Part 2 - Stories of Entrepreneurship and Growth from the Fascinating Life of Adam Edelman

01/12/21 • 55 min

What Didn't Kill You? with Michael Silverman

Join me on the second part of my interview with Adam Edelman - a long-time entrepreneur, business operator, investor, and personal mentor of mine. If you haven't heard the previous episode, I encourage you to go back and listen to it here.

In this episode, we discuss some of the most important traits an entrepreneur should have, the role family and friends play in the business world - and whether or not to create partnerships with them - as well as why it's beneficial for new entrepreneurs to surround themselves with people that share their experience rather than their advice.

Being an entrepreneur requires facing challenges that you don't always expect - and to survive and thrive in this world you need a certain mindset and a desire to follow your passions. Tune in to the conclusion and find out how Adam followed his passions to become the businessman and person he is today.

To learn more about these topics and so much more, tune in to Episode 17 of What Didn't Kill You.

Some Questions I Ask:

Can you talk about how you returned to your passion in the content creation area? (10:01)
Where does the name ‘Boulder Heavy Industries’ come from? (25:20)
What role did relationships play in the progress to your success? And how do you nurture them? (30:18)
How did you navigate the effects COVID-19 had on your business? (39:25)
Do you have advice or recommendations for fresh entrepreneurs on how to embrace the hard stuff? (47:00)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

The role Adam’s heritage played in achieving his success. (01:31)
Questions you need to ask yourself to live a life aligned with your expectations. (07:04)
The two takeaways Adam learned from being an entrepreneur. (20:07)
How Boulder Heavy Industries helps other companies. (29:01)
Adam’s view on creating business partnerships with family & friends. (34:30)
Why it’s important to approach anything like you’ve got nothing to lose. (51:19)

Connect With Adam Edelman:

Resources:

What Didn't Kill You - Episode 16 - Stories of Entrepreneurship and Growth from the Fascinating Life of Adam Edelman - Part 1

Let’s Connect!

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To learn more about these topics and so much more, tune in to Episode 17 of What Didn't Kill You.

Some Questions I Ask:

Can you talk about how you returned to your passion in the content creation area? (10:01)
Where does the name ‘Boulder Heavy Industries’ come from? (25:20)
What role did relationships play in the progress to your success? And how do you nurture them? (30:18)
How did you navigate the effects COVID-19 had on your business? (39:25)
Do you have advice or recommendations for fresh entrepreneurs on how to embrace the hard stuff? (47:00)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

The role Adam’s heritage played in achieving his success. (01:31)
Questions you need to ask yourself to live a life aligned with your expectations. (07:04)
The two takeaways Adam learned from being an entrepreneur. (20:07)
How Boulder Heavy Industries helps other companies. (29:01)
Adam’s view on creating business partnerships with family & friends. (34:30)
Why it’s important to approach anything like you’ve got nothing to lose. (51:19)

Connect With Adam Edelman:

Resources:

What Didn't Kill You - Episode 16 - Stories of Entrepreneurship and Growth from the Fascinating Life of Adam Edelman - Part 1

Let’s Connect!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Previous Episode

Stories of Entrepreneurship and Growth from the Fascinating Life of Adam Edelman - Part 1

My fascinating guest today is a long time entrepreneur, business operator, investor, and mentor of mine, Adam Edelman, who has generously offered his time to chat about his diverse history within digital media, content production, distribution, and marketing industries. Adam spent a notable portion of his early career working in International Markets with DirectTV and has a strong familial connection to the film and television world. Adam has leveraged his expertise to produce and operate a number of businesses, starting with his "dot.bomb" in the early days of the .com bubble.

We discuss his journey to running what is now a successful digital marketing firm, Boulder Heavy Industries, what led him to pursuing more creative endeavors later in his career, what the collapse of his enterprises taught him about resilience and communication, as well as life. To hear more, tune in to Episode 14 of What Didn’t Kill You!

Some Questions I Ask:

How did you become an entrepreneur? (2:02)
Had your team developed any traction in the initial stages of your startup? (20:11)
Is ‘being your own visionary’ something that’s a gut feeling for you? (40:28)
How have you addressed the internal issues within your company aside from looking at your profits and losses? (42:16)
Was it a long process for you to let go of your own professional baggage? (53:10)
Could you share what your time in Iraq was like? (54:41)

In This Episode You Will Learn:

Adam’s connection to the film and television industry (4:32)
Adam’s early experience working in International and Satellite TV (5:58)
What Adam’s involvement with the aircraft company, Hughes, taught him about his entrepreneurial skills and interest in digital media (8:57)
The initial e-commerce pitch Adam and his friends worked on at the Harvard Business Plan Competition (11:49)
How Adam and his college friends created their first startup together (18:41)
Why the fall of Adam’s first major company was a necessary life lesson (24:19)
Why Adam needed the creative freedom to pursue screenwriting after taking a break from the corporate world (28:02)
Why Adam chose to go back into business with his startup colleagues (32:04)
Why the pitfalls Adam experienced at IMM gave him the space to establish himself as an entrepreneur (37:50)

Let’s Connect!

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Next Episode

Solo Episode - The Story of Losing My Sister

Sometimes life hits us so hard that our minds struggle to assimilate and understand what we are going through at that moment. Sometimes going through these periods, while unimaginably painful, can be an incredible catalyst for growth and understanding.

I've decided to do a solo episode for today's podcast to talk about one of the worst moments in my life, my little sister's death.

In this episode, I share my deepest fears and the mix of emotions and reactions I experienced from the moment I received this terrible news until several days after the reception and how it affected and changed my life. I also talk about how sharing our emotions connects us with people and how feeling gigantic amounts of pain can let us know the amount of love and joy we can experience.

In this show, I try to ask people about their challenges overcome, so it's only fair that I share more about my journey through the most painful thing that's ever happened to me.

To learn more about my story, how it can help you, and so much more, tune in to Episode 18 of What Didn't Kill You.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

How I dealt with one of the worst moments of my life (5:20)
The difference between an intellectual understanding of the pain and experiencing it (10:40)
How sharing our emotions and being vulnerable connects us with people (19:30)
The articulate mind disarticulated (25:00)
Discovering a different level of emotional and rational connection with people (30:40)
How hard it is to divorce ourselves from particular identities (40:40)

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