{"product_id":"it-worked-for-me-jeff-burgess-9781960299666","title":"It Worked For Me: My Life Seizing Opportunity and Building Success","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if one conversation could change your entire life?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1979, Jeff Burgess was a 22-year-old college dropout drifting through life in a haze of beer, weed, and dead-end jobs. He was the \"town clown\" with an undeniable work ethic but no clear direction. Then, on a lazy Sunday afternoon, his father called him home for a talk that would shake him to his core: \"You have a gift, and I cannot allow you to waste it anymore. It's time to get your shit together.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom that moment, everything changed. Armed with a relentless drive, a knack for problem-solving, and a newfound determination to make something of himself, Jeff set out to prove his father right. Within two years, he skyrocketed from warehouse worker to Vice President of Sales at a booming tech company. By the time he retired, he had built a global business supplying surveillance video recording appliances to both the most iconic and the secure sites in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt Worked for Me is the inspiring, no-nonsense story of how an underachiever transformed into an industry leader-one who thrived not by playing it safe, but by embracing risk, trusting his gut, and always finding a way forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you've ever felt stuck, uncertain, or like success was just out of reach, this book will show you how to seize your own turning point.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAre you ready to take charge of your future? Pick up a copy today!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll proceeds for It Worked for Me will go directly to the Wounded Warriors Fund\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout Jeff Burgess\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom outhouse to penthouse.... He's that guy who started in the embryonic stages of the computer industry way back in 1979 as a non-college graduate warehouse manager, selling his way to the top as the CEO of his own $100M company.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe never cared for the arrogance of the term \"rainmaker,\" since he always thought \"mercenary\" sounded cooler, especially while selling hundreds of millions of dollars of high-end computer technology to the largest companies and government entities in the world!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis story is about all those bumps and bruises along the way, and the lessons learned honing his uncanny ability to turn opportunities into successes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeff Burgess\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1960299662\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781960299666\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Munn Avenue Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Jeff Burgess","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445989290239,"sku":"9781960299666","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cd282b23-237c-4252-8bc6-a641a2949935.jpg?v=1777221916","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/it-worked-for-me-jeff-burgess-9781960299666","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}