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17th Apr 2019

40. Vova Tess - Make No Excuses, Become An Entrepreneur

In this episode, Lance and Vova discuss the challenges of being a young entrepreneur and inspire people to start their own journey as entrepreneurs!

Vova Tess grew up in New York City and he felt that people around him didn’t match the amount of ambition that he wanted to achieve for himself. He started studying successful people, reading books, undergoing personal development, and changing his mindset so that he could eventually align to the success he wanted to create in his life. At 16 years old he created a Shopify store that went from $0 to $230, 000 in just two short months. He is now able to grow his brand as a mentor and to help many young entrepreneurs to do the same thing.


Vova tells listeners: “There’s always going to be somebody in a worse state than you and a worse place than you and somebody will always be better than you. There’s no excuse.”


In this episode, you will learn:

  • How podcasts are the next big thing
  • The importance of knowing your target audience
  • How having a strategy always improves your chance of success 
  • The importance of having a mindset that has no room for excuses

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About University of Adversity Podcast

Learn how to overcome failure and tragedy, while becoming your best self with the University of Adversity podcast. Join your host Lance Essihos as he interviews successful individuals that have fought the hard battles to overcome life’s obstacles. Lance started the University of Adversity podcast after overcoming his own adversities shared in episode 01.


Join him and thousands of other entrepreneurs in learning how to use Adversity as a fuel to ignite your inner flame and live the life you have always desired. Tune in weekly for a dose of positivity, strength, and real-life practical advice to achieve your life goals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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About the Podcast

University of Adversity
Real stories and tools to help you grow through adversity, burnout, and reinvention.
University of Adversity is a show about the moments that change us — especially the ones we didn’t ask for.

I’m Lance Essihos, and I sit down with athletes, bestselling authors, doctors, entrepreneurs, spiritual teachers, and everyday warriors to have real conversations about adversity — the kind that strips away the surface and forces us to face who we really are.

We go deep into the mindset shifts, emotional breakthroughs, and practical tools that helped them rebuild. Not just to survive, but to come back stronger, clearer, and more aligned.

This isn’t motivation.
It’s what happens after the breakdown, when you’re trying to put the pieces back together and make it mean something.

If you’re in a season of uncertainty, burnout, or reinvention — this show is here to walk with you.

We don’t just talk about getting through the hard times.
We talk about who you become because of them.

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Lance Essihos

As an experienced veteran with adversity, Lance has faced some of life's most difficult challenges. Grinding his way through the hockey ranks to traveling the world as a bartender. Through his personal battle with drugs and alcohol for well over a decade, the tragic loss of his brother to suicide followed by the great loss of his father to cancer only a year later, Lance realized he had hit rock bottom. In the darkest of days, he made a promise to himself that he would create a new life, one that would make an impact and inspire the masses, leaving the world in a better place than he found it. Lance has made it his mission to facilitate the message of positive change through adversity and encourage people to see the light through the darkness of life's worst moments.