Success Story with Scott D. Clary
Published on Dec 19, 2025, 10:28:02 PM
Total time: 01:09:03
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Niko Mercuris is a serial entrepreneur who's built multiple multi-million dollar companies over 25 years, primarily in sales and marketing. He scaled call centers to over 230 employees that generated 14,000 sales per week—experience he documented in his Amazon bestselling book "2451 Sales Per Day." He's also the author of "Millionaire Mindset Mastery" and has been investing in real estate and financial markets since 2001. After losing $4 million in the 2008 crash, he rebuilt by diversifying into alternative assets and now coaches business owners on scaling operations, sales systems, and building sustainable wealth.
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➡️ Talking Points
00:00 – Intro
01:25 – The Mindset of Successful Investors
06:16 – How Niko Learned to Invest
13:20 – Surviving the 2008 Financial Crisis
17:58 – Hitting Rock Bottom
22:08 – Why Chasing Money Fails
24:05 – Beating Fear and Greed in Investing
27:42 – Using Leverage With Discipline
31:45 – Sponsor Break
34:29 – How Leverage Goes Wrong
38:43 – How Long It Takes to Learn Investing
43:09 – Best Investing Types for Beginners
48:25 – Sponsor Break
50:55 – The Biggest Trading Mistake
52:24 – What Really Drives Profits
55:52 – Niko’s Evolving Money Mindset
1:01:08 – When to Start Investing
1:07:03 – Advice to My 20-Year-Old Self
Welcome to the Success Story Podcast, hosted by entrepreneur, business executive, author, educator & speaker, Scott D. Clary (@scottdclary). On this podcast, you'll find interviews, Q&A, keynote presentations & conversations on sales, marketing, business, startups and entrepreneurship. Scott will discuss some of the lessons he's learned over his own career, as well as have candid interviews with execs, celebrities, notable figures and politicians. All who have achieved success through both wins and losses, to learn more about their life, their ideas and insights. He sits down with leaders and mentors and unpacks their story to help pass those lessons onto others through both experiences and tactical strategy for business professionals, entrepreneurs and everyone in between. To get more of the Success Story podcast, go to www.successstorypodcast.com.