REAL AF with Andy Frisella - 194. Q&AF: Favorite Car, Solopreneurship To Entrepreneurship & Moving On From Employer

Episode Date: December 13, 2021

In today's episode, Andy answers your questions on what got him interested in cars at an early age, the most important thing you need to understand when going from a solopreneurship to having employees, and how to let your employer know that you would like to move on.

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With that being said, pay the fee, all right? Now, the way this show works is real simple. DJ, what's up? Hey. What the fuck was that? DJ is going to get his shit together, and then he's going to ask me three questions uh and i'm going to give some answers you know based upon my experiences in this life which have been extensive so let's get started i'd just say a long time because it made you sound

old yeah well good job hey i got about as much experience as you can have for a person my age yeah business there's a lot there man there's a lot there yeah guys as always you got three I got about as much experience as you can have for a person my age. Yeah. Business. There's a lot there, man. There's a lot there. Guys, as always, you got three questions. You can email your questions in to askandyatandyfussella.com. Send those in.

We appreciate you. Keep sending them in. Let's keep getting good questions. And without further ado. What is the email? Askandy. Askandy. At andyfussella.com.

There you go. Or never mind. I won't give you the other one Ask Andy. Ask Andy. At AndyFacella.com. There you go. Or, never mind, I'm going to give you the other one. Yeah, don't. All right, without all that being said, let's get into this, man. Number one, Andy, it's no secret that you like cars. You're a car guy. And I had no idea what the fuck car guy even meant. Like, I'm thinking, okay, fucking Mr. Beasties and shit, right?

You're a car guy. What made you get into cars and with all the vehicles you have right now what would you say your favorite one is uh you know dude when i was a kid i had hot wheels and micro machines all right and that was like the main thing i played with as a kid we had like the orange race tracks and uh you know a lot of snap together yeah yeah the ones you got your ass beat with you know what i'm saying and they're they was fun towards once see you could kind of track the the the downfall of society uh to the direct point of when orange race tracks uh were taken like somewhere else so they got removed

when they were popular parents used them to whoop ass and the whole problem with society is that we need to bring back the orange racetrack no shit every household should fucking have a set of this shit okay because i got my ass whipped with them anybody that knows about an ass whipping with a fucking orange racetrack you you know what not to do again yeah all right and and the whole problem in this country i'm being serious is that people don't fucking discipline their kids 100 to start with all right so get yourself some racetracks and fuck get to work i'm kidding jesus you guys are gonna freak the fuck out i'm gonna have i don't want to date yeah but think about it yeah you know i'm kidding but no anyway the point is uh i always love cars because that's what i played with um when i was like i

don't know when i was probably seven or eight years old um i saw a white lamborghini at a gas station it was with my dad and i thought it was the coolest fucking thing i ever saw in my life uh it was a it was a coontosh uh you know this was the 80s yeah and um it's fucking white and i remember like thinking like dude i'd never seen anything like that before uh and just the whole thing of it like got my attention and and you know i got me excited i thought it was cool and i just never grew out of that you know i'm saying so like um and really honestly that whole experience is really what inspired me to even become an entrepreneur anyway. This is why I get so upset with like people when they say, you know, don't worry about

the material shit. Material shit can be extremely powerful because, you know, the first 10 years I was in business, um, I was in business so I could own some fucking cool ass cars and shit. Yeah. You know what I'm saying? So I endured a whole lot of stuff that I wouldn't have endured just because of my passion for, for, for cars. Right.

And now we have thousands of people that have careers because of that. So like, don't ever shit on people's material dreams because I'm one of those people that persevered for that, you know? And then obviously once I achieved that goal, uh, you know, you, you find new purposes, right? And like my motivations have definitely changed.

