Meet Aaron Walker

This week’s guest is Aaron Walker, a professional life and business coach as well as a mastermind facilitator. He is the CEO and founder of View From the Top, in addition to being an author and a successful entrepreneur who has launched over 14 businesses. Aaron says that entrepreneurship runs in the family and is a part of his life.

Building His First Business at the Age of 18

At 18, Aaron started his entrepreneurial journey opening up his first business with two partners who subsidized the company. At 21, he paid off the debt from the business and repeated this order of operations a number of times when building his other companies. At the age of 27, he sold his business to a Fortune 500 company with enough money to retire. 

Life After Retirement

Almost two years after selling his business, Aaron decided, at the prompting of his wife, to get back into business again. His next step was buying the first business he created with his two partners. 

He believes that faith is the key element to living a good life. In addition, Aaron believes that it’s the type of person that you are that truly matters in life. No matter whether it’s personal or professional, being a good person and using your skills to help other people is what counts at the end of the day.

Discover how Aaron came back after killing a man accidentally, his awakening to life after the accident, and why relationships are his #1 priority in life.

Here’s your highlight guide to the episode:

[02:18] Aaron’s background and journey into entrepreneurship. 

[04:30] Buying his first business back from his two original partners.

[13:29] The importance of tangible and intangible items such as relationships.

[15:19] Faith and its importance to Aaron’s personal and professional brand. 

[17:41] Why he shoots for contentment but not complacency in his life.

Quotes

“How you deal with a crisis is consistent with who you are as an organization.”

“I have to decide how to get people that I’m working with to step a bit more courageously into the spotlight.”

“Nowadays, folks are faced with the immediacy of information from social media.”

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