As the saying goes, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. That’s exactly what Erik Weir did when he opened a lemonade stand at age five. He had a stuttering disability and figured he could confront and start to remedy it by interacting with customers. The gambit worked and helped set the now 56-year-old entrepreneur, marketing and promotion expert, film producer, and author on the road to success.

Today, he is also the principal of WCM Global Wealth in Greenville, South Carolina, a financial services firm that caters to high-net-worth individuals and businesses. Its clients include multi-platinum recording artists, pop culture celebs, sports icons, and billionaires. Weir has also partnered on real estate projects worth hundreds of millions of dollars and has helped develop five U.S. Topgolf locations with 20 more coming in Europe.

Weir—who majored in real estate and financial planning at Georgia State University and Harvard Extension School—was previously a partner at WTA Media, where he executive-produced many popular films including Unbroken: Path to Redemption, Run the Race, and Surprised by Oxford. He also marketed many notable movies, including War Room, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, Soul Surfer, and Heaven Is for Real. He is the author of Who’s Eating Your Pie? Essential Financial Advice That Will Transform Your Life.

A pilot for 25 years, Weir has clocked over 3,000 hours in everything from a Fuji blimp and bush airplanes to a Beechcraft King Air 90. He has also owned several airplanes, including two Cessnas, a 182 and a T206.

A martial artist and avid outdoorsman and the father of five sons by a previous wife, Weir lives with his current spouse, Stacey, in Charleston and Greenville, South Carolina.

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