Leadership Perspective · August 8, 2026
Determination & Perseverance in Business
By Brent Simmons, Chief Executive Officer · Steel City Liquidations LLC
From the Chief Executive Officer of Steel City Liquidations LLC
Building a business is rarely a straight line. There are challenges, setbacks, long days, difficult decisions, and moments when progress can feel slower than expected. What separates an idea from a lasting business is often the determination to keep moving forward and the perseverance to continue when the path becomes difficult.
At Steel City Liquidations LLC, we believe opportunity is created through action. Every piece of inventory, every transaction, every relationship, and every challenge presents an opportunity to learn, adapt, and improve.
Determination Creates Momentum
Determination means staying focused on the objective even when circumstances change. In business, plans evolve. Markets shift. Opportunities appear unexpectedly. Successful growth requires the willingness to make decisions, solve problems, and continue moving.
Momentum is not built from one major decision. It comes from consistently doing the work: answering the call, finding the next opportunity, serving customers, building relationships, improving operations, and showing up again tomorrow.
Perseverance Turns Setbacks Into Experience
Setbacks are part of entrepreneurship. Not every deal works. Not every idea produces the expected result. But every experience can provide information that makes the next decision stronger.
Perseverance is the ability to take those lessons and keep building. Instead of allowing a difficult moment to define the business, use it to refine the business.
Keep Creating Value
Our mission at Steel City Liquidations is simple: Move more. Waste less. Create value.
That philosophy applies to more than inventory. It reflects how we approach business itself. Find value where others may overlook it. Create opportunity from what is available. Build relationships based on straightforward communication and professional execution.
There will always be another challenge. There will also always be another opportunity. The key is having the determination to pursue it and the perseverance to see it through.
Keep moving. Keep building. Keep creating value.
Brent Simmons
Chief Executive Officer
Steel City Liquidations LLC