Like I'm not working, I'm not doing this shit so I can get more cars. Like I fucking got every car I can fucking that I want. And if I don't, if I don't have it, it's on the way. You know what I'm saying? So like, uh, so that's, you know, as I got older, I started to value things differently. And, but that pulled me through, like that pulled me through the hardest fucking time in business was those material goals. And so I, that's why I get so upset when I see people shit on people's material goals. Like I

think no matter what they are, like, I think it's fucking wrong, you know, because a lot of good shit can come from a desire, a materialistic desire. And then what happens is, uh, you know, you get to a certain point and you start to have people around you and you start to realize that like you actually make more money when you pour into those people and, uh, and do the right thing. And like, instead of looking at it, like, I want to get this, you start looking at it. It's like, I want to create this and build this. And becomes a totally different thing like now i get way more satisfaction i'm seeing my people build careers and buy houses and build their own lives and shit than i would for myself yeah and so you know that all changes but that's how i got into cars you know and uh

i'm still into them i don't post them quite as much as i used to just uh i'm gonna get back into that as everybody knows you know just built a nice garage it's uh pretty insane yeah um i don't really know a word to describe it yeah i mean there's nothing like it no you know what i'm saying i mean there's other fucking awesome garages but there's nothing like that no and uh you know and and you know i've i've been fortunate enough to, I don't even, bro, I don't even, I couldn't even tell you how many cars I've had at this point in time. Cause I've, I've cycled in and out of so many different cars, but, uh, I've had the opportunity to drive and experience just about everything out there.

Um, and still my favorite car is my 1970 Chevelle. You know, I got a 1970 Chevelle SS. Um, it's a four 54 SSs uh legit ls6 coupe uh black with white stripes um original ls6 that we actually tore apart completely and put art morrison frame underneath it and and uh you know new modern suspension and fucking modern brakes and all the good shit 454 lsx uh it's nasty it's whipple supercharged it puts out you know somewhere around 800 of the tires how we have it tuned it'll do up to 1200 um and i fucking love that car bro like it's badass like i don't like nasty yeah it's fucking like and it's eternally fucking cool to me like that's what

i think is cool like i've got all the shit right like i have all the i have all the big cars and the shit that people get wowed over or whatever but like dude to be honest um at my heart like i'm just a simple dude like i i fucking love that car and i'd be totally happy with just that car now i do love all the other shit and I'm going to continue to experience that. But you know, if I only had that car, I'd be happy as fuck because it's bad ass. That's my,

that's my favorite car. I don't think that's the answer people expect when they ask me that they want me to say something like, you know, one of these, my fucking favorite car is, you know, my favorite car.

Bastard. No, I actually know the DBS. No, it's the fucking, favorite car is. You know what my favorite car is. The Aston. No, actually, no. The DBS. No, it's the fucking, it's the A12, bro. Oh, it is? That A12 is just hot. Which one?

The super fast. The coupe or the convertible? The coupe. Okay. Yeah. Because I got the, it's fucking nasty. It's cool.

I do love that. Like, that's going to be my first car. Like, I want that to be my first super car, right? A12? No, it's the DBS. Oh, yeah. DBS is shit, dude. Fucking love it. Yeah love yeah but that fucking a12 is disgusting a12 is a lot more raw yeah like

it's a completely different experience well and that's what that's what i was saying like at the beginning of this question like i i didn't i didn't even understand i think i don't even know if most people understand like when you say you're a car guy or you're a car girl you're a car person like there's it's a difference yeah no most people don't understand they think it's uh uh they think it's like i get it bro you got you know that's right they think it's like oh you got a bunch of cars and you fucking yeah you know you think you're the shit no that's that's only part of it you're not wrong yeah that's that's only part of it there's a lot but it's so there's a whole lot more to it yeah it's so deep like there's a lot more you know and and and people who aren't into cars can't possibly understand that but like you know every car has a different

experience um you know some cars are more refined some cars are more raw some are all-wheel drive some are rear-wheel drive some have you know a v8 some have v10 some have v6 some have v12 like some are twin turbo some are supercharged some are fucking naturally aspirated i mean every single one of those elements creates a completely different driving experience and so like you know if you're a real driver and you understand that it makes sense to have you know all the best experiences yeah so like that's that's what what i see when i look at those cars is individual experiences yeah you know, and other people see it as like a, uh, you like, they see a car collector and there is different kinds of car collectors. Like there's car collectors that don't drive their shit.

