00:03.930 --> 00:06.090 Johny Fernandez: Hey everyone, welcome back. So I am with 00:06.090 --> 00:09.780 Angela, she is from the cast of equipping the dream. Angela, 00:09.780 --> 00:13.740 thanks so much for being here, excited to have you. So we were 00:13.740 --> 00:16.950 on that journey in New Hampshire. Together, we went, we 00:16.950 --> 00:20.220 were part of that whole journey with you guys. So now that the 00:20.220 --> 00:24.360 show is done, give me your thoughts on the whole product 00:24.360 --> 00:25.860 itself. What did you think? 00:26.430 --> 00:29.070 Angela Thompson: It was a good experience. I mean, I learned so 00:29.070 --> 00:34.530 much I didn't realize you know, how just, you know, the little 00:34.530 --> 00:36.120 things you say make a big difference. 00:36.180 --> 00:40.170 Johny Fernandez: Yeah. Yeah. So okay, let's start from the 00:40.170 --> 00:44.070 beginning. You know, when you came in, when we first met, you 00:44.070 --> 00:47.040 are pretty much trying to figure out trying to get into the 00:47.040 --> 00:51.930 industry, you are new, you are green. So seeing everything play 00:51.930 --> 00:56.070 out on TV, what did you realize going home that was gonna kind 00:56.070 --> 00:57.420 of be the game changer for you? 00:57.810 --> 01:01.380 Angela Thompson: I realized that I needed to, I realized that I 01:01.380 --> 01:05.820 needed to really think about what sector of the finance 01:05.850 --> 01:10.440 industry I wanted to operate in. Equipment financing is great. 01:10.710 --> 01:14.190 But I really realized that my niche is in franchising, right. 01:14.190 --> 01:16.650 So I have all this experience in franchising, so I'm like, why 01:16.650 --> 01:20.370 not put it to you. So with that being said, I'm looking more 01:20.370 --> 01:24.540 into franchise consulting. So I will be genuinely helping people 01:24.540 --> 01:27.210 find their businesses. But guess what, I can help you fund it 01:27.210 --> 01:30.480 too. So find and fund, I'm gonna help them find their business 01:30.480 --> 01:31.140 and then fund it. 01:31.470 --> 01:34.800 Johny Fernandez: So let me ask you this. When you when you when 01:34.800 --> 01:37.380 you saw the show, number one, what did your family think? 01:37.860 --> 01:40.680 Angela Thompson: Oh man they got it was cool. They thought it was 01:40.680 --> 01:42.810 cool. They were excited. Cause they're like, Oh, my gosh, this 01:42.810 --> 01:45.780 is somebody that I know, you know, like, they they, they're 01:45.780 --> 01:47.850 excited. They were looking forward to seeing the next 01:47.850 --> 01:50.280 episode. So yeah. 01:51.740 --> 01:54.470 Johny Fernandez: So obviously, the whole the entire experience 01:54.470 --> 01:57.800 was a roller coaster, there were some days where I remember we 01:57.800 --> 02:00.230 were like, alright, like, Ang really did well, you know, 02:00.230 --> 02:03.200 Angela, she, she scored high. There were other days. I 02:03.200 --> 02:05.420 remember talking to you. You said, I don't know if this is 02:05.420 --> 02:10.220 for me. Right. So see that whole rollercoaster play out? What 02:10.220 --> 02:13.070 what goes through your mind now that you know you're out of it? 02:13.100 --> 02:15.200 I mean, just about the whole experience in general? 02:15.410 --> 02:17.510 Angela Thompson: Oh, my gosh, it wasn't good experience, because 02:17.510 --> 02:20.210 it does make you reflect and make you think, you know, is 02:20.210 --> 02:23.660 this what I really want to be doing? And I know, definitely I 02:23.660 --> 02:27.680 don't want to do cold calls. After that experience, I'm like, 02:27.680 --> 02:31.700 I want them to, you know, want me to be calling them. So. But 02:31.700 --> 02:34.220 yeah, it really made me think about where I wanted to be in 02:34.220 --> 02:37.340 the industry. Equipment financing is still a great, you 02:37.340 --> 02:40.160 know, industry to be involved in, I just think that my 02:40.160 --> 02:42.890 approach will be different, you know, it won't be the cold 02:42.890 --> 02:45.650 calling. Like I said, I'm gonna do it in a different way. 02:45.920 --> 02:48.140 Johny Fernandez: What was the hardest thing for you, during 02:48.140 --> 02:49.850 the whole week that we were in New Hampshire? 