"Miller: I founded my first company at the age of 16. It was a skateboard and longboard manufacturing company, and I lost thousands of dollars in that first startup. After the closing of the venture and the last team meeting, I called my mentor and said, “Now what?” He told me to focus and double down on what I was best at doing. A month later I started a marketing agency. I’ve always been a person who understands how to develop relationships. I was able to carry-out this skill into marketing very easily....
Miller: My why is to do something, however small, and to make others happier and better-this is my highest ambition, the most elevating hope, which can inspire a human being.
And, most of all, I want to inspire people to understand that they have a purpose in life.
Shulman: What are the three most important lessons you teach to the young, aspiring entrepreneur like you?
Miller: These are the most important things I like to share with young entrepreneurs:
Miller: My why is to do something, however small, and to make others happier and better-this is my highest ambition, the most elevating hope, which can inspire a human being.
And, most of all, I want to inspire people to understand that they have a purpose in life.
Shulman: What are the three most important lessons you teach to the young, aspiring entrepreneur like you?
Miller: These are the most important things I like to share with young entrepreneurs:
- Failure is not going to keep you from being successful, but it’s the fear of failure that will. Learn to speak to your negative concerns and overcome them.
- Develop the mindset that every single person can lead you to a significant connection, customer, or client, and treat everyone with massive respect. Add value to their lives, so they remember you and talk about you.
- Develop self-awareness and be patient.