Entrepreneurs Fighting the Good Fight

If you knew what you were good at and what you really wanted in life. Would you have the confidence to say no to opportunities that seem great from the outside but don't align with your core vision? On today's show, we talk to Sam about: Having a clear vision for his business and his life at a very young age.  How the mindset shift of working ON vs. working IN his business transformed his business and life forever.  Creating a culture of accountability & personal development. Generating sustainable growth by defending your YES with 1000 NOs. Sam Arseneau Founder & CEO of SupportMyMac https://www.linkedin.com/in/samarseneau/

How resilient are you? If you had failed throughout school, struggled to find your passion and were $500 away from bankruptcy, would you still believe in yourself? Would you still chase your dream of being an entrepreneur? On today's show, we talk with Ralph about: The will to never give up. The importance of continuous improvement and desire to learn. Living your core values and trusting people even if it might mean getting hurt. The influence mentorship can have on your life. 

We can't always predict when opportunities will present themselves. But we can be ready to seize those opportunities by understanding the variables that are under our control.  On today’s show, we talk to Michael about: How he understood from a very young age the value of a dollar and how saving up would allow him to one day seize opportunities that presented themselves.  The lack of recognition and ability to control his destiny made him quit a high profile career and start his own business from scratch.  Keep a positive mindset by celebrating the small wins.  The importance of alignment when you have a business partner.

Jobs are and will continue to get displaced. Our education system is designed to prepare kids for a world that doesn't exist anymore.  On today’s show, we talk to Don about: How he's trying to change the education system to help prepare our kids to compete and innovate in our modern economy.  What motivates him to take on such a huge challenge. How not taking risks in your life is actually the biggest risk you can take.  Some of the amazing success stories from some of the students that have come out of his program. 

What if in a split second; your entire life was twisted upside down. How would you bounce back?  On today’s show, we talk to David Long about: How 9/11 turned his life upside down and how he bounced back from that tragic event using his creativity. Vulnerability-based trust to create strong relationships. How strong communication skills helps he and his business partner stay aligned. and; how having a success based mindset helps he and his team get through challenges.

In a world dominated by huge players like TaylorMade and Callaway Golf. Tyler Sullivan went all in and scaled his business to become a major player in the golf equipment world.  On today's show we talk to Tyler about: How turned a major setback into an opportunity by going all in. Created innovative products through collaboration. Accumulated a huge online following by being authentic. and; his new business ventures on the horizon.