STORIES
Real stories. Practical lessons.
Profiles, journeys, breakdowns, and field notes from people building, creating, and performing at a high level.
The environment changed before the results did
Before Charles Chase built a coaching business, he built and lost three others. What actually changed wasn't the plan — it was who he was standing next to.
Hundreds of cold DMs a day. Now consistent $56K months.
Before CB3 Media worked with Shark Tank companies and got featured on Good Morning America, its founder was cold-emailing hundreds of businesses a day, offering to work for free just to prove it worked.
The names I've carried, and the one I chose
Before Gēzzy, there was JJ, then Jay, then a last name almost nobody could say right. This is the actual story behind the name — and what it taught me about building a brand on purpose instead of by accident.
Learning to dunk at 5'6", starting from a torn meniscus
Victoria Agyin was a Division 1 jumper before she ever tried to dunk. A torn meniscus ended her final college season — and started the project that's since pulled in over a million views.
Starting before you're ready: Paco's dunk journey out of Hong Kong
Paco didn't wait until he had the gear, the plan, or the following. He just started posting his dunk training — and the deeper mission behind it revealed itself along the way.
From $40 to a $600K agency — and the freedom he had to build back
Leo Umanskiy's first business made him about $40 in seven months. His second scaled past $600,000 a year — and quietly took over his life. This is the story of what he changed, and why.