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ack Delosa is an entrepreneur and
investor
who
was
recently
described on Sunrise as ‘The Young
Aussie Millionaire That Didn’t Finish
Uni.’ At the age of 27, Jack has created
two multi-million dollar businesses: ‘MBE
Education’ and ‘The Entourage’, both of
which provide support and education to
help entrepreneurs achieve extraordinary
levels of success.

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Your
new
book
is
titled
‘Unprofessional’ and in it, you advise
people to be… well, unprofessional.
Can you explain the concept behind
this book and its title?
This is a great question and it’s probably
worth noting that to be ‘UnProfessional’
in the context that I’m talking about is
not to be disrespectful, rude, unpunctual
or poorly spoken. Quite the opposite. To
be ‘UnProfessional is to be real. It is to
not concern yourself with the suit, the
jargon and the buzzwords, but rather to
be yourself in a business world that is
obsessed with sterile professionalism and
outdated tradition.
The business world has changed and
people haven’t caught up. Many business
owners particularly in traditional
industries are still running their business
like it was 2004. Throughout the book
the reader gets a detailed insight into
exactly how to start, build and
manage
a
highly
successful
business, so that they can win
more business, make more
money and spend more time
doing the things they love.

Do you believe ‘any
dream is achievable’why/why not? 
If I wanted to run out
onto the footy field with
my favourite NRL team
next year, as a fully
fledged NRL Player, I
would probably end up
being pretty let down. I
don’t have the build, the
skills or the real desire to
make it happen. As such,
it is probably a dream that
is not achievable. 

However it is incredibly rare that I
meet someone and think they’re vision is
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H ow a
2 6 -ye a r - o l
d
u n i ve r s i t y
dropout b
ecame
a s e l f- m a d
e
millionaire
.

A n d h ow
yo u c a n d o
the same.

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What
is
the most important
ingredient someone needs, in
order to realise a dream?
In today’s world the answer is that they
must be able to adapt. They must be
constantly searching for answers,
information, innovation,