Deciding to skip business school to start a gym in 2013 changed my life forever. 

Here’s what happened next: 

2013: Launched United Fitness in Huntington Beach, CA, and grew to 6 locations

2016: Founded Gym Launch and switched from privately owning gyms to doing in-person turnarounds

2017: We transitioned from in-person turnarounds to a licensing business and helped over 4500+ facilities transform their businesses.

2019: Our supplement company, Prestige Labs, launched to help those gyms create another profit center and provide their customers with high-quality nutritional products.

2020: Started ALAN, a software company that helps brick-and-mortar businesses get twice as many people in the door on average for one-third the price of a front desk admin.

2020: Founded Acquisition.com, to invest in and help grow companies. Made our first 3 investments.

2021: We sold our majority shares of ALAN to a strategic partner and a 66% stake in Gym Launch and Prestige Labs to American Pacific Group.

It’s been a ride.

Today, through Acquisition.com we participate as minority or majority partners and use the same models that helped scale each of our companies.

If you own a profitable and growing $1M+ in EBITDA company and you’d like us to see if we can help you grow faster:
➡️ Reach out at Acquisition.com

Always looking to meet great companies and founders.

And if you're below that revenue/EBITDA, we’ve created resources to help entrepreneurs get to that point for free. You can grab Acquisition.com free courses, books, and articles here:
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23 yrs old: Left my consulting job. 
24 yrs old: Opened 5 gym locations.
26 yrs old: Closed down 6th gym. Lost everything. 
26 yrs old: Got back to launching gyms and lost everything for a 2nd time. 
26 yrs old: In desperation, started licensing model as a hail mary. It worked. 
27 yrs old: "Gym Launch" does $3M profit the next 6 months. Then $17M profit next 12 months.
28 yrs old: Started Prestige Labs. $20M the first year.  
29 yrs old: Launched USEALAN.com, a software company for agencies to work leads for customers. 
31 yrs old: Sold 75% of UseAlan to a strategic buyer in all stock deal. 
31 yrs old: Sold 66% of Gym Launch & Prestige Labs at $46.2M valuation in all-cash deal to American Pacific Group. 

To all the gladiators in the arena, we’re all in the middle of writing our own stories. The worse the monsters, the more epic the story.

You either get an epic outcome or an epic story. Both mean you win. 

Keep crushing. May your desires be greater than your obstacles. 

#timeline #entrepreneurlife #alexhormozi

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Unpopular Opinion: 



We can Normalize ignoring the opinions of people who have smaller dreams for your life than you do.

She has 5800 followers. Her average post gets 19 likes. 
Took home ~$1M this year. True story. 

This is a real friend of mine. Her entire client acquisition comes from her 5800 Instagram followers. Her average post gets 19 likes and 1 comment. 

Her business? She helps registered dietitians bill insurance correctly. Super niche market. 

She doesn't need 5M followers. She doesn't need to "hack" the algorithm. She understands one simple rule. There is a real person on the other side of those views and treats them that way. Engages with them that way. 

Some businesses don't need more followers. They need the right followers on their accounts.

Your 9 to 5 is not killing your dreams. 
You wasting your 5 to 9 is. 

Best job to have when going after your dreams is the one where you get 129 days a year off to pursue your dreams with full-time pay. Oh yeah, that’s every 9-5 job. Analyze every minute of your life outside of your 9-5 and see where your energy is going. THAT will determine and show you how much your actions are matching your aspirations.

your 9 to 5

If you're growing, you will have growing pains. 
If you're shrinking, you will have shrinking pains. 
If you've plateaued, you will have plateauing pains. 

Basically... everything is painful and everything feels hard.  Business is hard no matter which cycle you are in. 

It's going to suck and it's going to be painful at all stages. Going up, going down, or staying the same. All feel painful. 

Having frameworks to think through which cycle you are in and how to stay the course makes it a little bit more bearable. Business is hard. You just can't give up. 

