Matt Matros: Battling Demons and Building Post-Exit Dreams

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Mar 14, 2024

Entrepreneur Matt Matros shares overcoming struggles after selling his business, battling depression, regret, and alcohol addiction. Discusses post-exit challenges, therapy, love languages, personal growth tools, and reflections on fulfillment, happiness, and family legacy.

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

Navigating Post-Exit Challenges

01:32 • 10min

Navigating Transition from Business Owner to Employee under Private Equity Ownership

11:07 • 26min

Exploring the Impact of Love Languages on Relationships

36:45 • 2min

Tools for Self-Discovery and Personal Growth

38:58 • 2min

The Entrepreneur's Journey and Reflections on Fulfillment

40:59 • 14min

Reflections on Money, Fulfillment, and Happiness Post-Exit

55:07 • 2min

Reflections on Aspirations and Legacy

56:42 • 2min

Matt Matros. After selling his healthy-food chain 10 years ago, Matt battled depression, anxiety, regret, and alcohol addiction. Yet, he didn't stop. He built and sold two more businesses, started a family, traveled the world, and became a highly respected voice in the business world. How did he overcome his struggles? With his signature humor and crystal-clear insight, Matt opens his heart to share with us the mental frameworks that propelled him forward.

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Timestamps: 00:00:00: Intro 00:01:24: Welcome 00:01:46: Sharing Personal Experiences and Lessons Learned 00:03:34: Recalling the Business Exit 00:04:10: Dealing with Post-Exit Struggles and Imposter Syndrome 00:09:09: Losing Identity after Selling the Business 00:10:25: Discussing New Opportunities and Future Outlook 00:12:13: The Impact of Selling on Creativity and Control 00:13:41: Reflecting on Regrets and Decisions 00:17:41: Returning to Self-Identity and Recovery 20:27: Discussing insecurities 00:20:49: Starting therapy 00:23:25: Experience with psychedelic drugs 00:28:57: Confronting alcoholism 00:33:03: Discussing life post exit 00:35:02: Sharing experiences on social networks 00:36:40: Discussing Ikigai concept 00:37:24: Using five love languages 00:39:12: Personal Insights and Relationships 00:40:01: The Influence of Family 00:40:18: The Significance of Goal Setting 00:42:11: Valuable Business Frameworks 00:43:31: Thoughts on Masking Authenticity 00:44:39: Level of Fulfillment 00:47:49: Important Business Lessons 00:48:59: Dealing with Depression and Staying Fulfilled 00:51:00: Motivations for Starting Businesses 00:52:42: Learnings from the Beverage Industry 00:55:01: Journey to Sparkling Water Business 00:55:13: Perspective on Wealth and Money 00:56:50: Future Personal Goals 57:06: Discussing family and being remembered 57:25: Wrapping up the interview 57:31: Therapy Thursday discussion 57:39: Appreciation for the podcast platform 57:58: Discussing LinkedIn posts 58:12: Talk of potential extended interview 58:25: Plans for future chats 58:35: Final Thanks and End of Conversation