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What if the things you do “just for fun” are actually clues to your calling?

In this episode of Your Next Success, Dr. Caroline Sangal talks with Adam Torres, Co-Founder of Mission Matters and host of the Mission Matters series of shows, ranked in the top 2.5% of podcasts worldwide.

Adam grew up in southwest Detroit, where survival and possibility lived side by side. As a kid, he turned hobbies into small businesses: selling comic books, keeping action figures sealed as collectibles, and airbrushing Wu-Tang sweatshirts for classmates. Later, he built a successful career in financial services, eventually managing relationships for more than 400 families with a cumulative net worth over $500 million.

Then a flooded office, a pile of ruined certificates, and a persistent inner nudge led him to walk away from finance and step fully into media. Today, Mission Matters is a media, branding, and book publishing agency with a catalogue of more than 100,000 pieces of content and over 6,000 interviews recorded.

In this conversation, we explore:

• How Adam’s childhood in Detroit formed his relationship with money, risk, and responsibility
• The recurring pattern where “this started as fun” turns into real revenue and impact
• The night his licenses and certificates were destroyed and why he saw it as confirmation
• How Mission Matters grew from a podcast into publishing, PR, and events by simply saying “yes” to what people asked for

If you’re a high achiever who senses there is more in you than your current title, this episode offers encouragement, perspective, and a practical example of what it looks like to build a mission from the ground up.

To connect with Adam and follow his content, tips and advice follow him on instagram at @AskAdamTorres

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