From Zero to Hero: The Hunter Burkey Journey
From Zero to Hero: The Hunter Burkey Journey
From Adversity to Empire: The Power of Resilience
The Walk In Victory podcast episode features host NaRon Tillman interviewing Hunter, a business owner who shares his journey from homelessness to owning a...
From Adversity to Empire: The Power of Resilience
The Walk In Victory podcast episode features host NaRon Tillman interviewing Hunter, a business owner who shares his journey from homelessness to owning a successful valet and private security contracting company in Texas. Hunter recounts his early struggles, including living out of his car and utilizing hotel breakfasts, before seizing opportunities that led him to co-own businesses generating over $5 million annually. Hunter's story highlights themes of resilience, the importance of seizing opportunities, and the transition from employment to entrepreneurship. The episode aims to inspire listeners with guidance and strategies for overcoming challenges and achieving goals.
Time Line
00:00 Welcome to Walk In Victory Podcast
00:50 Eclipse Musings and Life's Historical Moments
02:20 Expanding the Media Empire: Blogs, Podcasts, and More
04:08 The Business of Podcasting: Monetization and Growth
08:07 Guest Spotlight: Hunter's Journey from Homelessness to Business Success
09:11 Security Industry Insights and the Evolution of a Business
26:36 The Power of Entrepreneurship and Building Your Own Path
35:25 Closing Thoughts and Encouragement
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Hunter Burkey
Born in East Fort Worth, Texas as an only child my parents were divorced before I turned 6. My father passed away when I was 17 and I took that very hard and self-destructed. I quit school, threw away football scholarships and made terrible life decisions.
Flash forward to 2008, I'm 22, homeless and living in my vehicle. I was invited to Austin one weekend to see some friends and ended up never leaving. I got a job as a valet in downtown Austin, couch surfed for 9 months until getting my own apartment.
4 years later I opened up my own valet company with a business partner. We quickly expanded that company from Austin, to Houston, to DFW, to Denver. This business now brings in an annual revenue of $3.2 mil a year.
In 2015 I opened up a private security company in Houston, and quickly expanded this company to Austin, DFW, San Antonio and Denver. This business now brings in over $2.1 mil a year in annual revenue.
Since then, I have opened a non-profit organization and an online store, as well as a training academy that promotes firearms safety and training, as well as state licensing for private security.
We still have so much planned, and I would love to share my story and my businesses stories to the world!
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