This tactic helped a CEO sell his business for $1 million at age 21\u2014here's how to do it

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John Henry, co-CEO of Loop Car Insurance, used his life’s hardships as fuel to start his first company \u2014 and found it more advantageous than an MBA.\u2026

Hardships and setbacks can make it difficult to give 100% at work — unless you find a way to use them to your advantage.

"I grew up born and raised in New York City, and I come from an immigrant family from the Dominican Republic," said Henry, 30."Seeing my mom and pops constantly struggle to make rent and also meet the financial demands of having four young children ... Being exposed to those pressures made me feel like I really wanted to help out."

But when another resident reached out to him with a laundry opportunity, he knew his dad was the man for the job."Turns out, he knew the wardrobe supervisor of the 'Wolf of Wall Street' movie, and they were looking for a new dry cleaner," Henry said on the podcast.

 

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