02:49.850 --> 02:53.200 Angela Thompson: Not knowing what to expect. I like to 02:53.200 --> 02:56.710 prepare, I like to know what to expect. So for me, the unknown 02:56.710 --> 03:00.280 was crazy. But also, like I said, the hardest part was the 03:00.280 --> 03:03.610 UCC calls, you know, the calls where people weren't really 03:03.610 --> 03:09.250 expecting us to call? Yeah. And the other hard part was not 03:09.250 --> 03:11.950 getting the person on the phone, I want them to answer every 03:11.950 --> 03:12.370 time. 03:12.400 --> 03:16.480 Johny Fernandez: Yeah. So when you went home after the entire 03:16.480 --> 03:20.200 experience, what did you go home with? Like, what what was the 03:20.230 --> 03:23.620 aha moment for you that made you want to stay and made you kind 03:23.620 --> 03:25.840 of pivot your goals? 03:26.350 --> 03:29.800 Angela Thompson: Oh, well, I was really excited to know that I 03:29.800 --> 03:33.820 could do it for one. Because I was thinking, you know, can I 03:33.820 --> 03:36.790 really do this before I got there? You know, right. So after 03:36.790 --> 03:39.730 I left, I'm like, I can do this. So I was really excited. I told 03:39.730 --> 03:43.750 my husband All right, I'm ready. You know, so some things 03:43.750 --> 03:48.160 transpired as I was talking to some of the customers, you know, 03:48.160 --> 03:50.650 I told them my background, like I said, when I told them about 03:50.650 --> 03:53.050 my background in franchising, they're like, hey, we want to 03:53.050 --> 03:57.130 buy a franchise. So that kind of led me into that, you know, into 03:57.130 --> 04:00.850 that area, exploring it a little bit more outside of corporate. 04:01.420 --> 04:03.970 So, um, so yeah. So. 04:04.210 --> 04:06.910 Johny Fernandez: So let's talk about the future. Now. What are 04:06.910 --> 04:10.330 your goals? I mean, I know when we when we first met, you know, 04:10.330 --> 04:12.820 you were doing it part time and you wanted to get into full 04:12.820 --> 04:14.920 time. So where are you at now with everything? 04:15.100 --> 04:17.500 Angela Thompson: Yes, I still want to take it full time. It is 04:17.500 --> 04:21.640 a journey. I have a lot going on in my life. I am still working 04:21.790 --> 04:26.080 full time I have another business that I operate, which 04:26.140 --> 04:29.530 I'm still kind of hanging on to, but right now I'm working on 04:29.530 --> 04:31.690 getting my certification and training in the franchise 04:31.690 --> 04:34.780 consultant world. Eventually what I want to do, like I said, 04:34.780 --> 04:37.960 I want to talk to people in the community, the webinars, get 04:37.960 --> 04:40.690 them interested in starting their own businesses and helping 04:40.690 --> 04:45.130 them get funding. And. I'm I'm sorry, go ahead. Vo, no, yeah. 04:45.130 --> 04:47.560 So yeah, that's primarily it. That's my goal. 04:47.620 --> 04:50.320 Johny Fernandez: So when we look at the whole experience of 04:50.320 --> 04:52.330 equipping the dream, what was your favorite part? 04:52.810 --> 04:55.720 Angela Thompson: Oh, man, the favorite part was when I got an 04:55.720 --> 05:01.300 application, I'm like yes, I got an application, I got somebody 05:01.300 --> 05:04.330 to answer the phone and I got there. It wasn't that important 05:04.330 --> 05:07.270 information, you know that it's hard for us to get sometimes. 05:07.390 --> 05:09.550 Johny Fernandez: So and seeing everything play out. I mean, 05:09.580 --> 05:12.850 when we when we did episode one, episode two, episode three, you 05:12.850 --> 05:16.420 are literally neck to neck with some people. When you look at it 05:16.420 --> 05:19.630 now like in hindsight like when you look at it, you know, after 05:19.630 --> 05:23.260 the entire experience, did you know you were as competitive as 05:23.260 --> 05:25.570 you play as it portrayed? 05:25.600 --> 05:27.580 Angela Thompson: No, I didn't realize that I actually thought 05:27.580 --> 05:29.410 I should have been more competitive. I'm like, I should 05:29.410 --> 05:31.930 have been, you know, way more confident than I was. So that's 05:31.930 --> 05:35.650 one thing I learned. I'm like, I was not really that confident in 05:35.650 --> 05:39.130 some of those scenes. But um, yeah, I didn't realize I was 05:39.190 --> 05:43.210 number two, until the very last show, you know, I'm like oh man, 05:43.390 --> 05:44.290 I was that close? 