We know you’re a “Young Go Getter”, but so our readers know, how old are you?
I turned 25 in May, it’s a pretty good age to be.

Can you tell us the quick history about yourself, and what drives you to succeed?
I graduated from college in 2006 with a degree in marketing. After being laid off earlier this year, I decided to start my own business (The Hangover Cure at www.drinkthc.com) instead of trying to find another corporate job. And I think that’s what drives me to succeed, I am so petrified at the thought of having to work for other people for the rest of my life that I really don’t have an alternative in my mind. I don’t know what I would do if I had to go get another office job right now. So my biggest motivator is being as happy as possible at all times, which means working for no one but myself. That’s what drives me, I know I only get one shot at this and I don’t want to spend it doing something I hate.

We know you are a younggogetter, but I am sure there is more to you than that. What are some other things you have done prior to your current job or things you are currently working on?
I worked for a small software company here in Dallas out of college, doing Boiler Room style sales calls all day, which I loved. I was recruited by IBM soon after, where I worked as a software sales rep for two years. Currently, I’m working on an eBook dealing with successful online business creation in plain English, a few new supplement concepts for my company, Apollo Nutrition, and looking for distribution for a canned/ready-to-drink version of The Hangover Cure. We are also working on a few potentially massive distribution deals that I cannot get into right now. But 2010 looks like a very good year for my company.

What has been your biggest asset while building your business?
Probably the support of my family and friends, who I am so grateful for. It took a while to convince some people, like my dad, that I wasn’t sitting around all day watching Sportscenter, but he is on board 100% now. My mom is probably my biggest fan and has always offered unconditional support, so it’s nice to be able to vent to her from time to time. Starting and running a business, any business, is mentally taxing with all the ups and downs, so it’s vital to surround yourself with positive, supportive people to counter-balance all the doubters out there. That’s really all you need; people who care about you. The rest works itself out. Get that strong inner circle and make sure they know they are appreciated.

Adversely, what has been your biggest vice?
I’m not sure if I would call it a vice, but math was always my worst subject in school, so anything involving numbers, and there is plenty of it with what I do, gets really old, but it’s just part of the gig. I’m not a big fan of spreadsheets though.

What can we expect next from the talented Anthony Adams in the near future?
It’s tough to say, with the way technology is changing right now and the fact that I run a primarily online-based business. I’d like to get involved more with social media on a personal level, maybe add a blog to www.drinkthc.com to connect with customers. I have a number of projects in my head I would like to get to at some point soon, I just need to sit down and prioritize my time over the next year.

Everyone starts to feel burn out on a project every now and then. What do you do to keep yourself motivated and focused?
I have a picture of an office cubicle in my office with the caption ‘never go back’ below it. That’s all the motivation I need. No matter what I am doing, no matter how late I am working or how tedious or mundane my current project might be, anything is better than being back in the cube farm. It’s soul crushing. So whenever I find myself tired or burned out, I just look at that picture. It might sound silly but that really is all the motivation I need to keep going.

Can you give us three tools that you use every single day to make your life as a younggogetter more efficient, productive, or fun
From an efficiency standpoint, I use Gmail as an external storage drive, which helps out a lot. I also like Evernote for storing all the random information I come across online that I can’t possibly remember or organize on my own, it’s like my second memory really and I would highly recommend it for anyone running an online business. Finally, I’m a big fan of Twitter. It’s easily the best way I know to generate free buzz for a product or service online and I think we are just seeing the beginning of its real potential.

What is your favorite quote?
Two come to mind: ‘Try again. Fail again. Fail better.’ by Samuel Beckett and ‘Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it’s time to pause and reflect.’ by Mark Twain.

And last but not least, if you could give one piece of advice to fellow Young Go Getters, what would it be?
If you do something you love long enough, you will be successful. I have no doubt in my mind. But it takes time and you will make mistakes, so make sure you are doing something you like, if not love, because you will be doing it at 2am from time to time while your friends are out having fun. Just because the internet removes traditional gatekeepers and puts a wealth of opportunity at your fingertips, you still have to get out there and grab it. No one throws up a website and sits back collecting $10,000 a month with minimal effort. You are still building a business, so be prepared for a marathon.

