How Ademola Adelakun went from Magician to building 14 Different Businesses (Ep. 25)

<p>Ademola Adelakun is a former professional magician who has started 14 businesses, appeared on Canada&#39;s version of Shark Tank completely blindsided, survived 93 days with zero revenue without telling his fiancée, and now runs A2 Media, a conversion-focused video agency doing roughly a million Canadian dollars a year. This episode is the full story.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Timestamps</strong></p><p>0:00 – Intro</p><p>1:28 – Former magician, 14 businesses, now running a media company</p><p>3:19 – University of Waterloo, the entrepreneurship culture, and the first co-founder</p><p>7:11 – Going on Dragon&#39;s Den and getting blindsided on stage</p><p>9:43 – The 14 businesses: dog beds, cookies, mining Bluetooth vests, and more</p><p>17:08 – Why he went in-house and how he used corporate jobs as capital to fund his next move</p><p>20:44 – Why video and how Vidyard shaped everything</p><p>36:48 – How A2 Media works, who they serve, and why they never hold a camera</p><p>43:17 – The partner model and how half his revenue comes from referrals</p><p>47:31 – Average deal size, retainer structure, and the revenue numbers year over year</p><p>49:35 – The 93-day cash crisis and what finally made him ask for help</p><p>1:01:46 – Most overrated advice for going out on your own</p><p>1:03:12 – What he would tell anyone thinking about making the leap</p><p><br></p><p>#FreelanceMarketing #SoloFounder #ConsultingLife</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with the hosts:</p><p>Tim Davidson – <a href="https://linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41</a></p><p>Tas Bober – <a href="https://linkedin.com/in/tasbober" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://linkedin.com/in/tasbober</a></p><p>The Marketer&#39;s Exit – <a href="https://themarketersexit.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://themarketersexit.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>Connect with the Guest:</p><p>Ademola Adelakun <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ademola-adelakun/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/ademola-adelakun/</a></p>