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Schwarzenegger made a ton of money in a literal bricklaying startup, which was a big part of his early success; he built a multimillion dollar business out of i
by presidentender 15y ago
Schwarzenegger made a ton of money in a literal bricklaying startup, which was a big part of his early success; he built a multimillion dollar business out of it in a timeframe more like 5 years than 20.
- GFischer 15y agoI didn't know that. From his bio: "Bricklaying Business In 1968, Schwarzenegger and fellow bodybuilder Franco Columbu started a bricklaying business. The business flourished both because of the pair's marketing savvy and increased demand following a major Los Angeles earthquake in 1971" "By the age of 22, Schwarzenegger was a millionaire, well before his career in Hollywood." http://arnoldaloisschwarzenegger.com/biography.html http://arnoldaloisschwarzenegger.com/biography.html
- neilk 15y agoFYI, that "marketing savvy" involved going to door to door and giving homeowners a free appraisal of the state of their chimneys, which would invariably collapse. Because apparently it's a lot easier to push over a chimney than it looks, especially if you are a bodybuilder. Schwarzenegger admitted this on the Johnny Carson show back in the 1980s. http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2007/04/your_multitasking_governor.php http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2007/04/your_multitask...
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