Business Video Roundup: Signs of a Great Future CEO, Reasons for Business Failure & More

Posted on 17.May.2019 by Roy Brooks | @amcomcap

Future CEO

Image: twenty20photos / Envato Elements

In this week’s business video roundup, Patrick Bet-David explores 10 characteristics that make great CEOs, Gary Vaynerchuk has an illuminating roundtable with business owners in Nashville, and the CEO of Daybreaker talks about how one major failure ultimately led her to great success. Also on deck: CNBC explores why General Motors finally left Europe after suffering 20 years of losses and the CEO of dating app Hinge reveals one big reason why companies fail.

Patrick Bet-David: 10 Signs of a Great Future CEO

Patrick Bet-David breaks down 10 characteristics that make great CEOs.

Gary Vaynerchuk: What a Modern-Day Business Education Looks Like

In this 100-minute video, Gary Vaynerchuk sits down with a group of business owners and marketing specialists in Nashville for an in-depth talk that covers a variety of topics, including selling, marketing, bringing value to your customers, and why Amazon is winning today.

Radha Agrawal: I Signed Over My Company and It Was the Biggest Mistake I Made

Radha Agrawal, CEO of global morning dance community Daybreaker, talks about how the terrible mistake that led to losing one company ultimately provided a fresh start for a new venture. Success often arises from the ashes of failure.

CNBC: Why General Motors Left Europe

Did GM fail in Europe? This 10-minute video explores why the automaker left the market after 20 years of losses. There’s a lesson in here for business owners of all stripes, large and small.

Inc.: Companies Fail for One Reason According to Hinge’s Founder

Just a quick word of advice from Justin McLeod, CEO of the dating app Hinge.

image description

Roy Brooks and American Commercial Capital, LLC, has provided invoice-factoring services to Houston-area small businesses since 2003. We work with businesses in San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, Fort Worth, Beaumont, Port Arthur, Corpus Christi, and other nearby Texas cities.

If you want to learn more about how cashflow-sensitive invoice factoring can help your business, give us a call at 713-227-3863, contact us here, or fill out our form for a free, no-obligation quote.

READ MORE FROM AMERICAN COMMERCIAL CAPITAL

What Makes the Best Factoring Company in Houston? An Honest Answer From Someone Who Runs One

What Makes the Best Factoring Company in Houston? An Honest Answer From Someone Who Runs One

Short answer: There is no single best factoring company in Houston. There is a best factoring company for your business, and which one it is depends on your invoice size, your industry, your customers’ credit, how much hand-holding you need, and how much you’re willing to pay for speed. This article gives you the criteria to figure that out — including the questions that will get you an honest…

Roy Brooks 30.07.2026

Survival Skills for Entrepreneurs: Growing a Business Without Running Out of Cash

Survival Skills for Entrepreneurs: Growing a Business Without Running Out of Cash

I’ve been in the factoring business since 1993, and I started American Commercial Capital in 2003. That means I’ve spent more than thirty years looking at the inside of small companies — their invoices, their aging reports, their customer lists, their payroll cycles.

It’s an unusual vantage point. A banker sees a polished loan package. An accountant sees last year. I see what’s happening this week, in real…

Roy Brooks 28.07.2026

What’s a UCC-1 Filing, and Why Does My Factor Need One?

What’s a UCC-1 Filing, and Why Does My Factor Need One?

Part of our Honest Answers series — straight talk about financing a growing business.

Somewhere in the factoring agreement, usually right about where you’re feeling good about the deal, you’ll hit a line that says the factor will file a UCC-1 against your business. And for a lot of owners, that’s the moment the stomach tightens. A lien? Against me? I thought I was the one getting paid…

Roy Brooks 27.07.2026
Back
AMERICAN COMMERCIAL CAPITAL HOME

HOW MUCH COULD FACTORING INCREASE PROFITS FOR YOUR BUSINESS?

CALL 713-227-3863