05:46.090 --> 05:48.940 Johny Fernandez: I love it. So overall, for someone that is new 05:48.940 --> 05:51.760 to the industry to the finance industry, what advice would you 05:51.760 --> 05:54.040 have for them? I mean, you You're, you're in the shoes, you 05:54.040 --> 05:57.490 were brand new, not that long ago, now you're this celebrity 05:57.490 --> 06:00.250 TV star, you know, you're building up your business, what 06:00.250 --> 06:03.160 would you say to the new person that that is just starting out 06:03.160 --> 06:04.690 and that scared like you were? 06:05.230 --> 06:07.240 Angela Thompson: I would just say, have the tenacity, you 06:07.240 --> 06:11.590 know, stick with it. You know, it may seem like, you know, it's 06:11.590 --> 06:15.880 not gonna happen. But if you stick with it, you plan, make a 06:15.880 --> 06:18.700 vision for yourself. Like I made a vision board. And I'm looking 06:18.700 --> 06:21.220 at the vision board every day, you know, to help keep my focus 06:21.220 --> 06:26.140 there. And try not to talk negative thoughts to yourself, 06:26.140 --> 06:29.290 because that's what I had to stop doing. Even during the 06:29.290 --> 06:31.690 show, I'm like, Okay, I gotta stay focused, I can't be 06:31.690 --> 06:35.560 negative. So really positive self talk through that journey, 06:35.560 --> 06:36.370 and don't give up. 06:36.730 --> 06:39.370 Johny Fernandez: So let's talk a little bit about the hard times 06:39.370 --> 06:42.340 in the show. I remember us talking when we were doing the 06:42.340 --> 06:45.820 interviews, there were times when you doubted yourself, when 06:45.820 --> 06:49.300 you know, the day didn't go as planned, and it was hard. And 06:49.300 --> 06:52.540 you got through those days by self by positive self talk. And 06:52.540 --> 06:55.900 by just trying to like move forward and not beat yourself 06:55.900 --> 06:58.990 up. Do you still do that now, when times are hard? 06:59.020 --> 07:01.030 Angela Thompson: Yes. That's what, I say I do it now like, 07:01.060 --> 07:03.160 when I went home, one of the first things I did was make a 07:03.160 --> 07:05.800 vision board. Cause I'm like I have to have a positive vision 07:05.800 --> 07:08.710 before me so I don't lose focus as well. You know, things are 07:08.710 --> 07:11.770 going exactly the way I need them to go. As far as you know, 07:11.770 --> 07:13.540 people saying yes and picking up the phone. 07:14.680 --> 07:17.200 Johny Fernandez: So last question, do you still talk to 07:17.200 --> 07:19.600 the cast? Are you are you are you guys in contact? 07:20.290 --> 07:23.140 Angela Thompson: Me and the other three contestants, we just 07:23.140 --> 07:25.990 started a group chat. So we group chat together about 07:25.990 --> 07:29.590 things. So, yeah. We're chatting all through the show. All 07:29.590 --> 07:31.270 through the Episodes. So yeah. 07:31.300 --> 07:32.920 Johny Fernandez: So if there is a season two, would you come 07:32.920 --> 07:33.340 back? 07:34.180 --> 07:34.930 Angela Thompson: Yeah, I would. 07:35.020 --> 07:37.840 Johny Fernandez: Okay, perfect. That's awesome. So glad, 07:37.990 --> 07:42.070 seriously, the last question. Online. There was a lot of team 07:42.100 --> 07:46.600 Juan Carlos. Team Angela, team RJ, When you saw that people 07:46.600 --> 07:49.090 were rooting for you, they were like, Listen, I'm team Angela. I 07:49.090 --> 07:52.060 want to I want her to win. Like a lot of people wanted you to 07:52.060 --> 07:55.630 win. A lot of people were like team Angela, what went through 07:55.630 --> 07:56.260 your mind? 07:56.260 --> 08:00.700 Angela Thompson: I was like oh my gosh, really? I was not 08:00.700 --> 08:03.400 expecting that at all, I'm serious I was not. So yeah, it 08:03.400 --> 08:04.300 was really cool. 08:04.360 --> 08:05.140 Johny Fernandez: That's awesome. 08:05.140 --> 08:06.100 Angela Thompson: Really cool to see the support. 08:06.100 --> 08:08.310 Johny Fernandez: Yeah. All right. Well, Angela, thanks for 08:08.310 --> 08:11.280 joining us. I really always appreciate talking with you. And 08:11.280 --> 08:13.950 like I said, you had a huge following, people were rooting 08:13.950 --> 08:16.800 for you, and best of luck in your future endeavors. And I 08:16.800 --> 08:19.410 know this won't be the last time we'll see each other so. 08:19.440 --> 08:19.770 Angela Thompson: I hope not. 08:19.770 --> 08:20.550 Johny Fernandez: Yeah, I know.