The American Dream Revisited, with Gary Sirak

Gary Sirak, president of Sirak Financial Services, joins Smart Companies host Kelly Scanlon on this episode of Smart Companies Thinking Bigger. Gary is the author of "If Your Money Talked . . . What Secrets Would It Tell?" and "The American Dream Revisited: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Results."

Sirak has been helping people achieve their American Dream for the past 35 years. A conversation he overheard at a coffee shop inspired him to write his "American Dream" book. In today's episode, Sirak discusses:

• Whether the American Dream still has a pulse
• What he learned through interviews while writing the book
• What the American Dream means to him
• Whether people today are achieving their American Dream
• 7 key skills and ideas that can help people on their journey to achieving the American Dream
• Why he created "The American Dream Revisited" scholarship
• His advice for current and future entrepreneurs

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