I hope this helps one person on linkedin. 
- alex ✊🏽

To achieve your goals this year. 
You don't need a mentor.

You're allowed to:
1. Fire yourself up
2. Create your own deadlines
3. Hold yourself accountable
4. Do more than anyone asked you to 
5. Make yourself proud

If you're waiting for someone to believe in you, start with yourself.

- alex ✊🏽

Rich people buy time. 
Poor people buy stuff. 
Ambitious people buy skills.
Lazy people buy distractions.

I sold my last company for $46,200,000
Here are 8 lessons I learned that can help you in 2026: 

#1 Sell to rich people until you have the money to sell to all the poor people. The middle is where you get killed. Rich people pay for speed and convenience. 

#2 You lack priorities, not information. Problems are easy to solve if you know what you’re after. 

#3 Things are hard because your team isn’t as good as you think they are. Your standards are too low. Your best talent you have not even hired yet. 

#4 Lots of rules mean you have dumb people. The more talented and capable your people are the less structure you need in your company. Only hire people who will raise the bar of the other team members. 

#5 If you want to get bigger, get better. Better leads to growth. Bigger leads to bloat. 

#6 You work all day but you can’t get anything done because you allow too many things that don’t matter distract you. Sometimes you have to let fires burn. 

#7 Building a brand takes a long time. However, it is the most valuable thing you can own. It gives you the ability to get incredible returns on advertising. It’s difficult to imagine something better than a strong brand. It just takes time. 

#8 You need to know the inputs and outputs of your money-making system, broken down to the absolute smallest action. That way you can scale it while sustaining your margins.

You can’t wish for both growth and comfort.

The price of the first is the second.

Growth doesn't happen on good days. 
It happens between them.

- Alex ✊🏽

Work + Big Goals = Ambition
Lazy + Big Goals = Entitlement

Big goals don't make you different.
Big work does.

Obsession is the antidote to mediocrity. 
Action the antidote to anxiety. 
Purpose the antidote to laziness.
We aren’t broken.
We just need something to live for.

- Alex ✊🏽

We’re hiring for a sales role. 
It’s fully remote. 

The role is called Sales Development Representative (Setter). 

Who this is for:
1. You are a top performing rep at your company
2. You are extremely hard working
3. You are looking for growth
4. You have business acumen (plus if you’ve sold to small business owners).

What we offer you:
1. Daily Sales Training & 1-1 coaching
2. Professional Skill Development (leadership, business strategy, marketing, etc)
3. Performance based career growth (the best get promoted)
4. Access to our team of A-Players
5. Uncapped commissions

What we expect from you:
↳ High work ethic (Monday-Saturday)
↳ Follow our proven sales process
↳ Train with your coach daily
↳ 200+ Dials per day
↳ Manage your pipeline & follow up properly
↳ Admin work for data collection
↳ Be a team player

If this sounds like your or sounds like someone you know, apply via the link in the comments today. 

P.S. This role is also great for someone who’s tried to launch a business.

People underestimate how much brute force you have to use to will your goals into existence.

You don't have to say YES to every meeting ❌
Nothing is precious until it is scarce.

Dennis Berry

CEO, Epic Entrepreneur Media | Founder, Epic Biz Launch© | Business Strategist | Linkedin Coach | Follow for posts on Business, Ai, and Life Mastery

In 1999 I was a sales leader for SYSCO Denver.

I was doing pretty well, but saw that there was an imbalance.

I had the blood, sweat and tears and my managers had nice cushy offices with pictures of beach vacations.

- I was making $80k/year working 60 hours/week
- They were making $250k at 30 hours/week
- And, SYSCO was a $30B/year company

I realized then and there that I wanted a better lifestyle, so my entrepreneurial adventures began.


The path to success has never been easy. 

In 2003, after 15 years of heavy drinking, I was able to get sober.


That’s an important part of my story, because I learned that alcohol isn't the problem.

