It's natural to feel not qualified when doing something hard or that you've never done before. Some call it imposter syndrome - really it's you stretching yourself to achieve.
Anything worth doing is hard the first time. And the second time. Probably the third time. The more we place ourselves in situations that require us to think critically and act decisively, the better we'll become.
In this episode, Brock speaks with Jonathan Gensler. Jonathan spent a career worth of time working in the clean energy sector. In this conversation, you hear about some of the problems facing renewable energy today, from someone who grew up in coal country. We also get into an underrated mindset…
There comes a point when you recognize in yourself that you could be successful doing anything you set your mind to. The question then becomes how do you spend your limited time on this earth. If you don't admire the position those ahead of you are in, then change it.…
In this episode, Brock speaks with Rob Wynkoop. After his time in the Marines, Rob went on to start the first franchise of Gyrene Burger, a delivery focused specialty burger chain started by Tom Monaghan, the founder of Domino's Pizza. Rob shares what he learned from Tom and the economics…
Give employees autonomy to make decisions, confidence to complete the work, and the ability to impact or influence change.
In this episode, Brock speaks with Josh Kristoff. Josh is a former surface warfare officer and is now the managing partner at Nomad Capital Ventures and Kristoff Real Estate Investments. In this discussion, Josh talks about the stark differences he saw leading a manufacturing company compared to working inside of…
Getting out of the military doesn't mean its time to coast. You're qualified and highly able to accomplish big things. Don't rest on past accomplishments.
Equality doesn't mean we have 25% of this race and 25% of this all adding up to 100%. Equality is about opportunity and not including people to meet arbitrary guidelines and standards.
The better you understand your payment terms, the better you can mange your working capital.
Veterans are able to succeed at the level of accountability they're willing to hold themselves to. Whether its starting a business or taking a traditional W2, applying yourself and the skills you've learned will set you apart immediately.
Just because you aren't happy doesn't mean something is wrong. Happiness is a spectrum and how you manage that day to day is driven by your actions.
In this episode, Brock speaks with Susan Maly. Susan is former Air Force and Booz Allen now working as a fractional Chief Strategy Officer for small technology companies. From this conversation, expect to learn how to structure your writing and how to speak more eloquently. Susan was a speechwriter during…
Matt Bishop, CEO of Iron Mule coffee out of Boise Idaho, has built his own coffee supply chain to bring in coffee directly from the growers.
The GWOT may be behind us, but the future is full of new and scary challenges.
The strategy that gets a lot of people into real estate. Extremely interest rate dependent.
In this episode, Brock speaks with Josh Thompson. Josh is a former Army medevac pilot and now a fractional CFO. In this conversation, we talk about the family dynamics of the military, and how to live for your legacy and not your resume. We hear about Josh's experience in command…
In this episode, Brock speaks with Josh Smith. Josh is former EOD tech and now the owner of a large welding and fabrication business. We talk about how his business is looking to adopt e commerce strategies and the pros and cons of customization versus mass adoption. He walks us…
EOS, entrepreneurial operating system, is one of the most popular ways business systematize their business. Mike is an EOS implementer and gets into the knitty gritty of each component and how it moves your business forward.
"Everyone" is not a market. Your product or service should be aimed a very specific buyer persona or ICP. From where you find them to how you communicate and deliver the product to them - these are all pieces that can be custom tailored to how that specific ICP prefers…
