Gordy Bunch - a podcast by Terry Weaver, Co-founder, VEL Institute podcast host

Gordy Bunch is a U.S. Coast Guard Veteran, 2015 Ernst&Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Founder of TWFG, and Chairman of The Woodlands Township. In our podcast we talk about how Gordy built a $600,000,000 business using $10,000 of his personal savings. There is much to learn from Gordy Bunch in this interview.
Podcast Segments
The first decision in business [1:42]
1,000 Lb. Samurai Statue [2:40]A road trip to San Diego [4:13]
1994 Haitian Rescue [7:40]Lessons from the Coast Guard [10:22]
Human trafficking&The Chinese Mafia (Snakeheads) [12:06]
Gordy’s early prep for business [16:25]Right person, wrong job [22:15]
Hanging onto employees or releasing them [23:43]The Peter Principle [25:40]
Gordy’s ideas about success [28:18]Helping create 100’s of millionaires [31:06]
Early days of Entrepreneurship [32:56]Early adoption, first mover advantage&market research [37:49]
Building a company from 1 person to 5,000&the importance of staying humble [40:54]
Balancing life by serving [47:25]Divine intervention [55:08]
How Gordy gauges his success [59:02]The most important thing Gordy does with his time [1:01:47]
Jesus and becoming an Ironman [1:04:24]Beetlejuice, electrocution and Jedi mind control [1:07:55]
Helping others to gain strength [1:11:56]The importance of commitment [1:13:07]
The greatest challenge and getting through it [1:13:44]How to learn from our greatest failures [1:16:20]
Gordy sharing advice with a young entrepreneur [1:18:24]Principles Gordy lives by [1:21:33]
Selected links from showVEL Institute
Gordy Bunch ArticleTWFG Financial
TWICO InsuranceSusan G. Komen
American Heart AssociationCASA
College of the Ozarks

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