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ABUNDANCE ENTREPRENEUR
GLENN STEARNS
FOUNDER STEARNS LENDING, "UNDERCOVER
BILLIONAIRE", PHILANTHROPIST
Glenn Bryant Stearns is an American businessman, and the founder of
Stearns Lending. He is the star of the Discovery Channel's show
Undercover Billionaire, and subsequent founder of Underdog BBQ in
Erie, Pennsylvania.
It does not matter where you grew up, how little money you have, or even
how many mistakes you have made. Everyone has the potential to turn
their life around and make their dreams come true. That's the belief and
life of Glenn Stearns.
The ideals and possibilities of the American Dream are important for
Glenn to share, as he believes that adversities are an ideal foundation for
success. Growing up in a low-income suburb of Washington, DC, he
attributes hope, hard work and mentors as the influences that helped
him break free from hardship, overcome numerous challenges, and dare
to live his wildest dreams.
Glenn was born to alcoholic parents, diagnosed dyslexic, and failed 4th
grade. He fathered a child at the age of 14 and graduated high school in
the bottom ten-percent of his class. While some of his friends lost their
lives to drugs and alcohol, and others spent time in prison, Glenn's path
intersected with mentors who gave him motivating examples of how to
not meet the fate of his friends and instead take control his destiny. He
took that life-changing encouragement and ran with it. Glenn became the
first person in his family to attend college and graduated with a degree in
economics from Towson University. Inspired by stories of people who
took risks and achieved their grandest ambitions, he then moved to
California where he slept on the kitchen floor of a one-bedroom
apartment that he shared with five other recent grads. While waiting
tables, Glenn continued to search for new opportunities to rise above his
humble beginnings.
Website: glennstearns.com
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