We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Noam Polinger. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Noam below.
Noam, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Can you talk to us about serving the underserved.
The Launching Pad isn’t just an investment firm, it’s an ecosystem for GROWTH; a lifeline for the entrepreneurs no one else sees. The ones who’ve been written off, told they’re too small, too risky, or too naive to succeed. I know them well because I was one of them. I’ve walked in their shoes. I’ve been that dreamer with a fire inside and no one to fan the flames, a vision too big for anyone else to believe in. But the truth is, when the world says “no,” that’s when you have to scream “yes” the loudest.
That’s why The Launching Pad exists—for the underdogs who’ve been cast aside, not because their ideas weren’t good enough, but because no one was willing to take a chance on them. This community, the one that’s underserved, matters because it’s filled with people who have the tenacity to dream in the face of rejection, to build in the face of adversity. People who understand that this Slave System is an institution they are no longer willing to be a part of. They are entrepreneurs with passion burning so hot that even the coldest of realities can’t snuff it out. But passion alone isn’t always enough. Sometimes, all you need is someone to believe in you when you can’t quite believe in yourself yet.
That’s what we do. We let people borrow our belief until they’re strong enough to carry their own. I’ve been that person who needed a hand to hold, who needed someone to say, “Keep going.” When you’re standing at the crossroads of fear and potential, all it takes is one person to look you in the eye and say, “I believe in you.” And suddenly, that impossible dream becomes possible.
We work with the entrepreneurs who don’t have access to the big rooms, the fancy investors, or the well-oiled networks that others take for granted. They’re the ones with dirt under their nails from clawing their way forward every day, knowing that if they just had the right guidance, the right opportunity, they could change their lives forever. That’s why we don’t just provide advice, we’re not consultants; we become partners in their journey. We know what it’s like to feel lost in a world that doesn’t want you to win. We know what it feels like to be overlooked, but we also know what it feels like to rise.
The community we serve matters because their dreams matter. Their stories matter. These aren’t just businesses—they’re lifelines, legacies, and the hopes of families and generations yet to come. When we invest in them, we’re investing in more than profits. We’re investing in people. People who, like me, were told “no” far more times than they were told “yes.”
The Launching Pad is here to say “yes” to the ones the world has ignored. To those who don’t fit the mold, who are too unconventional for the mainstream, who want more than just success—they want to change the world. We help them not just dream big, but live big. Because I believe every entrepreneur, no matter how small they start, deserves the chance to build something extraordinary. And it’s our mission to make sure they do.
Noam, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?
There’s a moment in life that breaks you open. For me, that moment wasn’t found in success or accolades, it was in failure, in desperation, in standing at the edge of what felt like an abyss with nothing left to lose. I was 16, a high school dropout, and the world around me was quick to say I’d failed. But what they didn’t know was that moment wasn’t a failure—it was the cornerstone of my freedom. It was the instant I realized the only thing more powerful than my circumstances was me. And it was in that fire that I found my strength.
When I founded The Launching Pad in 2020, I wasn’t starting just another company. I was starting a movement. A revolution built on the belief that no matter where you come from or how many times the world tells you “no,” you are the key to your own transformation. When I look back on my journey, I see a series of breakthroughs that have shaped me into the person I always knew I was meant to become. And more importantly, made me more aware that the person I wanted to become, was the same person I had always been.
I learned this lesson long before 2020. When I was just six years old, shoveling snow to make a few dollars, I didn’t realize I was doing more than hustling; I was building a foundation for the life I wanted. Back then, I didn’t have a clear vision of where I’d end up, but I knew one thing: I wasn’t content to settle for anything less than what I could imagine. That instinct to create, to forge a path where none existed, that’s what’s driven me my entire life.
Dropping out of high school at 16 didn’t break me. It built me. The Slave System might have said I was lost, but I felt something awakening inside me. I knew deep down that the path laid out for me wasn’t mine to walk. I wanted more than a prescribed life. I wanted the freedom to dream, to fail, to create; and to rise. From that moment on, I decided I wasn’t going to wait for someone else to tell me how to live or succeed. I was going to write my own rules.
Entrepreneurship, for me, isn’t about money, prestige, or fame. It’s about the power to create. The power to stand before an empty canvas and build the life I wanted to live. I’ve built seven-figure businesses because I refused to believe in limitations. Not mine. Not anyone else’s. And the most fulfilling part of my work isn’t the success—it’s helping other people realize they have that same power inside them. That same limitless potential.
The Launching Pad isn’t a business, it’s a place where people come to rediscover themselves. Where entrepreneurs, dreamers, visionaries stop chasing someone else’s version of success and start crafting their own. It’s where you stop waiting for permission, stop making excuses, and finally realize the world is yours to shape. Every barrier you’ve ever faced? It wasn’t there to stop you, it was there to prepare you for the greatness that’s already inside you.
I travel the country now, teaching others to break free of the boxes they’ve been placed in. To realize they’ve been powerful all along. Because here’s the truth: every limitation is an illusion. The only thing standing between you and the life you want is the belief that you can create it. And once you understand that? Once you feel that? The world will bend to your will.
If there’s one thing I want you to take from this, it’s that the life you dream of isn’t a fantasy—it’s a roadmap. Your vision is your greatest asset, and the sooner you stop letting fear dictate your choices, the sooner you’ll realize your potential is infinite. I didn’t get here by being fearless; I got here by feeling the fear and doing it anyway. By refusing to let the doubts, the failures, and the setbacks define me.
