relaxing sleep station I started opening up very publicly using my story as a
up very publicly using my story as a
up very publicly using my story as a differentiator I’m still concerned that
differentiator I’m still concerned that
differentiator I’m still concerned that i’ll need to get a job in a feature and
i’ll need to get a job in a feature and
i’ll need to get a job in a feature and keep my business as my side hustle and
keep my business as my side hustle and
keep my business as my side hustle and turn until it earns enough how do i be
turn until it earns enough how do i be
turn until it earns enough how do i be true to my story while not completely
true to my story while not completely
true to my story while not completely turning off potential employers who will
turning off potential employers who will
turning off potential employers who will find all this information with me with a
find all this information with me with a
find all this information with me with a simple google search yeah I think that’s
simple google search yeah I think that’s
simple google search yeah I think that’s great i think actually and i’ll talk
great i think actually and i’ll talk
great i think actually and i’ll talk about you know the authenticity i’d say
about you know the authenticity i’d say
about you know the authenticity i’d say a lot of great startup it’s kind of
a lot of great startup it’s kind of
a lot of great startup it’s kind of spawned out of people like yourself who
spawned out of people like yourself who
spawned out of people like yourself who work in doing a full time job to someone
work in doing a full time job to someone
work in doing a full time job to someone else and then in the evenings and
else and then in the evenings and
else and then in the evenings and weekends creating their ideas and then
weekends creating their ideas and then
weekends creating their ideas and then ultimately build a business and it’s
ultimately build a business and it’s
ultimately build a business and it’s great if you can get a big corporation
great if you can get a big corporation
great if you can get a big corporation to pay for you to be moonlight in and
to pay for you to be moonlight in and
to pay for you to be moonlight in and creating the next your amazon business
creating the next your amazon business
creating the next your amazon business that you’re going to create in in your
that you’re going to create in in your
that you’re going to create in in your bedroom or in the figure into whatever
bedroom or in the figure into whatever
bedroom or in the figure into whatever you’re doing it then that’s a fantastic
you’re doing it then that’s a fantastic
you’re doing it then that’s a fantastic thing to do so i don’t think there
thing to do so i don’t think there
thing to do so i don’t think there should be any guilt associated with that
should be any guilt associated with that
should be any guilt associated with that i think that’s the way you know people
i think that’s the way you know people
i think that’s the way you know people operate in 2016 i think the other thing
operate in 2016 i think the other thing
operate in 2016 i think the other thing honestly if people came to us in our
honestly if people came to us in our
honestly if people came to us in our company and said actually I want to
company and said actually I want to
company and said actually I want to start a business oh I’d applaud you and
start a business oh I’d applaud you and
start a business oh I’d applaud you and they can be full-time employees and
they can be full-time employees and
they can be full-time employees and colleagues with me and paige and i think
colleagues with me and paige and i think
colleagues with me and paige and i think you will be surprised there’s a lot of
you will be surprised there’s a lot of
you will be surprised there’s a lot of entrepreneurs out there even leaders of
entrepreneurs out there even leaders of
entrepreneurs out there even leaders of big companies out there it would really
big companies out there it would really
big companies out there it would really encourage their colleagues and their
encourage their colleagues and their
encourage their colleagues and their employees to start arm their idea and
employees to start arm their idea and
employees to start arm their idea and incubate their ideas and then you know
incubate their ideas and then you know
incubate their ideas and then you know get ready to fly so I’m you know I think
get ready to fly so I’m you know I think
get ready to fly so I’m you know I think it’s worth pursuing and I when I just
it’s worth pursuing and I when I just
it’s worth pursuing and I when I just look at look at the the range of
look at look at the the range of
look at look at the the range of businesses they give you an example he
businesses they give you an example he
businesses they give you an example he obviously I’ve mentioned this guy before
obviously I’ve mentioned this guy before
obviously I’ve mentioned this guy before his genius and that’s Marc Benioff for
his genius and that’s Marc Benioff for
his genius and that’s Marc Benioff for Salesforce many us work with me back at
Salesforce many us work with me back at
Salesforce many us work with me back at Oracle and Larry Ellison the chief
Oracle and Larry Ellison the chief
Oracle and Larry Ellison the chief executive and chairman at the son of
executive and chairman at the son of
executive and chairman at the son of Oracle knew mark was done this business
Oracle knew mark was done this business
Oracle knew mark was done this business and was really happy for him to be
and was really happy for him to be
and was really happy for him to be incubating it business while he’s
incubating it business while he’s
incubating it business while he’s moonlight
moonlight
moonlight I work in full time an Oracle and now ma
I work in full time an Oracle and now ma
I work in full time an Oracle and now ma I don’t know the valuation of that
I don’t know the valuation of that
I don’t know the valuation of that company cell source must be sixty
company cell source must be sixty
company cell source must be sixty billion dollars one of the greatest
billion dollars one of the greatest
billion dollars one of the greatest companies on the planet or sheer true
companies on the planet or sheer true
companies on the planet or sheer true spectrum and it does amazing things
spectrum and it does amazing things
spectrum and it does amazing things around communities through the sales of
around communities through the sales of
around communities through the sales of foundation giving back to communities to
foundation giving back to communities to