It’s what I used to cope with the REAL problem... my thinking.

If we can master our mindset, we can design a beautiful life.


I've built 2 multimillion dollar companies and managed dozens of teams.

The first was a Rare Coins and Precious Metals Company, which was my greatest teacher and changed my life forever.

It taught me that if we don’t manage our minds, life becomes very difficult.

And, even if we make some money, we’re struggling in other areas like our relationships or health.


No matter how successful we become, if we’re not masters of our minds, we’re not as successful as we could be.

I’ve coached some of the highest level leaders and entrepreneurs to master their minds, scale their businesses and build beautiful lives.


It’s never an easy process, but well worth the effort.

And, with the right guidance, it’s MUCH easier.


In 2021, I realized that Linkedin is much more than just a job posting platform, so I decided to build a brand and business on here which has transformed my life!

And, I help others do the same.

- I am a business coach to elite leaders and entrepreneurs
- I have an investment education/management company
- I now have 185,000 Linkedin followers (350,000 total)
- I live on the Caribbean Sea in Playa Del Carmen, MX
- I have a newsletter with over 135,000 subscribers
- I live in Valencia, Spain 3 months per year
- I am a pretend middle-aged athlete

I went from making $80k and building somebody else’s dreams,

To unlimited potential and living my own dreams everyday!


If you’re interested in learning how I did this, there are a few ways I can help.

1. The Elite Leaders Newsletter: https://dennisberry.com/newsletter

2. Join the Elite Leaders Network: https://lnkd.in/eS-cTH4y

3. Or, if you’d like to dive deep, I take on about 10 clients per year.

You can apply here: https://dennisberry.com

Wishing you massive success!
D.

Business Coach/Owner

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽?

Simply put: We are entrepreneurs helping entrepreneurs THRIVE!

We are a community of business masterminds of all types.

We welcome amazing people to share their experience so we can grow stronger together. 


𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲:👇

To drive bottom line growth with a community of like minded individuals from different walks of life in an ever-changing fast-paced world. 

We educate, inspire and motivate each other to thrive.


𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀:👇

▪️ Improved Bottom Line Revenue Growth
▪️ Improved Emotional Intelligence
▪️ Improved Relationships
▪️ Improved Health


𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀:👇

⚡️ Quick short-term wins and massive long-term gains.

⚡️ Manage your stress and prevent burnout.

⚡️ Streamline your systems and processes.


𝗜𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂?👇

✅ Ready to make radical lasting changes, but don't know where or how to do it

✅ Curious how other people seem to become successful, but can't figure it out

✅ Tired of struggling and not reaching your potential


𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘀?

▪️ Certified Life Mastery and Business Development Coach since 2005
▪️ 2-time 7-figure business owner
▪️ Best-selling author
▪️ Influencer

His goal is to help you align your passion with your purpose, and create a specific strategic plan of action to create wealth.

He has been sober since April 8, 2003 at which time he became a successful businessman, athlete, and family man. 


𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀:👇

▪️ Group meetings 2 times per month

▪️ One 1-1 coaching session with Dennis per month

▪️ Additional retreats and activities TBD

▪️ Free access to Dennis's Solopreneur Operating System

▪️ Free access to LinkedIn Influencer Accelerator Masterclass Recording


✅ 𝗧𝗼 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘀

Email: contact@dennisberry.com


✅ 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼

https://dennisberry.com/mastermind/

The sky isn’t the limit.

Your beliefs are.

Most people don’t fail because of lack of talent.
They stop because of invisible ceilings 
they never question.

Those ceilings are built from:
↳ Old conditioning
↳ Past experiences
↳ Things you were told when you were younger
↳ Fear dressed up as “being realistic”

Here’s the hard truth:
You are rarely limited by circumstances.
You are limited by preconditioned 
behaviors you learned to survive.

Beliefs become habits.
Habits become identity.
Identity becomes destiny.

