SP 285: Russ Perry The Sober Entrepreneur
The SHAIR Recovery Podcast
Omar Pinto
4.8 • 561 Ratings
🗓️ 22 September 2020
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
Whether it be drug or alcohol addiction, money, or a relationship, we all have attachments that may or may not be serving us. However, when we're able to identify them, overcome them, and use them as part of our story, that's when we can truly find freedom.
Russ Perry's experience was no different. After a tumultuous affair and battle with alcohol addiction, he found himself in and out of 12-step programs, Celebrate Recovery groups, and therapy. Through various physical and emotional bottoms, it wasn't until he had a profound experience after reading a book on his family lineage. He realized most were alcoholics and drug addicts. It was that profound moment he decided to change the trajectory of his path and ultimately his family tree.
It was then that Russ decided to change everything, including shutting down his seven figure business. From there he started to participate in coaching, personal development, and find a healthy destination to focus his time and energy. In 2015 he launched DesignPickle.
Pulling inspiration from the idea that everyone should have access to seamless graphic design — a problem he often faced at his agency — and his love of pickles, Perry set out to build the pickle-themed company with zero outside funding. For the first few years, he attended marketing events with nothing but an ice cream-turned-pickle-cart and a pickle suit, hoping the "quirkiness" would resonate with people and transform into clients and revenue. Since then, Design Pickle has grown from 2 employees to over 500 globally, was ranked #345 on the 2019 Inc. 5000 list, and has completed over 500,000 creative requests. He is also the author of The Sober Entrepreneur.
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| 0:00.0 | So I was lucky that that really kept me focused that first year. |
| 0:06.1 | And I eventually started to get addicted to my new results, like sleeping better and just feeling happier and not being stressed and money. |
| 0:18.5 | Like I was making more money all of the sudden after quitting drinking, |
| 0:22.8 | not just having more because I'm not spending it, but like literally I'm getting better contracts |
| 0:28.6 | and better jobs. And so like that to me was my saving grace was I had a healthy destination |
| 0:37.3 | for my focus and energy. And I always, when I'm talking to |
| 0:40.9 | people going through it, it's like you've got to, you've got to proactively find something. |
| 0:46.1 | Otherwise, reactively, something's going to take the place of all of that time and energy. |
| 0:51.7 | And often it can be an unhealthy thing. |
| 0:54.3 | That was Russ Perry, and this is the Share Podcast. |
| 1:04.0 | Getting sober is one thing. Staying sober is another. In recovery, the most important ingredient |
| 1:10.4 | to long-term recovery is community and connection. |
| 1:14.9 | Share is not only a recovery podcast. It is a global sobriety network. Join me each week as we connect |
| 1:22.8 | with people from all over the world who will share with you their inspirational journey of recovery. |
| 1:29.1 | Welcome to the Share Podcast Recovery Network. |
| 1:39.2 | Hey, everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Share Podcast. |
| 1:43.7 | And before we dive into this week's episode, I just want to remind all of our listeners |
| 1:48.3 | the fastest and easiest way to connect with me and to connect with the Share Recovery |
| 1:53.4 | community. |
| 1:54.3 | So there's two websites that you can check out. |
| 1:56.6 | The first one is thesh sharepodcast.com. |
| 2:01.2 | Remember to spell share, S-H-A-I-R. |
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