#1: Chris Jordan on Launching a Local Food Buyers Club, Entrepreneurship with Purpose, and Starting a Business That Aligns with Your Values, Family, and Faith episode artwork

EPISODE · Jul 11, 2025 · 58 MIN

#1: Chris Jordan on Launching a Local Food Buyers Club, Entrepreneurship with Purpose, and Starting a Business That Aligns with Your Values, Family, and Faith

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Chris Jordan is founder of the 🔗Oikos Food Buyers Club in Fort Myers, Florida. He's passionate about self-sustainability, individual freedom, and making a good life where you're at. ➡️ Read the blog post & transcription >>here<<   RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Oikos Food Buyer's Club  Aboveboard Bookkeeping Growth Chart Quiz  Eisenhower Priority Matrix   BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Shrinking the Integrity Gap  4-Hour Workweek  Productivity is for Robots  E-Myth by Michael Gerber Brave New World   CHAPTERS: 00:40 - Why food? 02:55 - The point where you stop thinking and start doing 08:19 - How things come together when you're first starting out 13:37 - What kind of tree Oikos would be 20:22 - The things to focus on at the beginning 23:43 - What he would do differently 27:44 - How to make sure the business isn't taking over your life 39:26 - What you can change to make the business take better care of you 42:06 - How long do you want to run this business? 47:14 - How do we change our mindset from infinite scaling to sustainability? 52:46 - The Oikos evil plan to change the world

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