But it doesn’t have to stay that way.

When you challenge the belief, 
you unlock the behavior.

When you change the behavior, 
you expand the outcome.

5 Shifts That Remove Self-Imposed Limits:

1/ Question the Story You Keep Repeating
 ↳ Ask: Who taught me this?
 ↳ Most limits were borrowed, not chosen

2/ Separate Fear From Fact
 ↳ Fear predicts failure
 ↳ Facts show what’s actually possible

3/ Act Before You Feel Ready
 ↳ Confidence follows action, 
not the other way around
 ↳ Momentum breaks mental ceilings fast

4/ Surround Yourself With Expanders
 ↳ Your environment reinforces belief systems
 ↳ Get around people who normalize bigger goals

5/ Prove Yourself Wrong Daily
 ↳ Small wins rewire old patterns
 ↳ Evidence beats motivation every time

The moment you outgrow your old beliefs,
your world gets bigger.

Not because the sky moved.
But because YOU finally did.

Are you challenging your limits?

PS. If you're looking for high level peer support to challenge your limits, I created The Elite Leaders Network.

Check it out here: 👉 https://lnkd.in/eVS_G_R4

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Your dreams don’t die from lack of talent.

They die from constant distraction.

The whole world is hijacked by:
 ↳ Beeps
 ↳ Dings
 ↳ Buzzes
 ↳ Notifications

All day. Every day.

And the most addictive cheap dopamine on the planet?
Short form video.

It is literally designed to:
 ↳ Hook your attention
 ↳ Keep you scrolling
 ↳ Steal hours of your life
While telling you it is harmless.

Here’s the hard truth:
You cannot build anything meaningful while your attention is fragmented.

If you want real focus, 
you must turn it ALL off.

That means:
 ↳ Notifications
 ↳ Endless videos
 ↳ Porn
 ↳ Mindless eating and drinking
 ↳ Constant background noise

Anything that keeps you from sitting with one task.

Multitasking is a lie.
As long as you have:
 ↳ 20 tabs open
 ↳ TikTok or Reels running
 ↳ 30 priorities fighting for attention
You will move slowly and call it burnout.

Progress comes from one thing at a time.
Not everything at once.

Look at Pavel Durov.
Worth $17B.
Owns a social media company.
Does not even use his phone because it distracts him from his work.

Let that sink in.

If the guy who built Telegram avoids the device…

Why can’t you?

Your future needs your attention.
Nothing else does.

What are you focusing on?

PS. If you're looking for high level peer support with for business, finance and emotional intelligence, I created The Elite Leaders Network.

Check it out here: 👉 https://lnkd.in/eVS_G_R4

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Ai is not here to take your job.

But it is here to make our lives more efficient.

The $200M Series E announcement from Synthesia today is a major "pay attention" moment for  the AI space. 

Not just because they reached a $4B valuation.

It matters because it affects how we actually work. 

Right now, most "AI at work" is just a wrapper around a chatbot.

It’s fine, but it doesn't solve the core problem:

👉 The massive gap between company data and employee action.

Synthesia is pivoting the narrative from "cool AI video tools" to "Interactive AI Agents."

This is what the shift means:

Context is King: 
We don’t need more content...
We need answers that understand our specific job.

Conversational > Static: 
The move from watching a video 
to interacting with a coach is where the ROI is.

Boardroom Priority: 
Upskilling is no longer an HR footnote. 
It’s the top risk for CEOs.

This isn't just a funding round.

It’s a bet on how companies will learn and communicate for the next decade.

If you think AI is just for generating images or emails, you're missing the 
bigger picture of conversational knowledge.

Big move. 
Watch this space. 🚀

#MadeWithSynthesia

Neuroscience and Business Development Coach for High Performing Leaders with Burnout or Addictions. Turn Your Chaos into Clarity. CEO, Elite Leaders Marketing. Founder, Elite Leaders Network.

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