• Eliud Villarreal’s upbringing in Oklahoma City and growing up in Yukon • How martial arts, sports, and discipline shaped his early years • Meeting his wife through the car business and building a family together • Fatherhood, racing, and discovering his daughter’s natural driving talent • The origin story of Exotic Motorsports and stepping into entrepreneurship • Taking the leap into a niche luxury market despite doubt and discouragement • Why online presence and vision matter more than local limitations • Lessons learned through risk, rejection, and long-term commitment • The importance of surrounding yourself with the right people • Why tracking numbers and building the right team is essential in business • Handling rejection, pressure, and failure without quitting • Eliud’s “holy grail” cars and love for automotive artistry • Building a business while maintaining faith, integrity, and responsibility • A major crisis involving a stolen Ferrari and facing a seven-figure loss • Choosing to do what’s right even when it costs everything • Finding hope, purpose, and peace through faith during the hardest moments • Why Eliud believes perseverance and calling matter more than comfort

“Don’t listen to the naysayers.” “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” “If your dashboard isn’t solid, you don’t know what’s happening.” “I didn’t know how to run a business—I learned by doing.” “God is bigger than anything that tries to steal, kill, or destroy.”