Gratitude, Monks, and Million Dollar Businesses
Barrett Ersek, Founder and CEO of the Holganix, is a true American entrepreneur. Listen to this podcast to learn a collection of insight about building your own business even when you think all the cards are stacked against you. Barrett sold his first company for $3.5 million, his second for over $10 million, and is currently in the process of building another multimillion dollar venture. This man has a lot to share when it comes to overcoming advesity and the significance of gratitude in business as well as life. He has personally had to overcome many challenges and obstacles, many that would have stopped most people, but not Barrett Ersek. Not only did he overcome adversity, but he has excelled every step of the way. Barrett has been invited to lecture at places like MIT, The London School of Business, and the India School of Business. Barrett now has his sights set on finding new and innovative ways to improve soil health and to leave a lasting footprint on earth. In this episode, Barrett and I have great discussions about business and life. He shares some extremely valuable lessons he has learned along his amazing journey. We also talk about a wide variety of topics such as: deep sea fishing in the Caribbean, meeting Brother David Steindl-Rast, and some of the best Philly chesse-steaks in Philadelphia. Listen to the podcast below to learn more about this earth changing agronomist and influential American Entrepreneur.
Bombs, Sailing, and Agriculture
Carter Williams, CEO of the iSelect Fund , has spent his life working with innovation. Carter graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, started Boeing Ventures, and is currently the CEO of one of the top funds in the Silicon Prairie. Carter often has opportunities to see many of the most innovative and disruptive technologies coming to agriculture months and years ahead of everyone else. Carter and I have great discussions about the life lessons he learned at MIT, tips on how to be a more sucessful entrepreneur, and what attracts him to invest in a start-up company. We also talk about a wide variety of interests in his life such as: making bombs at Boeing, replicating Shackleton’s wild sailing adventures, and incredible scenes of Halley’s comet. Listen to the podcast below to learn more about the passionate Silicon Prairie venture capitalist and championship sailor.