies have been recognized in publications such as Inc. Magazine, Dallas Business Journal, Overdrive Magazine, Fleet Owner, Transport Topics, Commercial Carrier Journal, and Dealer Solutions Magazine. Audiences resonate with his tough-minded and business battle tested philosophies on "company culture", skilling up and scaling up" and "finding your GRIT". He is willing and eager to share his positive and negative experiences within both the personal and business world with others. Matt is a sought after speaker within the entrepreneurial and association communities, and has a highly popular podcast aptly named, YOU NEED MORE MONEY. It wasn't alway like that, abandoned by his birth dad and raised with a step dad who called him "Stupid and an idiot" Matt learned the power of emotional intelligence and personal development to dream BIG and ultimately CREATE BIG. Through hardships and life lessons, Matt has used his gift of solid intuition and hard work to continually LEVEL UP and create EVERYTHING FROM NOTHING. In this episode, you will learn: The art of emotional intelligence How to now allow your past dictate who you become How to create wealth in your life Why you need more money