Today's guest, Chris Grasinger, is one of Startup High Country's original founding members and has an impressively long wrap-sheet of entrepreneurism for his age (35). He is part-owner of the much beloved climbing gym, Center 45, has coached hundreds of business owners, and helped launch The High Country Impact Fund; a venture capital fund focused on benefiting Western North Carolina. He works as the High Country Regional Manager for Mountain BizWorks; an extremely influential catalyst to entrepreneurship in Western North Carolina.

Today you'll learn about Chris' surprisingly deviant youth experiences, advice on lending options for entrepreneurs, and the intersection between privilege, abundance, and caution when it comes to starting or growing your business.

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