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2015 Chicago Marathon. Mile 13. I’m flying—feeling like I could run forever. Heart surgery, back surgery, barely able to stand a decade before, and here I am crushing it. Then I see the sign: NOT ALMOST THERE. Everything changed. Heavy legs. Cramping. Mental breakdown. I barely finished what started as my best race ever. That sign broke me, but it also built me. Southside Chicago kid who studied for 15 seconds between building cars on the assembly line. Graduated in 5 years. Built companies. Sold two. 800 employees. Young father at 20 who figured it out as I went. I’ve spent 50+ episodes of Not Almost There interviewing experts, and now my cohost and I are diving deeper into the conversations that matter most. We dig into what it really takes—in business, branding, health, life. No fluff. Real talk about building something that matters while the clock’s ticking. Whether you’re running your first mile or your hundredth company, we’re here to help you go the distance. Because almost there isn’t good enough.
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Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
🎧 Joe Chura is an entrepreneur, inventor, and investor philanthropist. He founded and bootstrapped two companies, Launch Digital Marketing and Dealer Inspire, which both became two of the fastest-growing companies in America, earning the #39 spot on the Inc. 500 and #5 ranking on Crain’s Chicago Fast 50. In 2018, Joe sold both businesses to Cars.com in Chicago’s largest acquisition of the year, and he continues to lead their growth and innovation today as CEO. Joe’s passion is using his leadership and health and fitness experiences to help others achieve their goals, including starting an event REFUEL in December 2017, the Not Almost There Podcast in January 2021, and another event GO which was held in August of 2021.
→IN THIS EPISODE… Joe shares with you an incredible lesson he learned from a powerful documentary that has become a life-altering mantra, "If not now, when?" He also recaps his event, GO, a one-of-a-kind day that incorporated activity with motivation. He delivered on what he promised, which was to have those who attended sweat, reflect, and be inspired. Joe also had captivating speakers; Rich Roll, Jordan Burroughs, and Cedric King, and he breaks down who they are, what they talked about, and lessons they imparted to the audience that you can use as well.
🔍 Breakdown with Joe Chura:
Chapter 1 (0:00) Joe Introduces the episode
Chapter 2 (5:11) Learning from a documentary
Chapter 3 (12:16) Learning from event, GO.
Chapter 4 (13:16) Learning from Rich Roll
Chapter 5 (14:13) Learning from Jordan Burroughs
Chapter 6 (15:20) Learning from Cedric King
Chapter 7 (17:31) Joe Wraps up the Episode
Material Referenced in this interview:
→Kipchoge: The Last Milestone
→The Making Point by Cedric King
→https://www.notalmostthere.com/podcasts/rich-roll/
→https://www.notalmostthere.com/podcasts/jordan-burroughs/
→ https://www.notalmostthere.com/
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→ Not Almost There http://notalmostthere.com/
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