Our guest today is Tom Sylvester from Sylvester Coaching and Training. Tom knows that corporate life was not going to be for him, but he needed to create a nest egg before he started his own entrepreneurial pursuits. 

Tom promised he would escape corporate by 35 and he managed to achieve this with 2 years to spare. 

Tom is a lifelong learner and implementor. He gives great advise and opens up what it is like to run a business with your life partner who is very different to you. 

 

There were lots of great takeaways in the episode, so grab that pen and notepad, and enjoy!

• The importance of creating a nest egg before you escape corporate
• Options to create wealth outside of your corporate job and how a bold move can pay off
• The benefits of focusing on your 'why' and not getting caught in the 'how'
• The number one tip to live a productive life
• How to put your family at the centre of what you do whilst being successful in multiple businesses 
• How to work with your life partner when you have opposite personality types
• What is important when building a high performing team 
• How to communicate with a team not located in one location
• What are the key pain points when scaling a family oriented business
• What you can do when you work for yourself 
• Importance of giving students choices when it comes to entrepreneurship

 

Important Links & Mentions From This Episode:

• Netflix
• Lifestyle builders podcast
• Entrepreneur On Fire podcast
• BLG52 – How To Use Painful Disappointments To Stop Climbing the Corporate Ladder with Kate Erickson
• Screw the nine to five
• Slack
• Trello
• Zoom
• Voxer

 

Connect with Tom Sylvester

• On LinkedIn
• On Twitter: @tsylvest
• tomandariana.com
• Mentorship program