It’s been a wild ride!
My journey has been anything but ordinary. Scroll down to see how it all started.
2015
10 days before Christmas i come out of prison after serving 10 years living in a 5×10 cell with a steel bed frame and a mattress so thin i can feel the cold, hard metal under me each time i lay down
the pillow is rock hard too. The walls around me a covered in Graffiti, and the whole time I’m in prison all i can think about is how am i going to make money once i get out?
I dont want to be old and broke but i have no idea how im going to make money, I have no real life skills, and i mean NONE..
During my time in prison i lost my mother To Brain haemorrhage and my Younger brother who is 21 in a car accident. (It was tough)
So i’m walking out of Prison, I’m feeling lost and i do the one thing which every prisoner does once he gets out of jail, i go back to crime, Just kidding…
2016
I spend this year learning, hustling, and finding my way as im adjusting to a new world
I try making money doing personal training but i fail
I also open a dessert shop and fail again
I also invest into a interior design company and failed
Also i try many mini side hustles which don’t work out
2017
In 2017 I open my first 150 seater restaurant Business (Manjaros Restaurant) at 30 without knowing anything about the restaurant industry and i grew it from nothing to £25,000 a week in my first month
I have 30 employees, My payroll is £28,000 a month, Suddenly I’m thrown in the deep end
I have to learn how to bring in customers,How to make sales, streamline my operations, Hire and fire, manage people. train them, set Great Culture and so much more..
I’m feeling overwhelmed but I’m determined to Figure it out and make it work so i’m locked in
2018-2021
This year i make my first million in Revenue, Life is feeling great, i’m making money. i’m on a roll.
So i start Educating myself about property
I invest £30,000 to learn from (Uk’s No1 Property Trainer Samuel leeds) & Other property trainers
I learn all the strategies there is from R2R-HMO-LOA-BRR-Deal Sourcing-Assisted sale
So i can invest correctly with the surplus cash i have
I build up a Great property portfolio which pays me in passive income
2021
I make a £250,000 mistake
A mistake i hope you never make, i get greedy and open a second restaurant. I thought i’m going to double my profits and make more money, However I quickly realise that all I’ve done is doubled my problems, Doubled my staff, Doubled my payroll, Doubled my responsibility
I’m now operating from stress and chaos, The worst part is my first restaurant is getting neglected
From the outside business is looking great but on the inside it’s feeling shit, My Health is Deteriorating and i become overweight. By the end of 2021, I make the tough decision to close the 2nd restaurant after realising i’m loosing myself
I felt like I’d failed
2022
So the start of this year i make a promise to myself that i’m going to focus on making my first restaurant the best in the world, so thats what i do
This is the year I also start my YouTube channel and launch my video podcast
I finish this year strong by getting in the best shape of my life in 90 days, and you wont believe it
My weight loss journey is featured in Men’s Health Magazine Around November 2022 (Every Guys Dream)
2023
This year i focus mainly on growing my YouTube Channel and i record over 60 episodes with diffrent Entrepreneurs
I also get an opportunity to do my first ever international public speaking gig in Lagos, Nigeria
Also in this year i launch my coaching business and decide i’m going to help Current Restaurant Owners Grow Their first Restaurant just the way i did it (Free Training)
2024
This year i hit another milestone as I Officially become a TEDx Speaker. An incredible experience to share my story and inspire others.
Later this year, in August 2024 I Officially become an Author by releasing two books.
The first is “7 Steps to 7 Figures” a business strategy book.
The second is a personal development book Called “Mindset” in which i share the mindset shifts that help me find solutions to every obstacle i face in life and business
2025
I’m only just getting started
I’m not stopping anytime soon, This page will stay updated as I take on new challenges and share my journey.
Until then, follow me on Instagram @Ibbyaslamoffical where i share my daily life and advice for entrepreneurs.
