Ian Szabo is the founder of, Short Bus Talks. He is a successful real estate investor, entrepreneur, motivational speaker, best selling author of From Reno’s To Riches and co-author of the book Fix and Flip. He is also a former member of the Canada Culinary Olympic Team at the age of 23 and became Head Sous Chef of Toronto’s Elite Granite Club. In his youth, Ian struggled in the traditional schooling model and grew up believing he was unintelligent. Due to his unrelenting drive and a ton of hard work he uncovered his hidden talents and gifts like creativity, charisma, drive, relationship skills which contributed to his business success. In his latest venture, Short Bus Talks, Ian drives his short bus across North America to deliver a message of hope, overcoming past conditioning, breaking personal limits and discovering your gifts to today’s youth and entrepreneurs, interviews many underdog success stories with a very recent one being with Gary Vaynerchuk.
I've known Ian for many years and have witnessed his constant growth and reinvention process. I wanted him to come on the show because I've seen him overcome a ton of obstacles in his life and he's super open and willing to share about it on stage and with anyone who asks. My friends, he is genuine, has a huge heart, and is up to something big with Short Bus Talks!
In our conversation we talk about:
- How within a 3 week span he began shutting down his house flipping business, real estate sales business, and built his short bus
- How being in proximity of the right people helped motivate him to reveal his highest potential
- The struggles and challenges he’s faced and had to overcome throughout his journey
- Empathy and learning how to adapt to several different crowds
- How and why individuals need to foster the multiplicity of their identities
- At the heart of every job, task, or venture, is people
- Before success is failure, self-described and objective
- Developing the courage to step up your game
- Using historic wounds and self-doubts as fuel to succeed
- The constant death and rebirth process of self-realization
- How different people present different types of possibilities
- Bridging the gap between being empathetic and powerful
- Deserving the right people in your life
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Selected Links from the Episode
Connect With Ian Szabo:
Ian's Facebook | Short Bus Talks Facebook | Short Bus Talks Instagram
Honourable Mentions:
- Book - From Reno's to Riches by Ian Szabo
- Book - Fix and Flip by Mark Loeffler and Ian Szabo
- Canada Culinary Olympic Team
- Toronto Granite Club
- Ben Oosterveld
- Philip McKernan
- Joey Ragona
- Will Smith
- Gary Vaynerchuk
Connect With Oliver:
Show Notes:
5:57 - Oliver and Ian meet in the Shortbus
10:49 - What the Shortbus is and What it Means to Ian
16:15 - Ian Going All In With the Shortbus
23:55 - Self Doubts Beneath the Success
27:21 - Historic Wounds and Their Place in the Present
32:04 - The Contrast Between People and Possibilities
36:04 - Ian Owning His Struggles and Suffering
39:07 - Building Accountable Relationships
47:48 - What Goes On Behind the Scenes
52:45 - Ian's Life Just a Few Months Ago
1:07:00 - What Fuels Ian
1:09:00 - Ian's Vision for the Future Moving Forward
1:13:34 - Recap of Ian's Journey and How to Get Involved With Short Bus Talks
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