It’s Who You Don’t Know with Brian J. Esposito

With over 20 years of experience as a serial entrepreneur, Brian J. Esposito has built and sold multiple successful businesses, including the legendary Inkwell Coffee House, which is known for serving over a million cups of coffee in a single year. He has served in multiple high-profile executive roles, including as the President and General Partner of Exchange Capital Partners, a General Partnership with over $1.8 billion in assets. Today, Brian is the President and Founder of Esposito Intellectual Enterprises, LLC, a holding company with over 90 businesses in its holding portfolio and operating in over 25 industries.

 

Brian joins me again today to share his perspective on Bitcoin and NFTs and discuss some of the risks involved for businesses refusing cash currencies. We discuss the importance of investing in yourself, how Brian enters and builds trust with people in new industry markets, and why he feels knowing who you should not know in a new industry is more important than knowing who you should know. Brian shares the projects he is currently working on to positively impact the music industry and how he manages his time to stay productive. We also discuss how adopting a ‘value first’ mindset has impacted his career and the importance of identifying and valuing your worth.

 

“People always say ‘it’s who you know.’ I like saying it’s who you don’t know. It’s knowing who not to know. That is power; that is what keeps you alive.” - Brian J. Esposito

 

This week on Moving Conversations:

 

●     Brian’s perspective on Bitcoin and the NFT space

●     The pros and cons of the regulated banking environment

●     Why Brian values investing in himself more than investing in stocks

●     How Brian enters and builds trust in new industry markets

●     The value of knowing who not to know in a new industry

●     What attracted Brian to invest in the music industry

●     The projects and platforms Brian is currently building for music artists

●     Brian’s time management strategies

●     The realities of a ‘time is money' mindset

●     The importance of valuing your worth

 

Resources Mentioned:

 

●     Dropbox

●     Blackwing Pencils

●     IPXYZ

●     Virtual Stacks

●     Book: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas père & Robin Buss

●     Book Series: The Godfather by Mario Puzo, Anthony Puzo, Frances Ford Copolla & Robert J. Thompson

 

Connect with Brian J. Esposito:

 

●     Esposito Intellectual Enterprises, LLC

●     Invisible Disabilities® Association

●     Esposito Intellectual Enterprises, LLC. on LinkedIn

●     Brian J. Esposito on LinkedIn

●     Brian J. Esposito on Instagram

●     Brian J. Esposito on Twitter

 

 

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