273: How an Eighth-Grade Dropout Built a Multi-Million-Dollar Empire ft. Aaron Stokes
🚨 From Dirt Floors to Multi-Million Dollar Success! 🚨
🎙️ What if an eighth-grade dropout could build a multi-million-dollar empire? In this powerful episode of The Root of All Success, host The Real Jason Duncan sits down with Nashville’s entrepreneurial powerhouse, Aaron Stokes. From repairing cars in a dirt-floor barn to running 13 repair shops and masterminds influencing $3.3 billion in revenue, Aaron’s journey is nothing short of extraordinary.
Learn how he overcame devastating fraud, IRS challenges, and self-doubt, turning his setbacks into comebacks. Aaron shares lessons in leadership, resilience, and the importance of valuing the blue-collar workforce.
🔧 Topics Covered:
Starting with nothing and scaling to nationwide influence.
Tackling industry misconceptions about trades and blue-collar work.
The life-changing impact of masterminds and coaching.
Don't miss this raw and inspiring conversation that proves success is possible, no matter where you start. Watch now to discover how Aaron turned challenges into stepping stones!
Who is Aaron Stokes?
Aaron Stokes is a 25-year veteran of the automotive repair industry, who uses his experience to help other auto repair shop owners build successful businesses. Through Shop Fix Academy, he provides innovative management coaching and training based on the knowledge he acquired growing the automotive repair chains, Eurofix, Autofix & Mike's Automotive. Stokes created Shop Fix Academy to provide comprehensive training for shop owners delivered through user-friendly videos, conferences, one to one coaching & peer groups to ensure that participants receive maximum value for their money. Stokes also offers consumers advice on automotive repair through his radio show, “Fixin' Cars with Aaron Stokes,” broadcast weekly on Nashville’s 99.7 WTN.
Aaron’s Website Link: https://shopfixacademy.com/
Aaron’s Social Media Link:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShopFixAcademy/
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