#13 Dr Jason Scott Earl Willes Center for International Entrepreneurship

The Dr. Entrepreneur podcast is an on-demand talk radio show from Healthcare Compliance Solutions, Inc. It’s designed to help busy doctors and business associates discover what works with healthcare services. Blog: http://hcsiinc.blogspot.com/2017/04/hcsi-interview-with-dr-jason-scott-earl.html This episode of Doctor Entrepreneur features an interview with Jason Scott Earl, of the Willes Center for International Entrepreneurship at Brigham Young University Hawaii.  Sponsored by Lance King of Healthcare Compliance Solutions Inc.  www.hcsiinc.com Introduction/Career Beginnings Jason Scott Earl wanted to build and create things when he was little because he looked up to his welding father.  He went to school for engineering and worked for Exxon Mobil as a structural engineer.  He learned that to be successful he needed more business knowledge and personal confidence, so after attending corporate assertiveness training, he also went to Tulane University to get an MBA in corporate finance.  He then worked for World Minerals, where he was mentored for 6 months in corporate finance by the CFO.  They spent every Saturday together talking about accounting and finance.  Over a 5 year period, his company acquired about 7 entities and he rose to Director of Strategic Planning and Finance.  Eventually, World Minerals was acquired and he wasn't excited about the changes being made so he became a “reluctant entrepreneur” and started a business with some colleagues.  They created StarStone, LLC, a material science company that made mix designs for concrete to make it stronger and cheaper.  They started licensing out their technology and soon the company was purchased by iCrete.  Jason says that creating and growing his company was like jumping on a bullet bike going 140 mph. He realized that building a successful company didn't have to take 20 years.