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#007 — Sean Matson: Navy SEAL turned entrepreneur

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 Sean Matson is the Co-Founder & CEO of MATBOCK, a company that is run by retired Navy SEALS and whose staff are also former US Military Veterans. 

The company creates and develops products that fill a need in the real world, whether it’s hunting, camping, hiking, going on adventures, for law enforcement or for soldiers while at war.

 They work closely with the US Military and have been contracted to create products for them that use new technologies to make whatever products lighter, better and more versatile. Their top selling products include: Auto-focus for Night Vision Goggles, Dry Bags, Cobra Sled (a mountain rescue litter), S-LIFT (poles and ladders for hunters), Reaper Hunting Vest and others. They just also signed a $1 million deal with law enforcement in America for new products to help everyone be safer.


EPISODE LINKS:

MATBOCK

https://www.matbock.com/

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-matson/

Twitter

https://twitter.com/MATBOCK_CEO

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/MATBOCK/

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/matbock

 

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TIMESTAMPS

  • 0:00 Introduction
  • 1:31 Who is Sean?
  • 2:13 How is it like to be a Navy SEAL?
  • 3:46 Why did you decide to become a Navy SEAL?
  • 5:00 Tell us about ''Hell Week''
  • 7:37 What consistent characteristics do SEALs who succeed have?
  • 9:45 Mindset is everything
  • 11:11 What was the most mentally challenging part? What was the hardest thing about SEAL Training?
  • 12:05 Sean's ''defining moment'' (as most SEALs would call it)
  • 14:38 Looking back, what you’ve learned
  • 17:35 The transition from Navy SEAL to civilian life
  • 19:33 Life as an entrepreneur, how did you start your journey?
  • 24:35 MATBOCK overview
  • 26:46 Influence of military/SEAL's mindset in Sean's entrepreneurial thinking, leadership engagement, vision, and energy
  • 30:26 Business partner — How to choose one? What to look for?
  • 33:07 Do you think that entrepreneurs shouldn't go into business with friends or family?
  • 35:05 How's entrepreneurship life treating you so far?
  • 37:58 Team building, how Sean has grown his team at MATBOCK
  • 40:35 How Sean goes through the process of product development
  • 42:50 Keeping up with different technologies
  • 44:47 Made in the USA, what makes MATBOCK products unique, next level logistics
  • 47:28 MATBOCK's distributors, customers
  • 48:30 What’s next for MATBOCK?
  • 49:58 How do you maintain the skills you've learned in the Navy Seals? How do you recharge away from work?
  • 51:11 Are you in touch with your former buds? Do you miss the SEAL's days?
  • 54:00 Teaching life skills to your child
  • 58:01 When it comes to their future, parents shouldn’t try to choose their kids' pathway
  • 1:01:27 The value of sport in teaching life skills, what's missing in youth sport today
  • 1:04:41 What are the skills and/or character traits that helped you so far in your life?
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