“What a lot of people do in networking is they go in with the mindset of “what can I get from it.” The important switch i made was, “what can I give to this relationship that I’m looking to start.” Stop trying to figure out what’s in it for you. Give and it’s the law of nature - if you plant seeds of good and positive vibrations all the time, it’s going to come back to you."
 – Andreas Jones

Travis Collier is is the CEO and Principal Business Strategist and Leadership Consultant at Combat Business Coaching. Andreas served in the US Army for over 8 years, where he was as a Logistics & Supply Chain Manager. In his civilian career he has worked as: a contributing writer to Forbes and The Huffington Post; a Project Manager work at The Home Depot; and a Vice President of Procurement and Strategy at the Financial Services Company, the Sun Trust.
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In this conversation, we cover a lot of topics, including:

• From the Army to starting his own business - what Andreas learned along the way
• Advice on how to find a co-founder or initial team
• Advice on how to learn and grow through networking
• What day-to-day life looked like while starting a company
• Advice Andreas would give to other veterans considering starting their own business
• And much, much more…

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Selected Links from the Episode

• Andreas' interview on EO Fire: 1433: Build a meaningful business that has more profit, fans, and freedom with Andreas Jones
• Andreas' company, Combat Business Coaching
• A great way to meet others and network is with MeetUp.com
• Book Recommendations
  • The Compound Effect- taking 1-2 steps weeekly to get you to your goal
  • Andreas' book - Distinguished Men: Grow in influence, Success and Significance

Show Notes

• 1:11 - Andreas’ background
• 3:40 - How Andreas decided to leave the Army
• 4:25 - How Andreas approached is initial job search and what he learned along the way
• 7:01 - What Andreas does for a living, and what his life looks like on a day-to-day business
• 12:40 - From the Army to starting his own business - what Andreas learned along the way
• 15:10 - Advice on how to find a co-founder or initial team
• 16:10 - Advice on how to learn and grow through networking
• 24:24 - Other advice to help you start your own company
• 25:10 - What day-to-day life looked like while starting a company
• 28:24 - When Andreas started his own company, how he felt ahead of his civilian counterparts and where he felt behind
• 30:23 - Advice Andreas would give to other veterans considering starting their own business
• 31:05 - What Andreas has liked most and least about starting his own company
• 32:15 - Other resources Andreas would recommend to listeners
• 34:05 - The most surprising aspect of Andreas’ transition from the Army to civilian life
• 36:40 - Final words of wisdom for veteans