THE BOBBY MASON AUDIO EXPERIENCE

DAILY UPDATE #3

If you look at how entrepreneurship is glamorized on social media, you’d think that it’s easy and exciting and fun for 98% of the time. Truth is… it’s the reverse. Entrepreneurship is super difficult and lonely. Most successful entrepreneurs spend their days fighting fires and trying to stay ahead of the next problem.

I’m Bobby Mason, I’ve had two successful exits as CEO and a few epic bombs. I’m now the CEO and founder of GoMahi.com. A new, high growth crowd solving platform that will use college students to change the world of innovation. This is my daily story about the successes and failures I encounter while I try to grow a business from zero dollars to millions, in a matter of years. Welcome to my life!

Master The Start #12 – Howard Root

We are excited to have Howard Root, founder of Vascular Solutions and author of Cardiac Arrest on our show. Howard’s story is incredible. He founded Vascular Solutions in 1997, took it public in 2000, and then sold it for $1 billion to Teleflex in 2017. Howard Root is most known for his recent five-year battle with the Department of Justice. After a lying whistleblower went to the DOJ with a false story about Vascular Solution, Howard ended up spending $25 million on 121 lawyers to stay out of prison. 

 

More Notes:

• Read Howard Root’s book, Cardiac Arrest
• Some advice: No matter your innocence, ask to speak to your lawyer before dealing with prosecutors.
• 40:35 – Quick fire questions.
• THIS WEEK: Work on the way you speak. Find videos online to provide guidance; complete some speaking exercises.

DAILY UPDATE #2

If you look at how entrepreneurship is glamorized on social media, you’d think that it’s easy and exciting and fun for 98% of the time. Truth is… it’s the reverse. Entrepreneurship is super difficult and lonely. Most successful entrepreneurs spend their days fighting fires and trying to stay ahead of the next problem.

I’m Bobby Mason, I’ve had two successful exits as CEO and a few epic bombs. I’m now the CEO and founder of GoMahi.com. A new, high growth crowd solving platform that will use college students to change the world of innovation. This is my daily story about the successes and failures I encounter while I try to grow a business from zero dollars to millions, in a matter of years. Welcome to my life!

DAILY UPDATE #1

If you look at how entrepreneurship is glamorized on social media, you’d think that it’s easy and exciting and fun for 98% of the time. Truth is… it’s the reverse. Entrepreneurship is super difficult and lonely. Most successful entrepreneurs spend their days fighting fires and trying to stay ahead of the next problem.

I’m Bobby Mason, I’ve had two successful exits as CEO and a few epic bombs. I’m now the CEO and founder of GoMahi.com. A new, high growth crowd solving platform that will use college students to change the world of innovation. This is my daily story about the successes and failures I encounter while I try to grow a business from zero dollars to millions, in a matter of years. Welcome to my life!

Pocket Thoughts #1 - Motivation, Scalability, and Saying NO!

Welcome to the First Episode of Pocket Thoughts! In today's 21st century the word entrepreneurship conjures up feelings of optimism, success, and happiness. The world of entrepreneurship is viewed as a glitzy, almost heroic career, with a guaranteed pathway to riches and success! You've seen how it works on T.V. social media, and the YouTube channels. Entrepreneurship is the most awesome career you can find. Just dream up a great idea, talk to a guru about how to market that idea, make a website, and BANG you might as well buy your mansion now! Purchase that Ferrari you've always wanted and prepare yourself to date the hottest woman in the world. After all, you are an entrepreneur, you will be printing cash in a matter of days. WRONG! We are four entrepreneurs with backgrounds in medicine, logistics, accounting, and tech with very different experiences. Therefore, we will share true stories, life lessons, successes and struggles with you all every week to give you a real inside look to the life of an entrepreneur.

Topics on this weeks show:

1) What motivates us? What gets us out of bed super early in the morning, gets us excited and out of bed to keep working hard every day.

2) Do you do something that is insanely scalable a try to affect a million people all at once? Or do you just start slow and ramp that thing up over time?

3) What strategies do you use to say "no"?

