TMBA 445: Finding Your Tribe
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Today's show is all about seizing opportunities to find your tribe.
Last year, Dan and Ian invited Greg Gerber, who is a member of our community 'The Dynamite Circle', on to the show to talk about a trip he gifted an up-and-coming entrepreneur to our annual event in Bangkok, DCBKK.
And this idea of "paying it forward" has really taken off in the community since then.
At our recent event in Austin, TX, Meryl Johnston offered two free tickets on behalf of her company, Bean Ninjas. Dan and Ian then contributed a few free tickets of their own. Others offered airfares, coaching, travel bags and more.
On today's podcast, you'll hear from a recipient of one of those gifted tickets.
Jen Anderson is the founder of Mai-Tie, a company that makes unique, fashionable bowties out of vintage Hawaiian shirts. While her business is still in its infancy, she has a huge amount of experience in the startup world, and some interesting insights into that as well.
This is the story of what it means to find your people.
Listen to this week's show and learn:
How Jen originally started working in the startup space. (5:52)
What was holding Jen back from leaving her job sooner. (11:23)
How Jen first heard about the giveaway in the community and how she applied. (17:26)
What Jen's experience at the conference was like. (19:50)
Jen's thoughts on the mastermind process. (23:42)
Mentioned in the episode:
Before the Exit - Our New Book
TMBA Masterminds
Sponsor the TMBA Podcast
The Dynamite Circle
The DC Podcast
Help Us Choose a New Name for the TropicalMBA Podcast
DC BKK
Dynamite Jobs
Mai-Tie.com
Greg Gerber
Meryl Johnston
Bean Ninjas
Lending Club
John Doerr
Allen Walton
Shopify
Amazon FBA
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Enjoyed this podcast? Check out these:
TMBA 391: Breaking Up is Hard to Do
TMBA 417: The Gift
TMBA 439: Five Takeaways From Our Event In Austin
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Dan & Ian