Selling your house to bet it all on a Startup, earning no revenue for 6 months, and lessons learned from 2 deployments in the army with Tim Walmsley

The Push

English - March 20, 2018 10:20 - 1 hour - 54.5 MB
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Today's guest is Bench On CEO and Founder Tim WalmsleyTim takes us through his story of dropping out of university, working in nightclubs, before becoming a member of the armed forces for 14 years.We talk about the discipline Tim learned during his time in the army and his experiences during his 2 deployments to the Middle East.Many of his learnings in the army have been directly applicable to business.We talk about how Tim sold his house to bring Bench On to life and the process of giving up an enjoyable, high paying job to pursue his dream.This discussion is full of wisdom as Tim gives us a warts and all run down of what his first couple of years looked like running Bench On.Enjoy the episode!