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Episode 65: Selling Well and an 80 Location Cookie Franchise with Bennett Maxwell
Episode 65. In this Lifetime at Work podcast episode, Greg Martin interviews Bennett Maxwell, the founder and chairman of Dirty Dough, a booming gourmet cookie franchise.
Bennett recounts his transformative journey from being a Mormon missionary in Mexico to excelling in door-to-door solar energy sales, eventually leading to the creation and rapid expansion of Dirty Dough.
Listeners will gain insights into Bennett’s philosophies on living well, financial success, brand creation, and the profound impact of effective sales techniques. The discussion delves into the challenges and triumphs of building a scalable business in the food industry, raising substantial capital, and working with seasoned industry leaders.
It highlights Bennett's strategic approaches to franchising, the importance of organizational structure, and the emotional and financial ramifications of success. The episode also provides practical advice on connecting with advisors and emphasizes the pursuit of joy and fulfillment in business and life, over merely chasing financial goals.
Episode 16: How Career Choices Change When Kids are Involved with Jason Kleyn
One of the big tradeoffs we make as parents is how much time to spend with kids and how much to focus on work. In many cases that means a career taking a back seat to the new family, but not always.
In this episode, host Greg Martin discusses how Jason switched careers upon the birth of his first daughter in hopes that his new line of work would give more time and flexibility for his kids. The tradeoff never ends. As a salesperson and someone growing a brand, he has the constant tradeoff between kids and work.
Episode 1: Chef Kyle Webster on Covid, Closing His Business and the Restaurant Dream
Curious about the food business and the feeling of starting a business and having it end? This episode is all about the struggles in the food industry - why it's so exciting, why so many people invest so much, and why the business is so hard.
In this first ever episode, host Greg Martin talks with Chef Kyle Webster about his experiences starting out in the cooking world as a high-end fine dining chef and how that lead to the feelings of success and failure with his own restaurant, Farm’r.