Why Average Kills Dealerships: How Dan Daly Turned 5 Failing Stores Into Industry Leaders
January 6, 2026
Winning Isn't Accidental—It's Built on Fear Conquered and Compounding Momentum
In this episode of the Big Hitters, host Larry Weidel sits down with Dan Daly, founder of Aim High Consulting and Global Investment Partnership, to explore how fear, intentional goal-setting, and relentless focus transform ordinary careers into extraordinary wins. Dan shares his journey from a midnight-shift janitor to scaling an automotive dealership group from 4 employees to 500 in just five years—and how he's now building a €50M hospitality real estate fund in Portugal while revolutionizing the car dealership industry.
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Winning Isn't Accidental—It's Built on Fear Conquered and Compounding Momentum
In this episode of the Big Hitters Podcast, host Larry Weidel sits down with Dan Daly, founder of Aim High Consulting and Global Investment Partnership, to explore how fear, intentional goal-setting, and relentless focus transform ordinary careers into extraordinary wins. Dan shares his journey from a midnight-shift janitor to scaling an automotive dealership group from 4 employees to 500 in just five years—and how he's now building a €50M hospitality real estate fund in Portugal while revolutionizing the car dealership industry.
What You’ll Learn:
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Winning Isn't Accidental—It's Built on Fear Conquered and Compounding Momentum
In this episode of the Big Hitters Podcast, host Larry Weidel sits down with Dan Daly, founder of Aim High Consulting and Global Investment Partnership, to explore how fear, intentional goal-setting, and relentless focus transform ordinary careers into extraordinary wins. Dan shares his journey from a midnight-shift janitor to scaling an automotive dealership group from 4 employees to 500 in just five years—and how he's now building a €50M hospitality real estate fund in Portugal while revolutionizing the car dealership industry.
What You’ll Learn:
- How to reframe fear as an opportunity indicator
- The power of the 80/20 learning principle
- Why average is exponentially more painful than excellence
- The secret sauce of team motivation: individual customization, not mass messaging
- The compounding power of daily wins journaling
- Why the five-year pivot is essential for purpose-driven leaders
- The 10x rule hidden in plain sight: the one difficult customer is actually 10 problems
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