Behind Their Success: Advice For Entrepreneurs
You are not alone, building a business is hard. This is a podcast to hear from those who have done it before you so you can become the healthy, wealthy and wise entrepreneur you want to be.
My name is Paden Squires, and I started out of college working in finance at a Fortune 500 company and hated it- I was bored out of my mind. So I wanted to change my life. I started studying for the CPA exam, listening to podcasts six hours a day; and I took four exams in eight months. I even started my business in my living room with zero public accounting experiences and taxes. At this point, I had never done a tax return before, but I didn’t let that stop me.
In 2014, I launched my business Squires CPA, and opened up an office in 2016. My business has grown ever since through trials, lessons, networking, and planting the right seeds. Since then I have had a lot of success in other business ventures including real estate, and property management and more. Now I want to help inspire you to achieve your potential and dreams in business and break from the corporate mold.
So let’s learn from the stories and hard lessons of successful entrepreneurs so you can become wealthier and wiser today.
Behind Their Success: Advice For Entrepreneurs
86: How This Entrepreneur Turned $12K of Debt into a Million-Dollar Business
What would you do if you moved to a new country with no money, no connections, and an accent no one understood?
For Paul Tembunde, that was just the beginning. In this powerful episode, Paul shares how he and his wife turned a $12,000 credit card advance into a thriving multimillion-dollar home care business—built from the basement of their townhouse. This is the ultimate immigrant entrepreneur success story, fueled by mindset, personal development, and a relentless belief in possibility.
Paul is a business executive, mindset coach, and co-founder of a nationally recognized home care agency. Originally from Cameroon, Paul is now the CEO of Premier Destiny, where he helps aspiring entrepreneurs unlock their inner potential and create a life of purpose, abundance, and impact.
💡 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
- How Paul turned personal struggle into entrepreneurial fuel
- The mindset shift that changed everything: "No one is coming to rescue you"
- The role of personal development in entrepreneurial growth
- How to “burn the boats” and bet fully on your dream
- Why service—not profit—is at the core of long-term success
- What to do when you hit a ceiling and feel bored with success
- The difference between contributing vs. determining factors in life
- Paul's #1 piece of advice to new entrepreneurs: "Think bigger, faster."
📍 Where to Find Paul & Learn More:
- 🌐 PremierDestiny.com
- 📩 Free eBook: Money Locates You by Joan Tembunde – available at AskJoanandPaul.com
- 📘 Coaching, mindset tools, and resources to help you grow your vision and your business
keypoints:
entrepreneurship, personal development, entrepreneur mindset, immigrant success story, building a business from scratch, grow your own economy, business coaching, entrepreneurial growth tips, scaling your business
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