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The Entrepreneur Next Door 🏡
My name is Zev Asch; welcome to The Entrepreneur Next Door Podcast. I've spent my entire career in what I call "the trenches of small business and entrepreneurship." I spent three decades as a successful corporate marketing executive in small and family-owned businesses, an academic career as a Graduate Marketing Professor and director of Entrepreneurship and leadership at Touro University Graduate School of Business, and over a decade as a business transformation coach.
As an avid podcast listener, I've always craved one that features unknown, grounded non-celebrities and entrepreneurs who can be my next-door neighbors.
Join me for intimate, unfiltered conversations with everyday people who took a leap into entrepreneurship and openly share their journey from failure to success. I spend hours preparing for each interview and asking intimate and challenging questions; one insight can make a profound difference in your business or life.
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The Entrepreneur Next Door 🏡
[34] Rui Boom: Breaking free from routine and embracing the unknown."
Buckle up and get the popcorn ready; it's a longer podcast worth listening to every minute.
When your guest opens the conversation with a profound quote from Confucius - "We have two lives; the second begins when we realize we only have one" - you know you're in for a deeply personal conversation.
Rui Boom grew up in Portugal and wanted to become an international soccer player. However, he followed his parents' wishes and pursued a more conventional path as a Finance major. What happens next? He takes a leap of faith, "embraces the unknown" and moved to another country.
Here are key insights from Rui's journey:
- Why did Rui abandon his Finance college degree and trade it for sales and marketing with Unilever? Hint, Rui quotes Mark Twain, "I have never let schooling interfere with my education.”
- Who was the person who changed Rui's life forever? He still doesn't know.
- What does Rui mean when he says, "I was 27, but it felt like I was a baby again?"
- What happened within five minutes of Rui landing in Japan?
- What is the most critical aspect of early-stage start-ups?
- Learn about the dynamics of mentoring start-up founders and what they must have in order to benefit from the engagement.
- "The best way to become an entrepreneur is to be an entrepreneur."
- What does Rui mean by "Profit is F$^% Money?"
- "Older players understand there's no such thing as...."
Connect with Rui here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rui-bom/
