Nathan Chan: The Founders Blueprint | Entrepreneurship | E183

Young and Profiting with Hala Taha

YAP Media Network | Hala Taha

Entrepreneurship, Business, Marketing

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

How do you build a career that is fulfilling, both for you and for the world? You build it for yourself! Founder & CEO of Foundr, Nathan Chan, wasn’t a driven person for most of his life. He started off in a 9-5 IT job that he didn’t enjoy. After a life-changing trip to Europe, he decided that life was too short to work a job that he hated. He started Foundr as a side hustle with only $3,000 and used his day job to fuel its growth. In this episode, Nathan talks about how he pivoted into entrepreneurship and cultivated a mindset of growth, motivation, and humility in the process. Hala and Nathan discuss the realities of entrepreneurship and how to combine logic and intuition when making decisions. Topics Include: -Nathan’s lack of motivation early in life -What helped Nathan develop his mindset? -His first life coach, Tony -How did Nathan come up with the idea for Foundr? -Foundr’s main focus -Nathan’s desire to become more masculine and step into his manhood -Nathan’s life-changing trip to Europe -When did Nathan realize he wanted to leave his corporate job? -The steps Nathan took to leave his accounting job and get a job in marketing -How Nathan’s deep dive into marketing led him to start Foundr -How Foundr has evolved over time -Nathan’s experience getting sued for trademark infringement -How did Nathan stay motivated during Foundr’s slow growth? -The reality of entrepreneurship -The importance of learning from experienced people -What does Jeff Bezos want from life? -What leadership challenges has Nathan faced? -Nathan’s natural ability to stay humble -How to combine logic and intuition when making decisions -The first steps to starting a business -And other topics… Nathan Chan is the founder and CEO of Foundr, a global media and education company for entrepreneurs. Nathan is also the publisher of Foundr magazine. Aside from the magazine, Foundr offers podcasts, courses, articles, and free training to help aspiring business leaders navigate the world of entrepreneurship. Millions of people engage with Foundr’s content every month. Through Foundr, Nathan has interviewed highly-influential people like Seth Godin, Mark Cuban, and Richard Branson. Sponsored By: Black Pearl Mail - Turn your sign offs into sign ups with blackpearlmail.com Sabio - Go to sabio.la/yap and save $125 on your total bootcamp cost! Bambee - Visit bambee.com/profiting to learn more Faherty - Head to fahertybrand.com/yap and use code YAP at checkout to get 20% OFF! The Jordan Harbinger Show - Check out jordanharbinger.com/start for some episode recommendations Resources Mentioned: Foundr’s Website: https://foundr.com Founder Plus: https://foundr.com/membership Nathan’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nathanchan/?hl=en Nathan’s LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/nathanhchan Connect with Young and Profiting: Hala’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/htaha/ Hala’s Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/yapwithhala/ Hala’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/yapwithhala Clubhouse: https://www.clubhouse.com/@halataha Website: https://www.youngandprofiting.com/ Text Hala: https://youngandprofiting.co/TextHala or text “YAP” to 28046 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to Yap, Young and Profiting Podcast, a place where you can listen, learn, and profit.
0:08.8	Welcome to the show. I'm your host, Halitaha, and on Young and Profiting Podcast, we investigate a new topic each week and interview some of the brightest minds in the world.
0:19.7	My goal is to turn their wisdom into actionable advice that you can use in your everyday life,
0:25.6	no matter your age, profession, or industry.
0:28.8	There's no fluff on this podcast.
0:30.9	And that's on purpose.
0:32.3	I'm here to uncover value from my guests by doing the proper research and asking the right questions.
0:38.8	If you're new to the show, we've chatted with the likes of ex-FBI agents, real estate moguls,
0:44.0	self-made billionaires, CEOs, and best-selling authors. Our subject matter ranges from
0:49.1	enhancing productivity, how to gain influence, of Entrepreneurship, and more.
0:59.4	If you're smart and like to continually improve yourself, hit the subscribe button because you'll love it here at Young and Profiting Podcast.
1:03.4	Did you know, despite spending one-third of our lives at work, a majority of people don't
1:08.5	feel emotionally connected to what they do. That's right,
1:12.1	young improfitors. A Gallup study from 2018 found that over half of all U.S. workers are not
1:18.0	engaged with their jobs. So then how do you find a career that fires you up and actually
1:23.3	excites you? Well, I'd say the easiest way is to build it yourself. This week on YAP,
1:29.4	we're talking to a man with one of the most inspiring side hustler turned entrepreneur success
1:34.0	stories of our generation. Nathan Chan, CEO and founder, a founder, a global media and
1:40.2	education company for entrepreneurs. Nathan is a perfect example of somebody who wasn't satisfied with their career until they
1:47.7	started to truly take hold of it by building their own brand.
1:51.2	After noticing the lack of online resources for aspiring entrepreneurs, Nathan started
1:56.3	Founder as a side hustle.
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