Episode 397

Would You Sell Out For Money? - S8 E4

Takeaways

  • Almost all successful entrepreneurs are students of their industry.
  • Passion and learning through experience are crucial for success.
  • Building a business involves facing numerous challenges and setbacks.
  • Financial offers can complicate the integrity of a business's mission.
  • Entrepreneurs often view their businesses as their children.
  • The decision to sell a business is deeply personal and complex.
  • Promises made to employees are significant and should be honored.
  • True passion for a business can outweigh financial incentives.
  • Mission-driven leaders are rare but essential for long-term success.
  • The emotional investment in a business shapes its future.

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Chapter Markers:

00:00 - The Journey of Small Giants

02:57 - Passion Over Profit

05:52 - Promises and Integrity in Business

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About your host

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Travis Maus

Travis Maus is the Chief Executive Officer of S.E.E.D. Planning Group is a fee-only financial planning firm with over 30 employees and locations in New York and Tennessee.

He hosts Unleashing Leadership and co-hosts the award-winning Ditch the Suits Podcast. Ditch the Suits aim is to help listeners get the most from their money and lives.

He is passionate, unfiltered, and committed to building great businesses.