#99 - Stepping His Way To Success w/Angelo DeTorres

<p>Gary chats this week with Angelo DeTorres, one of the owners of Steps Dance Studio, and a real estate investor. Why are we talking dance on this show? Health, wealth and everything in between. Dance was introduced into Angelo’s life at a young age, but didn’t turn back to it for 15 years, after an ACL injury cancelled his NBA dreams. His passion for dance was reignited at a chance encounter in Cuba. Angelo had moved from the Philippines to Toronto, and got involved with Steps Dance Studio as a customer as a way to express himself, then ended up co-owning the business! Angelo relays experiences of seeing seniors dancers prolong their lives with movement! And, how his dance partner became his life partner, with two kids!</p> <p><strong>WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Who recommended that Angelo read “Rich Dad, Poor Dad”</li> <li>He was working at Bell, Steps and real estate investing</li> <li>How his growing family played into his lifestyle choices</li> <li>Why in 2016 he decided to leave 9-5 and what it was like</li> <li>His first house was $286,000 and he still owns it</li> <li>What the steps were to transition from 9-5 to full time entrepreneur</li> <li>From 500 members to 50 due to the pandemic</li> <li>What the lockdown has done to his business, how he stayed resilient and kept moving forward</li> <li>How they’ve moved business at Steps to go fully virtual, and were the first studio to do so</li> <li>They have daily courses online</li> <li>They got some members back before the 2nd lockdown</li> <li>How they will create online courses to allow people to learn 24/7</li> <li>How he’s repurposed his dance space during the pandemic</li> <li>His feelings on Big Box stores vs small retailers and service providers</li> <li>Why he initially ignored dance and what he would tell his younger self</li> <li>And MORE!</li> </ul> <p><strong>Angelo’s Bio</strong></p> <p>As a co-owner of Steps Dance Studio, Angelo is a full time instructor, choreographer and performer. He is currently managing all of the Steps perfo