Kelly Siegel - CEO of NTM & Author of Harder Than Life | He Grew Up on 8 Mile Road and Built an Empire From Nothing

➡️ Join 321,000 people who read my free weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.scottdclary.com ➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory Kelly Siegel is the CEO of National Technology Management (NTM), a leading IT security company he has built over more than two decades, and the author of Harder Than Life: Overcoming Poverty, Addiction, and Violence. Raised near 8 Mile Road in Detroit — where survival took priority over comfort — he carried the weight of a difficult childhood into adulthood, but channeled it into relentless drive. His mission is to break his family's cycle of abuse, addiction, and poverty, while pushing himself daily through physical training, voracious reading, and mindfulness. Beyond the boardroom, Kelly is also the host of the Harder Than Life podcast and a sought-after coach and speaker, dedicated to mentoring the next generation of leaders and — in his own words — leaving a dent on the world. ➡️ Show Links https://www.instagram.com/kelly.siegel.71/  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCncVFeA5P2LrAovuofQQcDg  https://www.harderthanlife.com ➡️ Podcast Sponsors Hubspot - https://hubspot.com/   Huel - https://huel.com/scott (Code: scott) Demand Decoded - https://www.blendb2b.com/demand-decoded  NetSuite - https://netsuite.com/scottclary/  Indeed - https://indeed.com/clary Framer - https://framer.com/design (Code: SuccessStory) LinkedIn Ads - https://linkedin.com/scottclary  Priori - https://priori.life/  Mars Men - https://mengotomars.com/  Granola - https://www.granola.ai/success  Upwork - https://upwork.com/  Xero - https://www.xero.com  Dell - dell.com/dell-pro  AutoPilot - https://www.joinautopilot.com/landing  ➡️ Talking Points 00:00 – Intro 01:28 – Growing Up Near 8 Mile 04:38 – The Wake-Up Call at 43 09:27 – Healing Childhood Trauma 15:09 – The “Harder Than Life” Mindset 21:51 – How to Ignore Life’s Noise 23:21 – Sponsor Break 25:56 – What Sobriety Revealed 38:48 – How Alcohol Clouds Your Mind 43:04 – Sponsor Break 44:54 – Why Society Needs God 55:26 – Parenting After Trauma 1:02:48 – How Sobriety Changed His Business 1:14:34 – The Lesson for His Daughter