What drives you to become a successful entrepreneur? Have you truly discovered your “why?”
Austin Hulsey is someone who has spent years discovering where his skills and passions intersect as an entrepreneur.
Austin is the CEO and Founder of NutriFitt, a Nashville-based startup specializing in high performance natural supplements and nutritional education. His mission is to inspire people to find their true-life why, take insane action, and never settle until their dreams become a reality.
Austin has an Associates degree in Health Sciences and is currently finishing his Bachelors degree in foods, nutrition and dietetics at Tennessee State University.
In 2010, he founded Avera Skincare, a company specializing in local handmade cosmetics. In 2015, he founded Precision Pressure Washing & Sealing which provides residential and commercial maintenance services. He is also co-author of the children’s book Nanook.
This episode is on iTunes, Soundcloud and Stitcher.
In our discussion on the podcast, Austin and I talk about the following topics:
- How he started young as an entrepreneur
- Whether we think entrepreneurs are born or made
- When Austin starting participating in mastermind groups—and the power they bring to entrepreneurs
- His first business (in the skincare industry)—how it did well initially but ultimately failed
- The key to success (discovering your “why”)
- How he learned to let failure mold vs. break him
- Why doing everything by himself was a mistake
- How he started his current nutritional supplement business (NutriFitt)
- How the business is different (such as having a registered sports dietician on staff)
- Ways he is dealing with the hype and competition in the supplement industry
- Austin’s Top 5 tips to entrepreneurs:
- Find a mentor
- Network, network, network
- Join a mastermind group. Have a laser focus. Great quote: “If you have six great ideas, eliminate five of them.” — Jeff Hoffman
- Combine crazy action with insane faith
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