#76: Living a Life of Adventure - Chris Pierce

In this episode, Todd interviews Chris Pierce, a new business owner and new dad. Chris shares his background, including being a German exchange student and working as a camp counselor. He talks about opening a board game and escape room business, living in a camper van, and his love for adventure and travel. Chris also discusses his transition from a W2 job to purchasing a guttering company and the advantages of boring service-based businesses. In this conversation, Chris Pierce discusses the importance of local businesses and the opportunity to influence and improve service-based businesses. He shares his interest in boring service-based businesses and the potential for growth and profitability. Chris also talks about overcoming the fear of taking risks and the challenges and struggles he has faced in his own business. He emphasizes the importance of confronting fear and learning from failure. Chris discusses his future plans and transitioning in business, as well as the involvement of his spouse in the business. He also shares the impact of not making a soccer team in his youth and how it shaped his path. Finally, Chris provides a sleep hack, recommends the book Stillness is the Key, advises his younger self to start saving or investing capital sooner, and discusses how he overcame the limiting belief that he was bad at sales.

Host Information:

Luis Hernandez: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter

Luis' Email: lhernandez@pioneergrouprealty.com

Todd Concienne:Facebook, LinkedIn

Todd’s Email: toddconcienne@gmail.com

We want to give a huge shout out to our friend, Jast Collum at 756 Productions, for creating our intro and outro music. This guy is a beast.

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Takeaways

Chris has a strong sense of adventure and loves exploring unfamiliar spaces and experiencing different cultures.

Living in a camper van provided freedom and fulfillment, allowing Chris and his wife to travel and explore the US.

Chris values financial freedom and decided to transition from a W2 job to business ownership.

He acquired a guttering company and found that boring service-based businesses can be profitable and recession-resistant. Local businesses are the backbone of the American economy and have a valuable service to provide.

There is great potential for growth and profitability in boring service-based businesses.

Confronting fear and taking risks is necessary for personal and professional growth.

Challenges and struggles are a part of entrepreneurship, but learning from them is crucial.

The support and involvement of a spouse can be beneficial in business.

Not making a team or facing rejection can lead to unexpected opportunities and personal growth.

Better sleep is a hack that can improve overall well-being and productivity.

The book Stillness is the Key is recommended for personal development.

Starting to save or invest capital at a younger age can lead to greater financial opportunities.

Limiting beliefs can be overcome by recognizing one's strengths and finding alternative solutions.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Background

01:17 Early Adventures and Meeting His Wife

03:13 Becoming a Dad and Buying a Business

08:15 Love for Adventure and Travel

10:48 Converting a Dodge Ram into a Camper Van

18:40 Transition from W2 to Business Ownership

22:49 Acquiring a Guttering Company

23:28 Advantages of Boring Service-Based Businesses

23:57 The Importance of Local Businesses

24:57 Opportunity to Influence and Improve Service-Based Businesses

25:26 Upside of Boring Service-Based Businesses

27:03 Overcoming the Fear of Taking Risks

28:23 Dealing with Challenges and Struggles in Business

31:38 Confronting Fear and Learning from Failure

35:24 Future Plans and Transitioning in Business

38:28 Involvement of Spouse in the Business

39:35 Minimizing Risk through Dual Income

40:09 The Impact of Not Making a Soccer Team

44:10 Hack: Better Sleep

45:12 Current Favorite: Stillness is the Key

45:52 Advice to Younger Self: Start Saving or Investing Capital Sooner

46:50 Overcoming Limiting Belief: I'm Bad at Sales

Connect with Chris:

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/revvingrebel/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/crpierce17