The Entrepreneur Way

A graduate of MIT and Stanford, Rizwan Virk is an entrepreneur and investor, and is the founder of Play Labs @ MIT, and is the author of Startup Myths & Models: What You Won’t Learn in Business School, Zen Entrepreneurship, and the Simulation Hypothesis. “it is an adventure and whether it succeeds financially or not like any adventure there is always treasure and you will never come out the same because the challenges that you face in the way that you learn to face those challenges and the way that you can learn to rise to those challenges. So have faith in yourself even when you are going through hard times. Every single big public company out there has gone through very similar challenges when they were small just like your start-up might be at one time. And they made it and you too can find the treasure, whatever that happens to be”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-7C5

Peter B Stark, is a nationally recognized executive advisor, coach, speaker, and author with over 25 years of experience. Peter holds the Accredited Speaker from Toastmaster’s and Certified Speaking Professional from the NSA. Peter’s mission is to build organizations where employees love to work and customers love to do business. “have a compelling positive vision of what you want to create and of your future and every morning wake-up excited about your vision and turning your vision into a reality and taking the steps to make that vision happen”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-7C1

Allow me to introduce you to Riggs Eckelberry, Riggs is the founder and CEO of the innovative water technology company, OriginClear, which is delivering water solutions for industrial customers worldwide. OriginClear has developed and licensed an invention that treats industrial and agricultural waste water with very little energy, and no chemicals. And now, industrial users can treat their water right where they use it, using prepackaged “point of use” water treatment systems that have an amazing life cycle of up to 100 years or more. “you have got to just do it. We see that with writers, people who want to write the next big book and then there is people who actually do the writing. They may not be better characters but they do get it done… So really really invest in knowledge but first just start getting things. Just get your to-do list done and just go. Go through it and focus on your tasks without getting distracted by Facebook and so forth then try”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-7BW

Taylor Draper is the CEO and co-founder of Inherent Clothier, an online custom menswear shop that is both a personal stylist and a mental health awareness movement. Built on Draper’s own struggles with depression, Inherent Clothier designs modern-day “suits of armor” that awaken the inner confidence to battle anxiety, overwhelm, and self-doubt. Following a troubled childhood in Anchorage, Alaska, Draper reached the age of 15 weighing over 300 pounds and diagnosed with clinical depression. At 16, he and his mother relocated to Colorado Springs, where Draper found the courage to make a fresh start and get healthy - both physically and mentally. A natural entrepreneur, he left home at the earliest opportunity to establish a website and graphic design company at age 18, where he learned the basics of business-building, marketing, and brand development. In 2017, after years of demanding 60-hour work weeks, Draper found himself battling crippling self-doubt, struggling with weight gain, and facing divorce. In order to save himself and his marriage, Draper sought healing and support through extensive counseling and found confidence in the most surprising of places: his wardrobe. “I realized that caring for myself and my appearance gave me the confidence to fight, helping me build strength to pick up the pieces of a broken marriage and begin to repair.” Along with suit designer Dace Miller and logistics expert Ian Lee, Draper established an online custom suit store where men could shop affordable luxury styles in the comfort of their own home. Today, the company actualizes the idea that when you look good, you really do feel good. But the larger goal for Draper is normalizing feelings of anxiety, depression, or self-doubt while sparking honest conversation around mental health, ultimately giving men the confidence and courage to speak out. “My mission will not be complete until phrases like ‘walk it off’ or ‘man up’ are extinct from our vocabulary and every man’s first instinct is to open up about feelings of overwhelm or depression without shame, guilt, or fear.” Through Inherent Clothier, Draper helps men build fully functional, versatile wardrobes that awaken confidence and authentic self-expression. The company also partners with local and national organizations working to empower individuals and communities to speak openly about mental health. A fan of MMA, Jiu Jitsu, and Formula 1, Draper recharges by adding to his collection of nearly 100 fine whiskeys and spending time with his family. Learn more at InherentClothier.com. Get a first look at upcoming events, collaborations, and new collections on Instagram @InherentClothier. Suited for wellness. “be okay with your business taking a while to be successful. And when you make plans make them in six months to a year timeline instead of on the weeks. It’s just going to help look at your business success and the runtime of your business in an infinite mindset versus a finite one that’s very short”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-7BQ

She is referred to as the jewel in the crown of the Pheiff Group and Founder of Talent Concierge® a modern-day media and branding artist label associated with the management of today’s most daring minds - representing Talent who Mean Business. A Philanthropist and #BeyondMeToo Activist. From the C-Suite to an award-winning speaker, High-Performance Coach, 5-time author, and host of the Connie Pheiff Show. She is a trailblazer who is provocative, edgy, and brings a genuine humor to the platform. “make a commitment and stick to it. And I call it stickability”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-7BL

