So.. gents. Here's what is going on. The company has an aggressive growth plan over the next 4 - 5 years. Essentially, I'm assuming the founding investors want a return but the management sees much more opportunity to grow. Reason being, we were one of the fastest growing companies in the city for the last 3 years based on a well known and read business publication.
I'm in the division that contributes between 50 - 60% of the firm's total revenue. So I'm one of the 3 top business developers in the group, but alternatively even for the firm. I've only been in this business for 3+ years. Before that, as you all know, I was in the Finance/Accounting world.
When I first got in here, I remember, I used to make about 40 - 50 solid quality cold calls a day. I leveraged my network but those guys didn't give me much business. At that time, I used to be very much into the game and the "red pill." So there were times when I got out of work and did a solid 5 day approaches on the street or a little night game with the local tribe members. A bunch of that is forever memorialized in the approach thread.
About a year in, I started doing fine and was on track, but I started getting a little too crazy. My Practice Director even told me once "Cobra, stop running for Mayor," alluding to my casual friendliness around the office, especially with the women. A few months later, my book of business fell apart. So bad that I considered heavily the prospect of going back into Accounting. I called my boss, as I noted before, very red pilled Irish woman that is one of the best in this business. She pulled over and said "you'll be fine. let's give it 90 days and if you don't do well, we'll talk about the next step; but until then, you will have to bust your ass." Bust my ass, I did. I counted every single meeting, documented every single followup, scheduled myself so precisely that I got everything done. In a few months, my book of business exploded and I made President's Club. Stories of that are already in this thread.
The last year or so, I've been a bit more at ease, working on a few clients that have given me lots of repeat business. It has worked out fine and I have continued to bring in lots of revenue. However, I can't get past a certain point. I think I lost a bit of drive here and there. I gave up gaming women because I had to face reality. I'm going to go ahead and say it: I got caught! It was excruciating and maybe a story for another thread or.. maybe not. I think I have honestly been operating at about 50% capacity and still doing well.
Fast forward to present day, investors come in and want to invest. About a week ago, the President pulls me aside and wants me to be part of the Ownership team and offers me shares. So technically, I'm a Management Member (legal term) for an LLC but theoretically the same as a partner or owner. There is a vesting period of course, but given the track record of the firm and my confidence in our ability to succeed, I think they picked the right person to be on that team of leaders. Don't you think so?
I was a little skinny Indian kid that couldn't even raise his voice, fight or have a girlfriend. I slowly but surely, with the help of many people on this forum, in conjunction with improving my game, also improved my lifestyle. I have many people to thank:
- Starting foremost with my old school Indian parents, who never did anything special except bust their ass and put me and my sister through every difficult scenario.
- Then my degenerate cousin who at a very young age amplified my insecurities and forced me to face them head on. (I have still decided to build a relationship back with him. I confronted him a few months ago. He was apologetic and we're moving forward.)
- This very forum, the members of which became my outlet to release my honesty, and the few members who I had a chance to meet and become friends with. Special shoutout to Dantes, Vinman, Octavian, MDP, Snowplow, H3ltrSk3ltr, Lothario, doc holliday, Suits (never met but encouraged me to be more vocal on the forum), Fortis, and kaotic (who I have also never met, but continues to set a good example for a young brown dude who swims in hot pussy consistently). You guys have always given me perspective that I otherwise would have never had. I also don't want to forget all of the other forum members I have met who enhanced my life extensively.
- My company and its management which respects me and gave me a platform to discover my own inner strengths without pushing their agenda. Let's face it; they have one but they never let that impede my growth.
- My family, including my kids. They have helped me through all of this and been patient with my long hours at work.
- My wife, who has forgiven me for many indiscretions and aggressive behavior at times.
So here I am. My next goal will be to figure out how to push my way into becoming a known force in this business. Stay tuned my friends. This will all be announced soon publicly and we likely will have a press release at some point. Given all the market activity around here, I hope confidentiality won't be an issue.
So here's what I need from you next: Let's celebrate. If I PM or text you, we need to grab a drink. If you think you should buy me one, also cool. PM me, I'll figure out a way. I'm likely going to see some friends and family all across the nation. I'll be in DC next month and also NYC if I can help it.