The Action Catalyst With Rory Vaden

Barry Gottlieb started out his career as an educator. First, he was an elementary school teacher, then a school principal, and finally an instructor at both Santa Fe Community College and at the University of Florida. During his time at the university, Barry experienced a life-altering challenge. He was diagnosed with terminal cancer and was given just 3 to 6 months to live. His story of recovery and the paradigm shift that it created in his life was the inspiration for his first book, TGIT - Thank God It’s Today. Shortly thereafter, Barry decided to make a career and lifestyle change and left teaching to enter the world ofbusiness. This, he says, “is where my real education began.” He and his partners built a very successful $75million international company from the ground up that they later sold for $55M. After that, Barry took on many different challenges in the business world. He was the Vice President of Sales for a billion-dollar international company. He also tackled another start-up company, buildi