Brief Summary:

Eli Roriguez Jr. is a born-and-raised San Pedran financial advisor turned business consultant with expertise in sales and marketing. Eli went to the University of California Santa Barbara to get his degree in Political Science and is the current Alumni Advisor for Gamma Zeta Alpha Fraternity, Inc. at Kappa Chapter. In this first episode of Season 2, Nick and Tony have a chat with Eli about his transition from finance to marketing, his experience working at a fast-food chain, finding your skillset, trust, and redefining what it means to Man Up.

The episode touches on the following key topics and ideas:

• Introducing Eli (01:44)
• Are there good taco spots in San Pedro? (04:02)
• Why it’s important to know your skillset (06:39)
• Why customer service is an important yet underrated skill (10:38)
• Tony gets real about the only way to find out what you’re good at (13:50)
• When did Eli realize that he can go out and just do his own thing? (17:47)
• The right way to do crisis management at work (20:25)
• How to recognize your own talent and develop them (23:42)
• Why Eli pursued finance in college and the problem he’s trying to solve with his choice (26:58)
• How to approach and educate people to take ownership of their own money (30:01)
• Establishing trust in your relationships (30:57)
• When did Eli recognize that being a financial advisor wasn’t for him? (34:38)
• Eli shares how writing journals help process his emotions and thoughts better (35:40)
• The moment Eli actualized his decision to quit his job (39:09)
• Is corporate America just a pyramid scheme? (42:08)
• Why making small changes is just as important as big ones (43:26)
• The skills and the mentality of a business consultant (44:04)
• Why people stay at jobs they aren’t passionate about (45:44)
• Doing something out of habit vs doing something that you want to do (49:51)
• ‘Manning up’ isn’t just about being tough (50:37)
• Closing statements (52:48)