And there is guys that just have the shit to, to show their dick. Right. Yeah. Right. And there's those guys, but, but honestly, those guys are so few and far between because they get tired of it the real enthusiasts like the guys who are in it for you know when they're 70 they're still doing the car shit those guys love cars like it's a love thing and like you know people like why don't you like tesla because like dude it's it's totally there's no driving

experience with a tesla and like, have you ever driven one? Yeah, I've driven them all. He's like, dude, like, they're fucking boring. Are they fast in a fucking straight line? Yeah, that's cool. Show your friends three times. Then what? You're gonna charge it up.

I'm just saying that's, you get tired of the same thing. It's like a fast golf cart. It's just not exciting to me. And like, yes, I can appreciate the acceleration. I can appreciate the acceleration i can appreciate that i can appreciate the whole idea of it and everything but it's just still not a real car to me it's not the whole the experience is the fucking smell of the gas the experiences

that's the rumble right yeah bro that's a lot more to the sound like the feel like there's so much that goes into it and people just they they don't understand us. So they criticize just like most things. Yeah. So no, I get that. Yeah. That's fucking awesome. But I mean, dude, like, like when I get my house in Florida, like I'm going to get a house in Florida here pretty soon. Uh, and probably a house in park city too. Those are two places I'm going to have homes. Uh, I want to build a, well, I can't talk about it because it's going to be super innovative but anyhow i got a project that i want to do uh that's fucking huge um but my plan is like when i get a house in florida i'm gonna build another garage like i'm gonna build like i enjoyed the process well i hated the process well hold on bro no no the actual process check that real quick

yeah i it was it sucked but only because i was living at the property as it was happening yeah you know what i'm saying like you just get tired of seeing and it wasn't that the guys there are they were great dudes everybody like yeah like all fucking super friendly hard worker like great good guys but bro you just get tired of seeing people in your fucking yard no especially at seven in the fucking morning bro and like you guys know how construction guys yeah that's all it was early leave like so if i lived in a different spot and they were working on it when i wasn't there it would be different thing um i would have enjoyed the process more but anybody who's had construction done while you're living on the property you

understand what that's like yeah fucking sucks and we had a lot we had like two years worth straight yeah so uh you know i'm gonna get into some more shit building wise, even though I know I told you I would never do it again. Yeah. But, uh, you know, it's, it's cool. And there's, you know, I met some really great friends through cars. Like I have some of my best friends and best business, uh, allies and, and, uh, mentors to me who teach me shit are, are, are just car guys that are bigger than me. You know what I'm saying? So like, it's a great network to plug into, uh, because you meet so many people that are success minded, you know? Yeah. It turns a couple of people off, but the,

the benefits on the upside are huge, you know? So like, cause like when I got my first exotic car, I was real scared about like what people would think of it. I had a Lamborghini for 12 months before I even knew, before anyone even knew I had it besides my brother. Really? That's a long fucking time. Yeah. Yeah.

And I got caught driving it by one of my employees. Uh, like I was out and he saw it and he's like, is that your, and I had to like be like, yeah. And then like, you you know it got out but you know i i was i was nervous what people would think uh but the truth is is like i don't want anybody working for me it doesn't want a fucking lamborghini or a fucking ferrari or a fucking big life like if that's not like if you don't want some big shit for yourself i don't even fucking want you on my team so i learned that you know what i'm saying so now i i you know people

