- Launched Revenue Chat Radio and then, The Spotlight with Tony DUrso — now merged into One Giant: The Tony DUrso Show.
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The Tony DUrso Show gets up to 100,000 downloads per weekly episode.
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Tony’s shows are pushing 7 Million downloads to date.
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He is the Number One show on the entire VoiceAmerica Network.
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Tony's shows syndicate on Roku, Amazon & Alexa app.
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Tony's shows also broadcast on 16 AM/FM U.S. Radio Stations.
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Tony is an Amazon bestseller, Elite Entrepreneurs.
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He helps millions of entrepreneurs learn from the success of others.
- Tony teaches The Vision Map™, the testament to his success.
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(Proper spelling is D’Urso but as search engines get confused, the [‘] is dropped to make it simpler.)
I'd get up at 4am every single day regardless of the weather. Believe me, Chicago is damn cold and I delivered papers for 10 years until 14 years old (when I went into fast food). Rain, sleet, powerful winds, snow, raining ice...it didn't matter. I delivered the papers every day...And every week when I got paid, all the money went to my parents to help support me.
We were 6 kids (all boys) and only my dad worked. My mom ran the house. I think I remember when I was somewhere around 5-7 years old that I heard that my dad only made $75 a week. I didn't know what that was like. I knew he needed more and hoped my few dollars a week helped...I know that when my dad retired he was making somewhere over $100 a week. The highest figure I heard was like $110 or so, but I don't know the final.
My dad took a bus to work every day, getting up at 6am himself...and he would walk the final 2-3 miles instead of paying 5 cents for a bus transfer...I could never understand that...It made no sense...Only after my dad passed away, did it ever occur to me that he paid for my oldest brother to live in the hospital for 7 years as a result of a horrible bus accident where he was run over...He said he had over 100 operations to save his leg...I can't imagine the anguish he went through, and I can't imagine how my dad paid for him back then as we had no insurance...Life was different then...So I am very glad that my few dollars a week helped somewhat...I am glad I did my part.
At 14, I went into fast food as a short order cook...yeah, I
know, they don't do that anymore... I had to get a physical and a doctor's
permission, which I did all on my own...And, as I moved up in the world, I told
my mom that I would cover everything myself. I paid for my own clothes, my own
books, my own transportation to school some 5-6 miles away, everything...I was
self-supportive aside from having an occasional dinner at home and living
there...the rest was all on me...I can tell you that I know the value of one
dollar...And, oh yeah, I used to pay for my own dental work myself...I remember
the surprise my mom had when I got one of my teeth pulled back then.
At 19, I went into the corporate world and began learning the
hard knocks of business...I was self-taught as a typist, getting a book out
from a library and teaching myself on the office equipment...People seeing how
fast I could type landed me a job for years as a speed typist and
proofreader...I typed 120 wpm back then which is still amazingly fast...I wrote
and typed out my first book, The Black Book of Sales Secrets, in one
weekend...I don't consider that any kind of a feat...I just think I'm normal.
I found I did pretty well in whatever I delved into and I
made some impressive record-breaking sales in real estate, collectibles and
other industries...but this was making money for others all the time, which is
fine as I consider that on-the-ground training...I helped form an insurance
technology company and I ran the fundraising, raising $3.25 million from
friends and family in a six-month period; all strictly angels. I took on the role of VP Sales & Marketing and learned lead generation and basic marketing...invaluable lessons.
I put myself through college and university. I graduated Summa Cum Laude, which is pretty rare and not really heard of much. I got straight A's in every single class be it biology, mathematics, finance, accounting, legal basics, you name it, I aced everything. It's like graduating in the top 1% of the country.
I had my own lead generation and marketing business since 2007. In Fall 2015 I tried my hand at this strange word "podcasting" which I heard here and there. I studied everything I could find out about it and launched Revenue Chat Radio. I focused on interviewing successful entrepreneurs who gave their insight and best advice to the audience. In the first year I hit 500,000 downloads!
In June 2016 I was invited to start a 2nd show with VoiceAmerica. I launched The Spotlight with Tony Durso on their Influencers Channel...I became their number one show in 4-5 months! By Fall 2017 I hit 2 million downloads total on both shows!
Now, with 2 great talk shows, I'm doing what anyone would expect as the next step: I'm combining both shows into The Tony DUrso Show and continue to broadcast on the VoiceAmerica Platform.
By the start of my 3rd year in podcasting/radio, I hit 3 million downloads. Woo hoo...And now, just after 4 years, I'm pushing a grand total of 7 million downloads.
Every year we would give to the various Toys for Tots campaigns and get a bunch of toys to the children in hospitals during the holiday's...
Then one year we saw a growing number of homeless in our neighborhood and thought, "Why not help them out? They need it more than kids"...And, people were calling them "homeless" and I thought that wasn't right. So I called them "our neighbors." And thus "Breakfast With Our Neighbors" began...
I put out some social media posts asking people for a little help...Oh my goodness! Did I get help? On the day of the breakfast, we had literally 100s of people show up with tents, clothing, sleeping bags, food galore, supplies like crazy, you name it, we had it...And the press showed up and their photographer spent hours hanging around...We made front page and I was pleased at doing something significant.
My favorite people are my wife and my dog (yeah, he's people)...I've been with my wife going on 26 years. When we first started dating, we became captivated on the subject of religion and spirituality...and here we are 26 years later, still having the most fascinating discussions about all of that, and more.
My dog, Ronin, a white Akita, is my other super-pal. He's a real trooper and has been through a lot. A few years ago he tore his ACL (it's like dislocating the knee--ouch). And then a few months later he tore the other ACL because of the strain from hopping on one leg...I had no idea it was that bad and then bang, he could not walk anymore...That was such a bad time for us...The only way I could get him to the bathroom was to take him on a cart. And so I did for the next 10 months. We called it the "Ronin Trolly." I've learned so much since and we healed him naturally with all the right supplements. We dropped his weight from 140 lbs., gradually over time, and now he's perfect, fully healed and walking on his own.
I can train and mentor you on: leadership, management, lead generation, The Vision Map™, podcast/radio, sales and book writing.
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- Building a World-Class Podcast
- - Business Coaching
- - Speaking
- - Book Writing
- - Lead Generation
- Launched Revenue Chat Radio and then, The Spotlight with Tony DUrso — now merged into One Giant: The Tony DUrso Show.
- The Tony DUrso Show is near 100,000 downloads per weekly episode.
- Tony’s shows are pushing 7 Million downloads to date.
- He is the Number One show on the entire VoiceAmerica Network.
-
Tony's shows syndicate on Roku, Amazon & Alexa app.
-
Tony's shows also broadcast on 16 AM/FM U.S. Radio Stations.
- Tony is an Amazon bestseller, Elite Entrepreneurs.
- He helps millions of entrepreneurs learn from the success of others.
- Tony teaches The Vision Map™, the testament to his success.
- (Proper spelling is D’Urso but as search engines get confused, the [‘] is dropped to make it simpler.)
