Episode #2 - Zeke Pike

► About The Guest

Zeke Pike is a serial entrepreneur and Founder of Ez Ecomm LLC and Credit Wipe. Zeke’s journey to greatness started in high school, as an All-American Quarterback. He fell into hard times throughout college, bouncing between Auburn, Louisville, and Murray State but it is through those hard times he turned his life around by founding Number8 Ministries and immersing himself in scripture.

Living in Boca Raton, FL, Zeke dabbled in selling on Amazon. Within a matter of a year, Zeke’s stores were producing 7-Figure numbers left and right. It was at that point Zeke realized he was onto something. Zeke’s decision to help investors create passive income streams was where his business, EZ Ecomm excelled to the next level. In a matter of months, Zeke quickly scaled EZ Ecomm to 7 figures just from investor enrollment fees with his total store sales totaling over 8 Figures.

► Show Links

https://linktr.ee/liquidityandliquor

https://www.instagram.com/zeke.pike/

https://twitter.com/zekepike8/

► Talking Points

00:00 – Intro

01:12 – Zeke’s strategy on building a successful Amazon store

02:55 – Insights on scaling an Amazon store

04:41 – How was the process behind Zeke’s business?

14:15 – A business is a product & exiting at the right time

16:28 – Is ecommerce being affected by the recession?

17:32 – How does Zeke promote his Amazon stores?

19:50 – The hardest part about selling online

23:47 – Selling cosmetics online, trade shows & finding the right product

26:58 – Zeke’s strategy on scaling an Amazon store

29:55 – Finding the right people for your business & hiring your family

32:37 – Zeke’s past with alcohol and choosing sobriety

34:20 – Life in Miami and its impact on lifestyle choices

38:36 – Zeke’s story on being molested as a kid and hitting rock bottom

40:00 – The end of Zeke’s NFL career and getting arrested

45:42 – Zeke on speaking publicly about his story

47:06 – Zeke on moving to Florida to get help

48:23 – Zeke’s NFL come back and playing for the Indianapolis Colts

48:15 – What is an NFL player's life expectancy?

50:51 – Can you make it in business while maintaining a social life?

54:38 – When is the right time to exit a business?

55:39 – Zeke on the future of his business

57:16 – Zeke’s Amazon store competitors

59:16 – Correlation between a successful product and a tipsy product & ecommerce platforms

01:00:10 – Yosef on Boxycharm’s ecommerce platform

01:03:04 – Zeke on creating private label brands

01:04:12 – Yosef on creating Boxycharm’s ecommerce platform, and building community

01:09:32 – Yosef on how he got into cosmetics & his first company Merchandize Liquidators

01:11:37 – Who f%$ked you over, how, and what did you learn from that?

01:16:42 – What’s next for Zeke and providing value from sharing his story

01:18:43 – Processing past traumas and getting help

01:22:38 – Men burying their emotions & the role society plays on it

01:25:13 – Mental health stigma in today’s society

01:27:57 – Men need good men & Zeke’s experience going to therapy

01:33:04 – Where does Zeke see himself in 10 years?

01:34:04 – Going to dinner, Papi Steak’s suitcase & more food talk

01:37:21 – Hiring A players is uncomfortable as f$%ck