foundation giving back to communities to making a difference and building I’m
making a difference and building I’m
making a difference and building I’m really leading the sort of Cranbury
really leading the sort of Cranbury
really leading the sort of Cranbury revolution so that that’s a really
revolution so that that’s a really
revolution so that that’s a really example and that happened what 16 17
example and that happened what 16 17
example and that happened what 16 17 years ago tight I think we shouldn’t
years ago tight I think we shouldn’t
years ago tight I think we shouldn’t constrain ourselves to just say you know
constrain ourselves to just say you know
constrain ourselves to just say you know I work for company I leave them and do a
I work for company I leave them and do a
I work for company I leave them and do a start I think you know they’re there can
start I think you know they’re there can
start I think you know they’re there can be almost a perfect melting pot where
be almost a perfect melting pot where
be almost a perfect melting pot where you can be working and working on your
you can be working and working on your
you can be working and working on your idea at the same time and sign their
idea at the same time and sign their
idea at the same time and sign their business and maybe even getting buddy to
business and maybe even getting buddy to
business and maybe even getting buddy to start business for you and then as a
start business for you and then as a
start business for you and then as a right tiny kind of flip over I think
right tiny kind of flip over I think
right tiny kind of flip over I think this route I’m doing really well to this
this route I’m doing really well to this
this route I’m doing really well to this theme of having a confidence to be your
theme of having a confidence to be your
theme of having a confidence to be your true self because if you are worried
true self because if you are worried
true self because if you are worried about a customer not buying for you
about a customer not buying for you
about a customer not buying for you because of your story or company not
because of your story or company not
because of your story or company not hiring you because your story that’s
hiring you because your story that’s
hiring you because your story that’s fine i’m not going to be a great fit for
fine i’m not going to be a great fit for
fine i’m not going to be a great fit for you anyway there’s going to be some if
you anyway there’s going to be some if
you anyway there’s going to be some if you’re looking for a part-time job to
you’re looking for a part-time job to
you’re looking for a part-time job to support your business on the side there
support your business on the side there
support your business on the side there will be some companies who will look at
will be some companies who will look at
will be some companies who will look at what you’re doing and won’t want to hire
what you’re doing and won’t want to hire
what you’re doing and won’t want to hire somebody who has their own part-time
somebody who has their own part-time
somebody who has their own part-time thing they want to hire somebody who you
thing they want to hire somebody who you
thing they want to hire somebody who you only get a kid to their company and
only get a kid to their company and
only get a kid to their company and silly other people who will look at that
silly other people who will look at that
silly other people who will look at that as an advantage like oh you’re you’re an
as an advantage like oh you’re you’re an
as an advantage like oh you’re you’re an entrepreneur that’s great like you can
entrepreneur that’s great like you can
entrepreneur that’s great like you can help us because you understand
help us because you understand
help us because you understand entrepreneurs and you could give us
entrepreneurs and you could give us
entrepreneurs and you could give us advice and do a great job in your role
advice and do a great job in your role
advice and do a great job in your role and so by putting that content out there
and so by putting that content out there
and so by putting that content out there and by being yourself you will attract
and by being yourself you will attract
and by being yourself you will attract the companies that are better fit for
the companies that are better fit for
the companies that are better fit for you and the companies that aren’t a
you and the companies that aren’t a
you and the companies that aren’t a great fit they won’t be interested in
great fit they won’t be interested in
great fit they won’t be interested in you which is the same thing with your
you which is the same thing with your
you which is the same thing with your customers if you’re sharing your story
customers if you’re sharing your story
customers if you’re sharing your story there are some people who won’t connect
there are some people who won’t connect
there are some people who won’t connect to it and that’s fine those guys would
to it and that’s fine those guys would
to it and that’s fine those guys would not be great customers for you and
not be great customers for you and
not be great customers for you and there’s going to be other two will like
there’s going to be other two will like
there’s going to be other two will like madly deeply resonate with it and and
madly deeply resonate with it and and
madly deeply resonate with it and and drive that extra 100 miles just to get
drive that extra 100 miles just to get
drive that extra 100 miles just to get to you because they love what you’re
to you because they love what you’re
to you because they love what you’re about so you know you’ve already heard
about so you know you’ve already heard
about so you know you’ve already heard it I mean I hire people even if they
it I mean I hire people even if they
it I mean I hire people even if they have their own thing on the side I have
have their own thing on the side I have
have their own thing on the side I have 18 people on my team it’s not any
18 people on my team it’s not any
18 people on my team it’s not any we’re close to what stage is that but
we’re close to what stage is that but
we’re close to what stage is that but you just heard it from the CEO there to
you just heard it from the CEO there to
you just heard it from the CEO there to you know thousands and thousands of
you know thousands and thousands of
you know thousands and thousands of employees and they value people housing
employees and they value people housing
employees and they value people housing from the side as well so I would
from the side as well so I would
from the side as well so I would encourage you to go in and embrace what
encourage you to go in and embrace what
