Episode Details

Entrepreneurship can feel a bit like being on your own island, but Elliott Bisnow is connecting like-minded people to make big things from small groups. Elliot is the Co-Founder of Summit Group, whose family of organizations includes Powder Mountain, Summit Series, Summit Junto, and Summit Impact. 

Elliot is a startup investor, having made almost 50 early-stage investments. At 20 years old, Bisnow started Bisnow Media out of his college dorm room. Over the next decade, he grew the business into the world's largest commercial real estate media company.

Jump right into the episode, and let’s explore what it really means to make no small plans.

Things you will learn in this episode:

[00:01 - 06:49] Opening Segment 

• Elliot shares a bit of his background 
• Always on the go but with no structure 
• Getting inspired to break the norm and build a business
• How he was pressured to stay in college for a degree
• Accelerating his learning without a college

[06:50 - 16:50] Break Away from the Norm

• Elliot talks about the start of his real estate business
• Partnering with his dad to monetize his commercial real estate content
• The transition from a successful real estate business to buying a mountain 
• Realizing that the most important thing in life is to be different 
• The importance of awareness 
• How Elliot started by making the right connections
• A quick word from our sponsor

[16:51 - 33:32] Make No Small Plans

• Elliot explains how Make No Small Plans maps out his journey of success
• How he went from clueless to networking with high ticket people 
• Why Elliot’s strategy worked
• Everyone wants community 
• Breaking away from “safe” to doing big things 
• Elliot’s realization of how Entrepreneurs operate
• Only the adventurous go on adventures
• People who don’t know you see you as you are in the moment 
• Having partners and co-founders is the best for business
• Elliot talks about the Powder Mountain deal
• The story and structure of the plan 
• The benefits of using a Founding Members Program

[33:33 - 38:40] Closing Segment 

• The number one takeaways you should get from the book 
• The importance of having a community around you 



Want to connect with Elliot? You can follow him on LinkedIn and Twitter. Find your unique community over on https://summit.co/, and start making big things happen!

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