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Was combing through the business side of YouTube the other day and came across this guy....
Breh started out as a janitor and now he's a legit oil tyc00n. His company did about $500 MILLION in revenue last year.
Meet Stephen Hightower:
"I started as a janitor. I started cleaning floors and toilets and doing those things that most people would never even dream of doing," says Hightower, who appeared on CNBC's "Blue Collar Millionaires." But, he says, "I wanted more."
As he tried to grow his business, Hightower struggled to get access to credit. At the same time, he learned about a program to sell gas in Ohio. That gave him ideas.
Hightower has always had big dreams, and he has never doubted his capability.
"When people ask me would I ever have imagined I would be where I am today? Absolutely," Hightower tells CNBC.
"Because if you don't think that you can be great, you'll never be great. And I knew that I was gonna be great a long, long time ago."
At first, growth was slow there too. In 1984, he had just one employee, an accountant, and Hightower Petroleum brought in its first $100.
"I remember when our first one hundred dollar bill came in," says Hightower. "I just remember our excitement."
Today, his wholesale diesel and gasoline company, Hightowers Petroleum, has 85 employees and sells 140 million gallons of oil per year. It buys oil products from refiners and delivers it to corporate customers such as FedEx and GM all over the country. It did $350 million in 2015 and hopes to hit half a billion in 2017.
Bonus: No pawgin for this guy. His wife is nice
Inspiration for The Coli...
Breh started out as a janitor and now he's a legit oil tyc00n. His company did about $500 MILLION in revenue last year.
Meet Stephen Hightower:
"I started as a janitor. I started cleaning floors and toilets and doing those things that most people would never even dream of doing," says Hightower, who appeared on CNBC's "Blue Collar Millionaires." But, he says, "I wanted more."
As he tried to grow his business, Hightower struggled to get access to credit. At the same time, he learned about a program to sell gas in Ohio. That gave him ideas.
Hightower has always had big dreams, and he has never doubted his capability.
"When people ask me would I ever have imagined I would be where I am today? Absolutely," Hightower tells CNBC.
"Because if you don't think that you can be great, you'll never be great. And I knew that I was gonna be great a long, long time ago."
At first, growth was slow there too. In 1984, he had just one employee, an accountant, and Hightower Petroleum brought in its first $100.
"I remember when our first one hundred dollar bill came in," says Hightower. "I just remember our excitement."
Today, his wholesale diesel and gasoline company, Hightowers Petroleum, has 85 employees and sells 140 million gallons of oil per year. It buys oil products from refiners and delivers it to corporate customers such as FedEx and GM all over the country. It did $350 million in 2015 and hopes to hit half a billion in 2017.
Bonus: No pawgin for this guy. His wife is nice
Inspiration for The Coli...
