Eric Rosenberg knows money. Starting off early on his entrepreneurial journey, he was the top seller of his community’s entertainment coupon books when he was a boy scout.From there he followed a steady career path in finance, starting out as a bank branch manager and transitioning into full time financial consulting.Side HustleEric began dabbling in financial blogging, advising people about the right way to manage their money and stay away from debt. When his blogging and ad sale side hustle reached $40,000 in revenue in addition to what he was making at his day job, Eric did what any good responsible new parent would do - quit his job and become a full-time online entrepreneur!Eric claims that typing is his superpower and started exploring writing purely as a side hustle. His writing lands him at numerous personal finance conferences and has also led to several freelance writing gigs. Surprisingly, freelance writing for others has become the bulk of his income. When not writing, Eric speaks at conferences and events, sharing his wisdom on personal finance, branding, building your online business, and how a side hustle can often lead to financial freedom.Keys to SuccessSpeaking from experience, Eric credits long term focus for success. A handful of keys for success from Eric include “Have a viable business to go into.” Elon Musk features as one of Eric's ‘people to meet’ as a mentor and teacher and learn why he is on Eric’s list.Spend time on what You LoveThe entrepreneur enjoys spending time on his blog, his podcast, and his Youtube channel and will continue to do so no matter how successful his business grows. His favorite way to spend time is with his family and in his community in Ventura, California.What Eric is Up toIn the future, Eric plans to flex his entrepreneurial muscle developing apps focusing on community, mastermind groups, and of course, money.AdviceWith the cornerstone of his advice being “Listen to your market,” the number one piece of advice Eric gives is to focus on what is working in your business. “Don’t always look at what you expected to work in your business, look at what IS working.”Find Eric:Enjoy Eric’s free week long bootcamp at: BootcampPowered By Podcast Town We Help B2B Brands grow their revenue through podcasting. Podcast Town is a full-service, white glove podcast agency dedicated to helping B2B brands grow their podcast show, grow their audience and podcast easier. - We help you launch, Grow and Maximize! Grow With Podcast Town Eric's blog personalprofitability.com/bootcampTwitter: TwitterYouTube Channel: YouTube

Owner of a thriving barbershop in Waukesha, Wisconsin, Tim Retic originally started with a business partner in 2008. After buying his partner out, he renamed it Forever Faded.Keep GoingTim believes that in order to be an entrepreneur people need to understand a few basic things. “You have to get started. Understand that there are going to be roadblocks and difficulties. Instead of worrying about problems, worry about solutions and have faith, trust in God.”“Worry about nothing, pray on everything.”With experience behind him, Tim emphasizes that focusing on the problems leads to more problems, whereas focusing on solutions leads to solutions. Several years ago, he worked on what he thought would be an inexpensive and short remodeling project on his barbershop. In addition to taking months longer than expected, expenses had also gone beyond estimates.Stick to the Mission - Don’t sweat the small stuffHow do you know what the small stuff is? Tim posits that only in hindsight can we realize what really had impact or was the issue. However, he also highlights the idea that as one gains more experience as an entrepreneur, one can learn to recognize erroneous endeavors and bad paths.Understanding what you can controlGrowing from being a micro-manager to a leader, Tim recognized his own need to have personal change in order to propel his business to flourish. In an endeavor to grow, Tim saw that he would have to take a step back in order to allow his employees to develop within the work space instead of interfering with their personal process of growth and responsibility.Disruptive growthTim illustrates the process of personal growth through a process he calls “Disruptive Growth”, an experience which involves uncomfortable growth for the reward of change. As a driven businessman, he shares that it is important to find your own path to success.From his own journey, he advocates that one needs to “Get into the muck” and learn to grow from adversity and difficulties both as an entrepreneur and in one’s personal life.While it took time to develop, he recognizes the importance of Faith, Family, Fitness and Finance.Thoughts + Reflecting on those thoughts = RealitySignificantly, Tim believes this is the equation of Reality and that if you’re frustrated with your reality, go back and change your thoughts.With no doubt in his mind, he promotes success as something that takes experience as well as an understanding of positive momentum within a context of time and place.He makes mention of understanding market fluctuations and contributions word-of-mouth advertising has for entrepreneurs.Hobby or Business EntrepreneurBeing the boss or being an employee? Tim illustrates a notable change in both his attitude and his employees’ attitudes towards the work environment. While previously, new customers understood who the boss was because of a more singular “take charge attitude”, he appreciates that now customers are sometimes unsure of who the boss is because his team has elevated their attitudes from “just a hobby” to an entrepreneurial endeavor and money-making business.Customer ServiceThe customer is always right? Tim does not necessarily agree but recognizes the importance of supporting and helping his employees as independent contractors. By supporting his employees first and foremost, he empowers his employees to feel confident in the working environment. This places the responsibility for positive customer service with the employees, enabling them to strive for successful customer relationships.Being the Model Boss“I had to let go.” Tim believes that being an entrepreneur who continually ...Powered By Podcast Town We Help B2B Brands grow their revenue through podcasting. Podcast Town is a full-service, white...