ask well how do you deal with this and that well if they don't have the aspirations to have that and they're gonna fucking think negatively for having that i don't fucking want them here anyway yeah so it you know that's how i deal with it yeah and plus it gives you dude listen the negative the negative is one one hundredth of the positive too in that situation like bro everywhere i go i have little kids run up to the cars and and you know parents come up and you know ask questions and and you know ask what i do and the kids you know the the parents will tell you yourself there yeah bro for sure but like it's cool because like the sometimes the kids are like 10 11 years old

they're under start to understand shit and they're're like, well, what do you do? And I'm saying, well, I'm gonna own a business. And he says, well, what do you, what kind of business? And I tell them and they said, man, you know, and you could see them like start to turn the wheels. And I always tell them, I looked at, if you work hard, if you build some shit, cause that's what my dad told me back in that first experience.

Like when I saw that Lamborghini, my dad's immediate response to that was, well, if you work really hard, you know, you could have that stuff. You know what I mean? Which is the opposite of what I think most parents say. You know what I'm saying? Most parents be like, oh, that guy's a dick.

Yeah, right. Or that guy's screwing people or some bullshit. You know? So you got to be careful. It's the whole idea of how wealth happens. Yeah. Because I was eight years old, bro, and I still remember that. And like that one interaction, I think changed the whole entire direction of my entire life.

Yeah. You know what I'm saying? Yeah. And as stupid as it was a five minute ordeal, right? Like, so people should think about that. Yeah.

You know, that's fucking awesome. So, but yeah, dude, I love cars, bro. I got some sick shit on the way too,

but don't ask. Cause I ain't telling. Yeah. All right. Question number two. So Andy, ask because i ain't telling all right question number two so andy what's the most important thing that i should understand moving my business from a solopreneurship to actually having employees well the most the most important thing that you need to understand is that you won't get very far by yourself i mean so you already understand the most important thing right most important thing that you need to understand is that you won't get very far by yourself. I mean,

so you already understand the most important thing, right? Most important thing is you can only go so far alone. That's just reality. And the second most important thing that I would say, besides that obvious fact, which this person seems to have already realized is that, you know, it's going to be one of the hardest things that you do. Like even at 23 years in this business, my hardest part of my job is managing personalities.

So you have to take it serious. Um, you have to look into, you know, read and talk and, um, you know, try to educate yourself, uh, through all the different ways to educate, you know, learning from people who have done it is the best way. But there's plenty of books on management and leading and building teams and building a culture and all these things out there. And you should become a student of that for the rest of your life. Because I didn't take that serious when I first started, like I didn't understand what it meant to have employees. And what it really means is that you're responsible for these people's fucking future. Okay. And, and there's two kinds of entrepreneurs.

There's entrepreneurs that see their employees as a way to make more money. And then there's entrepreneurs that actually see it as a responsibility to help build these people's careers. And that group always is far more successful than the first group first group they constantly cycle through employees um they people understand that they're cog at those organizations that they can be replaced and set the other well we're over here in the in a situation where you're actually taking responsibility a more active responsibility in building the careers for your people. They understand that. And so what they do is they,

they come and they start to understand like, okay, I'm safe here. These, these dudes work with me. They care about me. They want to fucking see me progress. And that's when you're going to get your best out of people.

Right? So if you care about them, they're going to care about you. If, if you don't care about them and you just fake care about them, they're going to know that you're fake care about them and they're not going to do what they would normally do. And you're going to spend your life, life uh chasing your tail instead of just pouring

into people um and i think the other thing too to mention is like you're you're now a personal life coach for these people you know i'm saying like therapist you're sort of yeah like i don't want to listen i'm to the point now where i'm not hearing i'm not trying to hear your personal shit you know i'm saying but in the beginning when it's just you and fucking a few other people it's part of it yeah you know what i'm saying so and i do care about people's personal shit but at this point in time i've come to a place where it's not i can't personally afford to pour my time in unless it's like a dire scenario you know what i'm saying you've seen me get involved in those yeah um but like the the cool thing about building a culture that gives a fuck about each other is that when people start to have problems now other people in the company will step in and fucking