encourage you to go in and embrace what you’re doing maybe you’ve included on
you’re doing maybe you’ve included on
you’re doing maybe you’ve included on your resume its supposed to try it out
your resume its supposed to try it out
your resume its supposed to try it out yeah I see are the generality of the
yeah I see are the generality of the
yeah I see are the generality of the Kearney area the other thing of them the
Kearney area the other thing of them the
Kearney area the other thing of them the only area where it could get a bit testy
only area where it could get a bit testy
only area where it could get a bit testy is if yeah I think this is speak to
is if yeah I think this is speak to
is if yeah I think this is speak to authenticity integrity and your values
authenticity integrity and your values
authenticity integrity and your values obviously it wouldn’t be appropriate to
obviously it wouldn’t be appropriate to
obviously it wouldn’t be appropriate to work for a company and then sort of
work for a company and then sort of
work for a company and then sort of steal their ideas to become a competitor
steal their ideas to become a competitor
steal their ideas to become a competitor that company sure you know but i think
that company sure you know but i think
that company sure you know but i think you know parlor confidence confidence
you know parlor confidence confidence
you know parlor confidence confidence comes through having really powerful
comes through having really powerful
comes through having really powerful values and part of attics integrity and
values and part of attics integrity and
values and part of attics integrity and also kind of connect yourself to to the
also kind of connect yourself to to the
also kind of connect yourself to to the customer but i think is as long as it’s
customer but i think is as long as it’s
customer but i think is as long as it’s going to not a conflict and you’re not
going to not a conflict and you’re not
going to not a conflict and you’re not you’re not going to kind of rip off the
you’re not going to kind of rip off the
you’re not going to kind of rip off the company’s intellectual property or stuff
company’s intellectual property or stuff
company’s intellectual property or stuff like that then you know I think there’s
like that then you know I think there’s
like that then you know I think there’s a lot of companies out there where
a lot of companies out there where
a lot of companies out there where exactly 12 is point you can find a
exactly 12 is point you can find a
exactly 12 is point you can find a perfect marriage with you and a company
perfect marriage with you and a company
perfect marriage with you and a company and their kind of ambition for their
and their kind of ambition for their
and their kind of ambition for their colleagues to be really happy fulfilled
colleagues to be really happy fulfilled
colleagues to be really happy fulfilled but also you know I also get just so
but also you know I also get just so
but also you know I also get just so this is kind of a throwaway I do believe
this is kind of a throwaway I do believe
this is kind of a throwaway I do believe companies of the future should believe
companies of the future should believe
companies of the future should believe that they have a relationship for life
that they have a relationship for life
that they have a relationship for life with the colleagues who work for them
with the colleagues who work for them
with the colleagues who work for them and that might mean you know I traded it
and that might mean you know I traded it
and that might mean you know I traded it to people here they might need sage they
to people here they might need sage they
to people here they might need sage they might go starter in business 10 years x
might go starter in business 10 years x
might go starter in business 10 years x seven years done they’re always welcome
seven years done they’re always welcome
seven years done they’re always welcome to come back to see so it’s not it’s not
to come back to see so it’s not it’s not
to come back to see so it’s not it’s not like the old days be an elaborate kind
like the old days be an elaborate kind
like the old days be an elaborate kind of career in one company is definitely
of career in one company is definitely
of career in one company is definitely the case and I think it’s great for the
the case and I think it’s great for the
the case and I think it’s great for the economies for individuals who are
economies for individuals who are
economies for individuals who are fantastic entrepreneurs to really be
fantastic entrepreneurs to really be
fantastic entrepreneurs to really be able to express their business freedom
able to express their business freedom
able to express their business freedom and really grow a lot of job creation
and really grow a lot of job creation
and really grow a lot of job creation and wealth creation by going to start
and wealth creation by going to start
and wealth creation by going to start your business and then at the right time
your business and then at the right time
your business and then at the right time you can come back in you know we need
you can come back in you know we need
you can come back in you know we need people who have got real experience of
people who have got real experience of
people who have got real experience of living the life an entrepreneur going
living the life an entrepreneur going
living the life an entrepreneur going for stop worrying about making table for
for stop worrying about making table for
for stop worrying about making table for months the less sort of stuff from that
months the less sort of stuff from that
months the less sort of stuff from that cash because the more we have people who
cash because the more we have people who
cash because the more we have people who have
have
have just walked in the shoes of our
just walked in the shoes of our
just walked in the shoes of our customers then the more authentic was
customers then the more authentic was
customers then the more authentic was going to be as a company so I think I
going to be as a company so I think I
going to be as a company so I think I generally think I’d really encourage you
generally think I’d really encourage you
generally think I’d really encourage you connect yourself to a company Evan set
connect yourself to a company Evan set
connect yourself to a company Evan set with the values that you respect and
with the values that you respect and
with the values that you respect and actually I think it could be a great
actually I think it could be a great
actually I think it could be a great match
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