Hey guys, excited to be here!
My name is Ross. I'm an industrial designer (by education and career until last year) and live in Columbus, OH.
In 2012 I found myself digging into the world of entrepreneurship based on some inspiration from the notorious Tim Ferris. That was just the first domino to fall though. I started consuming as much info as I could and eventually kicked off my business in 2013.
My business is called Conquest Maps. Simply put and without getting "pitchy" on you, we make high quality pinable travel maps so people can keep track of where they've been and where they want to go. I tapped into a niche that wasn't being satisfied at that time. Ask me if you want more on that
Anyway, I came across @MJ DeMarco 's Millionaire Fastlane probably around 2015 and needless to say, I couldn't put it down. Metaphorically I guess, as I was listening to it the first couple times through. Not only was it informative, but it confirmed so much of what I was forming into my opinions and deductions about the business world and lifestyle after having digested lots of other business books and podcasts. I felt validated and even more inspired than ever. Unsurprisingly, I felt like the rest of the world had their heads in the sand, and that I'd been lied to for far too long! I guess that's a side effect.
It put a lot of extra fuel on the fire under my a$$, to say the least. It made everything seem a lot closer and attainable than I had ever thought. So I went for it even harder. Long story short, I quite my job in 2016 that was operating in my basement at the time. We now have a 4800 sq. ft. facility where we manufacture everything under one roof. Commandment of Control as much as possible!
I'm certainly not "there" yet, but one small reward of the fruits of the last 5 years' labor is we just bought a travel trailer, paid cash! and are taking a 1 month trip. Sure I'll be working from the road, but it's a big step in the right direction. I won't have to physically be here since I've got some great people on the team.
Where are we going? I want to grow this into a $5 million business within the next 2.5 years. I've got a pretty in depth vision plan for that too if you find yourself curious. But this goal is extremely possible. I'll admit I'll need help though, so I'm looking forward to meeting some smart people here to share ideas with!
Anyway, that's a little bit about me, I could go on about specifics all day, but I guess that's what the rest of the forum is for!
Thanks, see ya out there.
Ross
My name is Ross. I'm an industrial designer (by education and career until last year) and live in Columbus, OH.
In 2012 I found myself digging into the world of entrepreneurship based on some inspiration from the notorious Tim Ferris. That was just the first domino to fall though. I started consuming as much info as I could and eventually kicked off my business in 2013.
My business is called Conquest Maps. Simply put and without getting "pitchy" on you, we make high quality pinable travel maps so people can keep track of where they've been and where they want to go. I tapped into a niche that wasn't being satisfied at that time. Ask me if you want more on that
Anyway, I came across @MJ DeMarco 's Millionaire Fastlane probably around 2015 and needless to say, I couldn't put it down. Metaphorically I guess, as I was listening to it the first couple times through. Not only was it informative, but it confirmed so much of what I was forming into my opinions and deductions about the business world and lifestyle after having digested lots of other business books and podcasts. I felt validated and even more inspired than ever. Unsurprisingly, I felt like the rest of the world had their heads in the sand, and that I'd been lied to for far too long! I guess that's a side effect.
It put a lot of extra fuel on the fire under my a$$, to say the least. It made everything seem a lot closer and attainable than I had ever thought. So I went for it even harder. Long story short, I quite my job in 2016 that was operating in my basement at the time. We now have a 4800 sq. ft. facility where we manufacture everything under one roof. Commandment of Control as much as possible!
I'm certainly not "there" yet, but one small reward of the fruits of the last 5 years' labor is we just bought a travel trailer, paid cash! and are taking a 1 month trip. Sure I'll be working from the road, but it's a big step in the right direction. I won't have to physically be here since I've got some great people on the team.
Where are we going? I want to grow this into a $5 million business within the next 2.5 years. I've got a pretty in depth vision plan for that too if you find yourself curious. But this goal is extremely possible. I'll admit I'll need help though, so I'm looking forward to meeting some smart people here to share ideas with!
Anyway, that's a little bit about me, I could go on about specifics all day, but I guess that's what the rest of the forum is for!
Thanks, see ya out there.
Ross
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