Are you interested in starting your own business, but aren’t sure how to do so when you have a corporate job, spouse, and kids? In this episode, we’ll talk with an entrepreneur who has done just that.
Mike Ruman is a full-time entrepreneur, business coach, husband, stay-at-home dad, and follower of Jesus Christ. He’s the founder of Military Marketing, Parenting Academy, and he’s built over 100+ websites (many of them are listed below). Before becoming a full-time entrepreneur, he worked in the corporate world as a Director of Internet Marketing and as a Chief Marketing Officer. (He was my boss when I interned at David C. Cook in 2012!)
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- How to start your own small business – even when you have a spouse, kids, and a full schedule.
- How to know when the time is right to make the “corporate leap.”
- A few essential elements to have in place before you leave your 9-to-5 job.
- How Mike teaches his kids entrepreneurship (and makes it fun for them).
Mentioned In This Episode
- Mike Ruman
- Parenting Academy
- Military Marketing
- David C. Cook
- Enter Roman’s Free Book Giveaway (You can also text FREEBOOK to the number 44-222, to enter.)
- The Lean Startup, by Eric Ries
- Course Hacking
- Swipe It App
- Bible Quiz App
- Conversations App
- Complaint Project
- Prepare for Israel
- Tech Dads
- Fiverr
- 99 Designs
- UpWork
- Team Treehouse
- Dave Ramsey
- Slack
- Asana
- Wunderlist
- Wes Roberts and Leadership Design Group
- Netflix
- The Office
- Mastermind Groups
- Start: Punch Fear In The Face, Escape Average, and Do Work That Matters, by Jon Acuff
- Geocaching
- Donald Miller
- Everyone Poops, by Kane Miller
- The 33 Strategies of War, by Robert Green
- Mindmeister Mindmaps
- John Eldridge
- James 4:7
- Side Hustle Nation – Nick Loper
- Tim Ferriss
- Seth Godin
- “Be the change you want to see in the world” – Mahatma Gandhi
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- 004: The Blunt Truth About Startup Life, Investors, and Business Partners, with Mike Worley
- 009: The Two Foundational Elements You Must Have When Starting A Business, with Tim Newell
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