142: From eBay seller to a publicly listed brand empire (ft. Colin Landforce)

David speaks with Colin Landforce, a serial entrepreneur who started his business journey as a teenager and went on to build successful ventures across multiple industries, from tech to cannabis. Colin is the founder of LTRMN, a multi-million dollar consumer cannabis product company, and creator of Cut30, a 30-day bootcamp that has helped over 1,000 creators and brands improve their short-form video skills for Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.

They talked about:

💰 Having a positive relationship with money

🔥 His early entrepreneurial start with CD burning and eBay

🎉 Building a party promotion business in high school

🌱 Challenges of getting in to the cannabis industry

👥 Biggest lessons from building teams that win

🧠 Developing the right mindset to handle business risks

📜 Full transcript:

https://theknowledge.io/landforce-2

📹 Watch on Youtube:

https://youtu.be/qSRQvd20ff4

🗣 Mentioned in the show:

David Belle | https://theknowledge.io/dbelle/

E-bay | https://www.ebay.co.uk/

Twilio | https://www.twilio.com/en-us

Yale | https://www.yale.edu/

Harvard | https://www.harvard.edu/

Deloitte | https://www.deloitte.com/uk/en.html

LEGO | https://www.lego.com/

Nike | https://www.nike.com/gb/

TikTok | https://tiktok.com/

👤 Connect with Colin:

Twitter: https://x.com/landforce

Website: https://landforce.com/

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