Episode 323: Starting a business with Christopher Volk part 1

Links: thevalueequation.com

Summary
Sam introduces Christopher as a successful business leader who has built three companies and remained married for 43 years. Christopher explains that starting a business involves identifying the customer and product/service, then organizing the business around that solution. He talks about wanting to inspire others to start businesses and make a difference for more people.

Key Points
• Sam explains the focus of his podcast and what he wants to learn from Christopher (0:38)

• Sam introduces Christopher as a successful business leader, author, teacher, husband, and father who has built three companies and remained married for 43 years (8:33)

• He worked hard to become skilled in commercial lending and eventually left banking to work for a company in Arizona, which he helped take public (14:09)

• Christopher went on to start two more companies and took them both public before stepping down and writing a book on business (16:46)

• Sam recommends reading Christopher's book for more information and applying the principles discussed to all areas of life. (17:50)

• Christopher explains that starting a business involves identifying the customer and product/service, then organizing the business around that solution (34:41)

• Christopher believes that CEO skill sets are not universal and that a leadership team should have complementary skill sets (37:11)

• Christopher talks about wanting to inspire others to start businesses and make a difference for more people, not just those who work for him (54:12)


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