Getting the respect from your employees is something I see new managers and entrepreneurs struggle to get. It is not easy, it could be your youth, inexperience in handling people, maybe you are too passive and people just seem to be able to walk all over you. Whatever it is you need to correct it, you will find it very hard to succeed unless you have your team behind you helping you reach your objectives. So here are some tips that I have used to gain the respect we all so desire!

Be Consistent

If you are a hard-nosed say it like it is type person, act that way. The worst thing you can do is act differently to different people or situations. This can cause confusion amongst your team and cause them to not know what to expect from you which will not bode well for you in getting everyone to work together and take your assignments to them seriously.

The point is to be consistent, don’t confuse people as it will hinder they way they produce and may even alienate them from you. The last thing you want to do is to drive good people away!

Communicate

Keep an open flow of communication with everyone on your team, people really don’t like to be left in the dark or be the last one to know. Also leave your “door open” as much as you can and be approachable, some great ideas have been brought to my attention that have helped me because I am always open to communicate with my people. Also it will encourage your team to be more open with each other and create a better and more productive working environment!

Be Fun!

This is a fine line topic, but I think it is very important. People will want to work for someone they like to be around. I am not saying to be goofy all the time, especially in situations that require all seriousness. But talk with people about things that interest people on your team, run some fun contests that people really enjoy competing in, and really show that you have a lighter side!

Get Dirty!

If you expect your team to do something, you should be more than willing to do it yourself as well. I have scrubbed toilets, stocked shelves and mopped floors in the name of getting things done. When people realize you have that much pride in your job they will garner more pride in their job and will respect that you do not hold yourself at a higher standard. Get down and dirty if the need arises, not only will you gain respect but you will get some face time with your people and know your business from top to bottom.

Conclusion

When I was first promoted and had a team I didn’t know all of this, and I almost failed miserably. It was until I went to my mentor and asked where I was going wrong, why I was unable to to get people preforming for me. She told me all of the tips I explained above and I implemented them right away, it took some adjustment time but in the end it worked. When I train new managers I always go over these points to help them right from the start. If you think I have missed something please tell me in the comments below, I always love new tips!

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We know you’re a “Young Go Getter”, but so our readers know, how old are you?
I turned 27 years young in May…. 30 kind of scares me.

Can you tell us the quick history about yourself, and what drives you to succeed?
As a small child (yes I’m 6’5 now, but I was small once) I spent all of my time being creative, attempting to be artistic and always trying to make people laugh. I never saw myself going to college but did it to appease my parents and now know that I wouldn’t be where I am today without that life experience (read: NOT education). I graduated in 2005 with a degree in Graphic Design and was already working part-time for Men’s Professional Tennis (ATP) and did so for 3 ½ years. At the same time I was working there I was continuing to network and flex my creative muscles by starting a web design company of my own with a college friend. Once that business was self-sustaining, I parted ways with what ended up being a great couple years of work/life experience but truly showed me that I was not meant for a 9-5 work environment. After leaving the corporate world and working for myself I began to realize that the more effort I put in, the more results I saw… not just because more effort brings more opportunities, which it does, but because people liked me, trusted me and put value you in my opinion. A year after leaving my 9-5 job, I had helped create ¼ of a million dollar revenue generating company but knew there was more for me and knew social media could open some interesting doors. On one of the many late nights I spend perusing the web in August ’08 the light bulb went off: TONS of companies print t-shirts, want people to wear them and want to gain exposure somehow. That night the domain IWearYourShirt.com was purchased and the idea turned into a business model where a guy wears a t-shirt and gets paid to promote that company through social media for a day. The website was live in October, the first day was sold on November 11, 2008 and I had 5 ½ months of shirt-wearing sold when January 1, 2009 rolled around.

We know you are a younggogetter, but I am sure there is more to you than that. What are some other things you have done prior to you current job or things you are currently working on?
Obviously I’ve put in 27 years of practice in wearing t-shirts, so that’s been pretty rough. But seriously, I’ve always been a social butterfly, always willing to try new things and always telling people that life is too short to do things that suck. As far as work experience goes, I started out as a produce boy at a small grocery store, pumped gas, was a Verizon cell phone salesman and about 20 other random jobs that all made me the person I am today (but sucked). I had aspirations to play basketball professionally but had two unfortunately knee injuries which may or may not have led me to my current situation, so how can I really complain? Right now I am really focused on building my personal brand, leveraging that to make money and most importantly providing value for companies that buy into Jason Sadler.

