Permission to Dream: Kelleyton Wilson, Sr.
Kelleyton Wilson grew up in Oak Cliff, dialed a phone book to the D's to land his first job at a commodities firm, and spent years in rooms — capital markets, Microsoft financial services, some of the largest funds in the world — where he was usually the only one who looked like him. Today he's a multi-unit UPS Store owner, a partner in Sunnyvale's $120 million Gateway Park development, an owner of The Assembly House, a licensed minister, and a keynote speaker with a book on the way. He has zero interest in being successful, and this episode is about why.
In this episode:
Why "success" is the wrong goal — and the one-word substitute Kelleyton issues to everyone he mentors
Every life on this planet, summarized in under a minute (Fred lost the bet; he owes dinner)
Wills vs. trusts: what 20 years in estate planning taught him about what happens to your stuff
"My grandparents had a drug problem" — how Oak Cliff and Reklaw, East Texas built the work ethic
The custodian who outgave 99% of his congregation, tracked in a spiral notebook
The coach who looked his grandfather in the eye and promised a degree — and the coach who wouldn't sign the release
AQ over IQ and EQ: quitters, campers, and climbers, and why "some of you are lying"
"I don't pay you to think, I pay you to know" — the year the pressure was real
Why he'll take 10% of something over 100% of nothing, and how that built a restaurant, a wine bar, and a $120M development
Marriage, on the record, old-school — and the grandfather who never remarried after 1988
19 years without an income goal: why he sets giving goals instead, and what happened when he 4x'd one
Talent takes you there. Character keeps you there.
The phone-book call that got a 19-year-old $15 an hour and a seat with the executives
Permission to dream
Connect with Kelleyton: kelleytonwilson.com | LinkedIn: Kelleyton J. Wilson Sr.
Speaking inquiries: via kelleytonwilson.com
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