About the Author
Candy Valentino built her first multi-million-dollar business before she could legally order a drink.
At 19 years old with no degree, no corporate background, and no money, she founded, scaled, and successfully sold businesses in service, retail, e-commerce, and product manufacturing in addition to creating a vast real estate portfolio as a flipper and investor.
Through her success in business, at the age of 26, Candy founded a nonprofit charity. She bought and donated a building to the organization and since then they have gone on to save thousands of animals. She has been actively involved for more than 15 years, personally raising millions.
During her two-and-a-half decades as an entrepreneur she has been named to Top Business Leaders 40 Under 40, Top 50 Women In Business, 10 People Making a Difference, Top 10 Business Consultants by Yahoo Finance, and was the youngest female to receive the Governor's Award in Entrepreneurship in Pennsylvania. SUCCESS magazine named her “Women of Influence,” as well as “Leaders Who Get Results” with names like Tony Robbins, and Brene Brown.
She's been featured in numerous TV, radio, magazine, and newspaper articles—not only for business and investing, but for her advocacy and philanthropic work. She was named “Person of Distinction” in Arizona.
After the exit of her last company, Candy started sharing her gritty, real-world business and investing strategies online, gathering an audience of millions. Leveraging almost 25 ...
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