Journey Over Destination

This is my first solo episode and it's something I've been putting off forever.  I probably should've started the podcast with this but hey, ya live and ya learn, right?!  Part of why I started this podcast is because I want to share my journey, and that means sharing my life with you beautiful people.  My journey is the pursuit to live life on my own terms by growing my business.  This episode will serve as the foundation and a starting point, it will give you context into my situation as I start from scratch.  I know that years down the line this will be fun to listen to because I'll have accomplished so much and be in a much different place in my life.  

A while ago I started networking on LinkedIn.  I started reaching out to people that seemed interesting and asked them if they wanted to chat.  Zach was one of those people.  A random message turned into a powerful relationship and a friendship.  I sat down with Zach and his business partner John to talk about how and why they started their creative shop.  They both had experience with freelance video and worked in a corporate setting after school.  They both realized there was a huge problem in the market and set out to fix that problem.  

Jennifer has had so many amazing experiences, it's really hard to even list them all out.  She's had experience in the military, corporate settings, and entrepreneurial settings.  All this while casually obtaining a handful, yes you read the right, a handful of degrees in various fields.  She has lots of great insights no matter what position you are in your life.

Jordan has learned to live life on his own terms.  Though he's early in his journey, he has been through a lot of awesome experiences that have given him some unique insights on life and business.  He currently runs a life coaching business and has authored multiple books.  Throughout the episode he gives some really great advice that anyone can implement in their own lives.

Jordan Paris is a podcaster, author, web developer, and more!  The theme of his life is doing without hesitation and seeing where it goes.  He has some awesome stories and life lessons he's learned from this attitude.  Listen to his story and see how you can implement this type of mentality to level up yourself!

One of Richie's first employees was a large human nick named "The Freight Train".  He was arrested the night before the companies biggest video shoot at the time.  Listen to Richie tell us how he overcame that and many other early difficulties.

Josh has been through a lot both personally and in his business ventures.  He's owned and operated bars and now helps people deal with stress.  His coaching style is extremely practical and he shares some awesome tips here that can benefit any person.  Whether you are looking to start a new chapter in your life or want to improve upon what you are already doing, give this episode a listen!

Josh took a trip overseas for a "engineering retreat".  That trip opened his eyes and inspired him to start a business.  That business now employs and empowers people around the globe and aims to decrease unemployment and food waste.  Josh is still very early in his journey, but listen in and hear how he started this incredible mission and where it's headed.

Quentin went through two failed businesses until he found success with his current one.  During some of the toughest times in his life he was able to document and share his story digitally.  This ended up being the saving grace that propelled his business and his life to the next level.  Now he is crushing it with his visual storytelling and events company in Milwaukee.