Cesar Hasselmann – Work Today on the Things You Want to See Happen

<p><strong>BIO:</strong> Cesar Hasselmann is an author, mentor, coach, and business consultant.</p><p><strong>STORY:</strong> Cesar started a very successful gas and supermarket distribution network when he was only 16 years old. Unfortunately, about three years later, his country’s president stole public funds and caused most businesses, including Cesar’s, to suddenly collapse.</p><p><strong>LEARNING:</strong> Challenges make you a better entrepreneur. Everything has a time. Understand the macro environment.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><blockquote class="ql-align-center"><strong>“Make your business and life work for you, not the other way around.”</strong></blockquote><blockquote class="ql-align-center">Cesar Hasselmann</blockquote><p>&nbsp;</p><h2>Guest profile</h2><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/cesarhasselmann/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Cesar Hasselmann</strong></a> is an author, mentor, coach, and business consultant. After helping multinational and international companies adjust and succeed in their projects, he began to branch out and help small to medium business owners achieve success and founded <a href="https://cesarhasselmann.com/amh-consultancy/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AMH Consultancy</a>.</p><h2>Worst investment ever</h2><p>When Cesar was 16, he started his first distribution business in Brazil. His family knew some business people who owned industries, and he got to distribute their products through different channels. One of the most successful channels was a small gas station he’d started.</p><p>Later, Cesar opened several gas stations and now had a successful network. This opened more opportunities for him, and he started selling for all the big gas station brands, like Shell. Cesar asked his brother to join him in the business as a partner. His brother left his job at Coca-Cola and joined him. The brother took over the supermarket distribution channel.</p><p>The business grew, and they started adding more products. The two brothers were experiencing great