4) What made us want to become an entrepreneur?

Presented By: Educating Entrepreneurs

Master The Start #11 – Bobby Talks Future

Show Notes:

• At your request, we will be changing the format of the podcast to be longer with more guest-specific questions.
• Bobby answers the four questions that we will continue to ask all guests.
• Read this time management book: The One Thing by Gary Keller.
• Check in next Monday for another great guest. 

Master The Start #10.5 – Paul Isenberg

This is bonus content from Episode 10… thirty minutes of Paul Isenberg (Founder & CEO of Bringing Hope Home) talking about business lessons learned from running a successful nonprofit. He also opens up about life after the death of his wife and how that ultimately inspired him to help other families facing cancer.

More About Paul Isenberg

Paul Isenberg is a sales and organization leader with over 30 years of experience in Fortune 100 as well as small/middle market companies. He is also the Founder and CEO of Bringing Hope Home, a nonprofit that helps families going through the cancer battle through financial assistance and other resources. The organization will cross its 5,000^th family sometime later this year.

Master The Start #10 – Paul Isenberg

Paul Isenberg is a sales and organization leader with over 30 years of experience in Fortune 100 as well as small/middle market companies. He is also the co-founder and CEO of Bringing Hope Home, a nonprofit that helps families going through the cancer battle through financial assistance and other resources. The organization will cross its 5,000^th family sometime later this year. Listen to Paul as he shares what he’s learned from running this successful nonprofit.

• 2:04 – “To this point, what has been the greatest moment of your professional career?”
• 3:59 – “Explain the moment you were closest to giving up.”
• 8:55 – “If you could go back into your early twenties, what would you do differently?”
• 10:15 – “What would be your singly biggest regret if you died tomorrow?”
• 11:05 – “What’s one life hack for listeners to focus on this week?”
• This week: Exercise! This doesn’t have to be the weight room but could be a relaxing 20-minute walk or run everyday. And remember, you don’t have to work every minute of the day to become successful. Sometimes, you need to step away, take a break, and focus on your health.

Master The Start #9 - Mark Moe

This week’s guest, Mark Moe, is the Vice President of Global Business Development at GSV Capital (a.k.a. GSV Labs), an accelerator program most known for their 72,000 square foot campus at the epicenter of Silicon Valley. For the past twenty plus years, Mark has developed his understanding of business as an attorney, investment banker, and an advisor for countless startups. He was a managing director at Cherry Tree Investment Bank and a partner at Think Equity Partners. Basically, Mark has developed into an expert on startups. Tune in at he talks becoming successful with a focus on startups.

Show Notes:

• 2:29 – “To this point, what has been the greatest moment of your professional career?”
• 3:47 – “Explain the moment you were closest to giving up.”
• 8:50 – “If you could go back into your early twenties, what would you do differently?”
• 10:25 – “What would be your singly biggest regret if you died tomorrow?”
• 11:03 – “What’s one life hack for listeners to focus on this week?”
• This week: Every night, map out your tomorrow. Write down what you need to accomplish and prioritize. Then, on the next day, make sure you follow through.

 

Master The Start #8 - John Rasmussen

Our guest today, John Rasmussen, is an Executive Vice President at Wells Fargo’s Personal Lending Group. He is the Head of Personal Lending, meaning he is in charge of America's second largest private provider of student loans as well as Wells Fargo's personal lines and loans. This means he serves the financial needs of more than three million customers with a combined asset value of more than $23 billion. Listen to John as he shares his expertise in business with a focus on management and the development of strong self-awareness.

Show Notes:

• 2:22 – “To this point, what has been the greatest moment of your professional career?”
• 7:02 – “Explain the moment you were closest to giving up.”
• 10:40 – “If you could go back into your early twenties, what would you do differently?”
• 15:44 – “What would be your singly biggest regret if you died tomorrow?”
• 17:04 – “What’s one life hack for listeners to focus on this week?”
• This week: John is a huge proponent of self-awareness. Take the StrengthsFinder (CliftonStrengths) test this week and think about how and why you act the way you do.