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What we covered:
01:45 – Kurt welcomes to the show, Steve Ressler, who shares his background in government and as an entrepreneur and the work he’s doing with Search Funds
08:50 – Steve’s entrepreneurial origin story
12:30 – GovLoop
16:18 – Search Funds explained
22:04 – What’s driving the demand for Search Funds
29:33 – Spending time on Twitter
32:23 – Steve speaks to the challenges and obstacles he’s overcome throughout his career
39:34 – Learning how to win
42:20 – The best boss Steve ever had, an unknown fact about Steve and the one band Steve would go see play live if he could
45:53 – Kurt thanks Steve for joining the show and let’s listeners know where they can connect with him and how they can be of service to Steve
Episode Sponsor:
Hunt Club
Tweetable Quotes:
“A lot of people go into working as a political appointee or working on Capitol Hill, but not many go into bread and butter government. So a friend and I started a Happy Hour for young government employees that grew from two, to twenty, to fifty, to one hundred plus. Eventually, a reporter called and asked us the name of our group. We didn’t have a group, we had a Happy Hour. But it got us thinking that maybe this should be more., and that's how Young Government Leaders, and eventually GovLoop got started”
“Steve Jobs was just a guy going to work every day. And Mark Zuckerberg was just a guy with an idea. When you think of these stories, they’re just people executing on concepts.”
“I think there’s a lot of folks that are just interested in entrepreneurship. It’s one of the most popular topics at undergrad and business school. A lot of people want to be entrepreneurs but don’t have the idea, and why Search Funds have become so popular.”
“It’s a sales game, getting a job. So you need to think, ‘What is the story I’m telling?’ And you need to be able to say that succinctly when you get that thirty-second or minute pitch, not just why you but how you can help that organization.”
Links Mentioned:
Kurt’s Twitter
Kurt’s Instagram
Kurt’s LinkedIn
Steve’s LinkedIn
Steve’s Twitter
Steve’s Newsletter
GovLoop Website
Callyo Website
Alex Bridgeman’s Website & Podcast
Sam Rosati’s LinkedIn
The Sweaty Startup Website
Link to Real Vision Website
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By Kurt DaradicsWhat we covered:
01:45 – Kurt welcomes to the show, Steve Ressler, who shares his background in government and as an entrepreneur and the work he’s doing with Search Funds
08:50 – Steve’s entrepreneurial origin story
12:30 – GovLoop
16:18 – Search Funds explained
22:04 – What’s driving the demand for Search Funds
29:33 – Spending time on Twitter
32:23 – Steve speaks to the challenges and obstacles he’s overcome throughout his career
39:34 – Learning how to win
42:20 – The best boss Steve ever had, an unknown fact about Steve and the one band Steve would go see play live if he could
45:53 – Kurt thanks Steve for joining the show and let’s listeners know where they can connect with him and how they can be of service to Steve
Episode Sponsor:
Hunt Club
Tweetable Quotes:
“A lot of people go into working as a political appointee or working on Capitol Hill, but not many go into bread and butter government. So a friend and I started a Happy Hour for young government employees that grew from two, to twenty, to fifty, to one hundred plus. Eventually, a reporter called and asked us the name of our group. We didn’t have a group, we had a Happy Hour. But it got us thinking that maybe this should be more., and that's how Young Government Leaders, and eventually GovLoop got started”
“Steve Jobs was just a guy going to work every day. And Mark Zuckerberg was just a guy with an idea. When you think of these stories, they’re just people executing on concepts.”
“I think there’s a lot of folks that are just interested in entrepreneurship. It’s one of the most popular topics at undergrad and business school. A lot of people want to be entrepreneurs but don’t have the idea, and why Search Funds have become so popular.”
“It’s a sales game, getting a job. So you need to think, ‘What is the story I’m telling?’ And you need to be able to say that succinctly when you get that thirty-second or minute pitch, not just why you but how you can help that organization.”
Links Mentioned:
Kurt’s Twitter
Kurt’s Instagram
Kurt’s LinkedIn
Steve’s LinkedIn
Steve’s Twitter
Steve’s Newsletter
GovLoop Website
Callyo Website
Alex Bridgeman’s Website & Podcast
Sam Rosati’s LinkedIn
The Sweaty Startup Website
Link to Real Vision Website