{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5d42020745842932757e7134/67b341a56392e4a39f4d8e2a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"352: Entrepreneurship, Failure, and Rebuilding: Lessons from the Trenches with Max Emma","description":"<p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Amber sits down with Max Emma, an entrepreneur who immigrated from the former Soviet Union to the United States and built a successful business empire after overcoming financial hardships, including bankruptcy. Max shares his journey from working in corporate America to growing his family’s landscaping business and eventually founding a bookkeeping franchise.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Takeaways:</strong></p><ul><li>\"You can’t build a business and care what people think about you at the same time, because somebody is always going to have a problem with it.\" - Amber Fuhriman</li><li>\"People assume that because you have a title—lawyer, accountant, business owner—that you suddenly know everything. The truth is, we’re all just figuring it out as we go.\" - Amber Fuhriman</li><li>\"I used to take rejection personally, but I learned that 'no' just means I’m one step closer to a 'yes'.\" - Max Emma</li><li>\"I realized I was the bottleneck of my own business—I was trying to do everything at once instead of delegating.\" - Max Emma</li></ul><p><br></p><p>If you are interested in connecting with Amber, send an email to <a href=\"mailto:amber@amberfuhriman.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">amber@amberfuhriman.com</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with other incredible people looking to break out of the corporate mindset by joining the Facebook Success Center: <a href=\"http://bit.ly/2MuWn53\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://bit.ly/2MuWn53</a></p><p><br></p><p>Checkout Amber's Speaker Reel: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPj5OBvjrr0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPj5OBvjrr0</a></p><p><br></p><p>Schedule a connection call with Amber:<a href=\"https://calendly.com/amberfuhriman/connection-call?month=2021-05\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> https://calendly.com/amberfuhriman/connection-call?month=2021-05</a></p>","author_name":"Amber Fuhriman"}