What has been your biggest asset while building your IWearYourShirt.com?
Nothing… and I mean NOTHING has helped me more than working my ass off, being super dedicated and having a really supportive family, girlfriend and group of friends (and dog). It’s one thing to work 16 hours in a day, but it’s a whole other ball game when your Mom and Grama are in your live video show every single day at 3pm EST. I’ve seen my fair share of copycats and each one of them has made me push that extra bit harder each day. I’m 100% open and transparent with my audience and try to be as accessible as possible. You know from first-hand experience, it took me nearly 2 weeks to get this interview back to you. It’s not that I didn’t want to do it, it’s just that I put so much effort in promoting every day’s t-shirt sponsor and juggle my personal and online life at the same time.

Adversely, what has been your biggest vice?
Being creative every single day for over 300 days straight. I haven’t taken a day off and have only missed my live video show 3 times this year. I really enjoy spreading the word about each new company and interacting with my audience daily. That’s what makes it easy to go to bed at 2am and wake up at 7-9am, depending on when my dog Plaxico wants to go out.

What can we expect next from the talented Jason Sadler in the near future?
I’m really focused on trying to carve out my own niche in advertising. It’s no secret that magazine ads, billboards, banner ads and other mediums are hurting and not returning ROI. You could easily spend $1000+ on getting a company to create a YouTube video, Live Video show, creatively/honestly written blog posts, Tweets, Facebook Profile & Flickr photos and all the other stuff I do in ONE day for a company. But even if you spent all that money, would anyone be there to consume it? No. I’ve only been building my personal brand publicly for about a year and think I have a long way to go before people will pay thousands of dollars to have 50 people wear their company’s t-shirt, but that’s my goal. Imagine the power of 50 people, who are connected to… I don’t know, 5,000 total people each wearing a shirt for a day and talking about via social media. That’s a minimum of 250,000 people being exposed to your brand. I’m scaling IWearYourShirt.com slowly and hoping to reach that goal and keeping a consistent value. Anyone could put an ad on craigslist to get 50 people to wear a t-shirt, but do all of those people have a social media following and understand how to be genuine and fun to watch/listen to?

I’ve also been really excited to start speaking at conferences, doing social media consulting for companies and I have a marketing consultancy that will be launching at some point in 2010!

Everyone starts to feel burn out on a project every now and then. What do you do to keep yourself motivated and focused?
Step out of my comfort zone. I really love my couch in my living room and the town that I live in (Jacksonville, FL), but sometimes just picking up and going somewhere else is a huge creative motivator. I love taking my dog Plaxico to the beach, letting him poop in the sand thinking about how I could possibly monetize that. Not the actual poop, but maybe create that poop-spray from that awful movie “Envy”? That and Chick-Fil-a breakfast always gives me a good kick start!

Can you give us three tools that you use every single day to make your life as a younggogetter more efficient, productive, or fun?
Tweetie, Ustream.tv and the iPhone. Oh, and if I can add a 4th one, it would be the free Macbook Pro that http://SoundVisionLibrary.com bought me!

What is your favourite quote?
It should probably be something said by Einstein, JFK or someone else who is way smarter than me. But I’m bad at remembering quotes unless they are from Will Ferrell movies: “MOM!! The meatloaf…..”

And last but not least, if you could give one piece of advice to fellow Young Go Getters, what would it be?
Don’t try to be someone you’re not and stop working for crappy companies. There are so many other companies out there that need talented people, you are never stuck at a dead-end job and should focus on what you are truly passionate about. A true entrepreneur doesn’t complain about their situation, they figure out how to innovate and move on.

In the spirit of #followfriday I wanted to include some twitter users that I enjoy following. I suggest you follow them as well as they can provide great insight and entertaining tweets!

@thederekjohnson – College dropout CEO of @Tatango & @Derek_Media.

@skanwar – Partner at Jet Cooper. Part marketer, part geek. Ruthless go-getter, your friend. Evangelist, listener.

@GenYjobs – Co-Founder & CEO of Koda.us. KODA is Social Recruiting – changing the way new talent connects with companies to find jobs. (@kodaus)

@bbunderground – A Blackberry Evangelist speading the Blackberry word …and The Only Real Blackberry Social Network, for users, and abusers

@wesbos – I’m a Web Designer thats into WordPress, CSS, & Jquery. I love vintage bikes. I’m an Internet Astronaut.

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