help them work through and it's a beautiful thing because it's a true community of people that give a fuck and uh you know when people give a fuck you accomplish a whole bunch of good shit when people don't give a fuck you're gonna have a whole bunch of good shit. When people don't give a fuck, you're going to have a hell of a time getting them to accomplish anything good. So, you know, care, like actually care about your people and take a serious, uh,

take the responsibility of their future seriously. You know, you should want to create a company that provides for them in the way that they wish to be provided for. That's the obligation of being on this team as a company. know i'm saying like so like how i see my obligation is okay like um yeah i understand i've got to actually run the company but i also have an obligation to build the company into the type of company that could provide those kinds of careers you know which we're doing right you know and people say well what's your secret there well all that shit you know i'm saying like i care yeah right and and most people don't yeah

so i think that's um the mark the hallmark difference between really great companies and uh companies that win versus companies that don't you know that's fucking and if if companies were great and you see their downfall and you see them fall down it's going to be because of what i just said they get too big to where the point they stop caring about their people and their people stop caring about them that's why i know that some of these bigger iconic companies are ready to get their ass beat by somebody like me you're not they're not even looking no they don't fucking care they're fucking their their management bro there's never been a better opportunity for brands that are like my size.

And, and you know, a lot of my friends that are doing things like the next generation of big brands is out there. Like these big dudes ain't going to fucking last forever. They're, they don't care. It's multi-generational ownership.

It's stockholders. It's fucking headhunters. People don't give a fuck about the company, about the customer, about the company, by anything other than other than x's and o's and bro that shit gets old people are done with that so i'm gonna use it to our advantage as you should yeah all right our third and final question okay this comes from an employee okay um they say as an employee what's the best way to tell my boss that i want to move on there's no hard feelings right i just want more i feel like this this has to be a young

person because we see this a lot with young people yeah but as the employee what advice do you have for them to have that conversation with them well i mean i i think that's a normal part of business i think any normal ceo or boss or owner whatever the fuck you want to call them, should be comfortable having that conversation. You know what I'm saying? I mean, most, you know, unfortunately, like I said in the previous question, most people don't value their people enough to really give a fuck about their future. Yeah.

So like they get real pissed off when people quit. The truth is, is like if you've poured into someone and you've built someone, you've taught them skills and you've taught them shit. One of the most rewarding things is, is when they go out and succeed. Most of the time, those people will come back anyway. You know, there'll be friends of yours. There'll be advocates of your company. And so I don't think it's a really good idea to try to limit people or give them a hard

time when they decide they want to go somewhere. Yeah. It's a better idea to support them and say, okay, well be good this would be good this is what i think and tell them the truth like you know it is fucking hard out there you know i'm saying so uh i don't know i hope that everybody would be working in a company where that would be that would be okay but unfortunately it's not you know and and so having the conversation you know you're probably gonna expect them to get upset and just know in your heart that in your head that like that's what they're doing and just try to keep the conversation to what they what you just said you know hey there's no hard feelings

and and then and then as an employee go out and live that because like dude the the worst thing that i see people doing now and it's been a trend for the last seven eight years um is people that complain about their old jobs like if you complain about your old job like the first motherfucking thing i do that we do is we go look like go look and see what kind of shit they said about their old job right because if they're gonna say that shit about their old job they're gonna say shit about your job yeah yeah yeah so you know i think a lot of people really fuck themselves by by bitching about shit that they shouldn't bitch about yeah you know so when you leave and you say hey no hard feelings uh do your best to support

that company you know i'm saying because then you build a reciprocal relationship that can last and then you don't burn any bridges and you have a situation where you could possibly come back later maybe you know and you have a friend and an adversary instead of a friend and an advocate instead of an adversary. Yeah. You know? Yeah. So.

Fuck, man. That's three. Yeah. Yeah. That's three. All right, guys. Cool. So if that brought value to you, if you liked it, if it, if it made you think, if it gave

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