Dr Steve Taubman is a bestselling author and world class speaker who has dedicated his life to showing people how to thrive through their challenges. He's written extensively on the application of contemplative practices in stressful situations and has spoken worldwide on mindset mastery for goal-oriented and helping professionals. “study your craft… There are two driving forces that drive entrepreneurs and they look the same from the outside but they are very different from the inside. And one of them is passion and one of them is obsession… Passion is an energy that will take an entrepreneur and put him or her into a highly resourceful state for long periods of time. And so early in our progress as entrepreneurs we are working with great passion. Sometimes what happens is we hit a wall, we may become upon something that we don’t how to do but we feel such dogged determination that we start applying all of our energy on that one thing and we do it with what looks like passion from the outside so we are still working day and night. But what it is flipped from passion into obsession now we feel this sense of doom and I’ve got to get this done and just this horrible feeling of obligation. And most entrepreneurs cross that line without realising it. Highly successful entrepreneurs will again be mindful, they recognise the moment that they cross the line from passion into obsession. If they find themselves becoming obsessive and there is a negative energy associated they notice it and spot it early and typically what that means to the entrepreneur is that there is something that he or she doesn’t know how to do or isn’t as skilful or masterful at as he or she thinks he or she is and rather than go out and ask for help, rather than take a … Rather than go online and learn something new they just keep beating their heads against the wall. This is the death of entrepreneurship and of having heart attacks and ulcers or end up running from their businesses as if it’s a burning building. You’ve got to be willing to recognise when the passion is starting to change into a negative obsessive energy. And if it is you need to realise that that’s assigned that you need help, that you need more information and you probably need some kind of mentoring or coaching. And if you would only take that as a signal and a sign and do the right thing rather than beat your head against the wall trying to do it all yourself your life would be infinitely easier and you’d properly get much more successful much more quickly”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-7BG

Anne Jirsch is a professional futurist with a worldwide following. She is the best-selling author of five books including her new release ‘Future Vision.’ She has appeared on numerous radio and TV shows. Dubbed ‘The Queen of FLP’ Anne travels extensively with her sell-out workshops, seminars and public speaking engagements “get grounded, stop, absolutely stop, streamline and really focus on how you want your future to be. Don’t have 10 different things going on, that’s a mistake I made and most people make. Just stop think and sometimes is a good exercise to actually imagine that you have stepped out of yourself. If you know Michael Neill he has this amazing …it’s really worth looking it up…it’s called business robot. What would business robot do? It’s one of my favourite things. Our version is we step out of you… Step out so you’ve let go of the emotion and just look from a position of detachment, what is the best way forward for you? What is the best way? And then visualise. Spend a few a few minutes every day visualising your perfect business ”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-7BB

Brooke Lively is the Founder of Cathedral Capital, a team of CFO’s and Profitability Strategists who help entrepreneurs turn their businesses into profitable companies. With expertise in growth management, creative problem solving and profitability strategy, Brooke has been featured in international media including Forbes and CNBC. “it’s really to know your value. That was probably the biggest problem that I had and it’s probably the biggest problem that most of our clients have when they come to us. In fact, virtually every sales call that I have we end up talking about the persons value of what they provide and most people leave having upped their hourly rates whether they hire us not. And it’s hard because what’s easy for you, you don’t place any value on. You don’t place a lot of value on your passion. The fact of the matter is other people need that skill set and it has an immense amount of value. And once you can reconcile that it makes all the difference in the world”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-7Bw

Tim Ringgold is a board certified music therapist in Orange County, CA, as well as an author, columnist, and international speaker. He has provided music therapy to thousands of teens and adults in residential treatment. Tim was the first person to give a TEDx talk on music therapy in 2012. “launch. And then launch again. And then launch again. And launch again. And what I mean by launch is whatever you are thinking about doing do it because you will learn more in the doing the new ever will in the planning or thinking… So as the entrepreneur whatever you are thinking about doing set shorter deadlines, do it more often, launch more often, be willing to get punched by reality more often. Because every time you do you learn from it and that’s the only way 95 percent of us ever get better”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-7Br

Richard N. Seaman - Chairman of Seaman Corporation A committed believer in the vitality of entrepreneurship, Richard’s career has been focused on the creative development of the business enterprise. His vast experience in a wide range of creative business initiatives across multi-functional disciplines serves as a valuable resource to many business and community involvements. • A successful career in growing his small family-owned business from $2 million in annual sales to greater than $200 million in the challenging industrial fabrics industry. “benchmark other entrepreneurs, both successful and unsuccessful ones. And then develop your long-term strategy. When you are going to start I think you want to decide are you going to create a business that you want to harvest and have an exit strategy for down the road, you want to create a business to be a lifestyle business that funds your lifestyle or do you want to create a business that will leave a legacy. And there is no question in my mind that depending on which of those directions you want to go it will impact the kind of strategic decisions you make about your business all of which will have both short-term and long-term impact on the success of your business”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-7Bl