So if you’re reading this, and you’re ready to stop playing small, to stop hiding from your own greatness, then The Launching Pad is here for you. We don’t offer shortcuts. We don’t promise easy wins. But we offer something far more valuable: the tools, the mindset, and the community to unlock the unstoppable force that is already inside of you.
This isn’t about chasing success—it’s about becoming the person you were always meant to be. The entrepreneurs who come through our doors aren’t just building businesses; they’re building legacies. And I stand here as living proof that no matter how far you’ve fallen, no matter how impossible the road may seem, if you have a vision, you have everything you need to rise.
You are more powerful than you know. Your vision is not a dream—it’s a preview of the life that’s waiting for you. The world is yours to shape, but you have to be willing to claim it. Stop waiting for permission to be great. Step into the future you’ve always seen for yourself—and I promise, the world will follow.
Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?
Throughout my childhood, I was raised in poverty. A broken home. Abuse. For many years, we had no place to go and no where to call home. I resented my upbringing. I resented that my friends could all have things as simple as haircuts, new clothes, new toys, and I could not. I didn’t understand. Growing up in this environment through some of the most critical years in a human’s life created a massive sense of independence in me. I would always tell myself, “If my family can’t do it for me, I’ll do it for me.” I used to promise myself over and over again that never again would I experience poverty and abuse.
While this hyper independence created my love for learning and entrepreneurship, it also created something much darker. By the time I was 18 years old, I was making over $100,000 a year, and that number kept growing as my sales career advanced. At 20 years old I had thought I’d hit the pinnacle of life. Bringing in over $200,000 a year, living in a beautiful apartment, driving the fancy car, living with a great girl. I thought I had made it. What I didn’t yet realize, was how powerful my intention and thoughts were, and how my childhood would come back to haunt me years later.
I ended up being abruptly let go from my long time sales job. Suddenly, I went from “being at the top”, to rock bottom. It was the first time in my life I had ever experienced that kind of failure. In the aftermath of being let go, I allowed myself to become depressed and shut down; which then resulted in discovering that there is an even deeper level of rock bottom than I had thought. I was evicted, told I had three days to leave my apartment, and forced to leave all my belongings there because I didn’t have enough for a moving truck. I had genuinely thought that my life was over. Punch after punch, I felt like a defenseless cage fighter just absorbing continuous haymakers. This wasn’t just a “when it rains it pours” situation; this was a category 5 hurricane. The next three months I would find myself homeless, sleeping in my car, eating $1 hotdogs from 7-Eleven everyday. My worst fear had come true. Everything I had said I never wanted to experience again from my childhood had found me again. I couldn’t believe it. I couldn’t understand how this could happen. Until one day, after months of feeling sorry for myself and believing that my life was over, I decided to change.
After months of homelessness, something in my mind shifted. Being alone with no where to go and no one to talk to for months forced me to get to really get to know somebody who I had never really taken the time to know…Myself. I was sitting in the parking lot of a Walmart, music playing, and suddenly the thought that crossed my mind was: “Is this really who I am? Did I really drop out of school to be a failure? Did I work my way to the top just to be homeless? Was this my destiny? Or was it a sick joke from God?” And the revelation that I realized in the midst of my thinking was this: I spent my entire life letting the failures of my parents and my circumstances as a child dictate everything. My intention, my motivation, was always to never experience the poverty and affliction that I had known growing up. I had become so fixated on making sure that it never happened again, that it happened again. And it was at that moment that I understood that if I could cause such a negative experience by simply focusing on what I didn’t want; what the hell would happen if I focused on what I did want?
I wanted to understand this power and how it works. If I could create something so catastrophically bad, it must also be possible that I could create something exceptionally good. And in order to create something exceptionally good, I had to go to the two root questions in life: Who am I? What do I want? After days of thinking, writing, brainstorming, I had come up with the beginning of a vision. I decided that whoever this version of me was that was homeless and full of self pity, this wasn’t me. I was born to be successful. I was born to be wealthy. I was born to enjoy life. And for the first time in a long time, I got inspired. I knew my skills were in sales, leadership, and my ability to learn very quickly. But I didn’t want to go back to grinding and working hard for someone else. There was no way I would allow anyone else to ever control my time, money, and freedom again. So then it came down to, how could I utilize those skills to help others? And from there, The Launching Pad was born.
Fast forward to 2024, I’m now 23 years old, financially free, with a portfolio full of 7-figure companies; and The Launching Pad has helped entrepreneurs from all across the country believe in themselves, just as I learned to believe in myself at my lowest point. Had I truly given up on myself and not been forced to take the time to find myself and what I wanted to do, I would not be where I am today. So now I’m thankful to the company that let me go, because through that fire, I found my purpose.
How’d you build such a strong reputation within your market?
I love this question. Especially in a time and industry where reputation is so critical. I always emphasize the point that I don’t ever try and sell anything to anyone. I simply wake up and serve others. People can tell that I genuinely care about them and that I really want to serve them. Many people think reputation is about how others view you. This viewpoint is even further exaggerated by the prevalence of social media. But I would actually argue the exact opposite; your reputation isn’t how others view you, it’s how you view yourself.
If you want respect, respect yourself.
If you want people to trust you, trust yourself.
If you want love, love yourself.
The notion that reputation is an external concept is a lie. It is an internal procedure that is built through time and experience and getting to know oneself that then resonates into the outside world. But a strong reputation cannot be built without a strong vision.
Additionally, there’s no such thing as building a strong reputation by “faking it until you make it.” If you have to fake it, you won’t make it. You see a version of yourself inside of your mind; you think, walk, talk, and become this person. And when other people do not see it when they look at you, you change your outward projection so others view you exactly how you see yourself. There is a word used to describe this action. It is called: BELIEF.
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