A Principled Approach to Scaling Your Business | Rad-Ventures with Mark | Episode 10 | Entrepreneurial Journeys

In this episode of Rad-Ventures, Radmin interviews Mark Nesbitt, an entrepreneur who has successfully scaled multiple businesses. Mark shares his journey from struggling in school to achieving academic success and eventually starting his own businesses. He discusses the challenges he faced while scaling Urban Chill and Urban Leaf, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on his ventures, and his current focus on mentoring and advising other entrepreneurs. The conversation highlights the importance of adaptability, learning from failures, and the value of mentorship in business. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Background 01:25 Early Career Aspirations and Education 06:55 Transition from University to Business 11:30 Starting the First Business 14:57 Scaling the First Business and Starting the Second 18:03 Challenges and the 2008-2009 Recession 21:26 Winging It: Taking Risks and Making Fearless Decisions 23:15 From Winging It to Having a Strategy: The Importance of Mentorship 27:14 Navigating Loss and Starting Anew 30:45 Finding Work-Life Balance: Mark's Favorite Age and Aspirations 35:57 Becoming a Non-Executive Director: Sharing Wisdom and Making an Impact 38:50 Rad-Ventures Outro.mp4 Keywords entrepreneurship, business coaching, scaling businesses, mentorship, COVID-19 impact, fundraising, personal growth, business challenges, education, career transitions Check Mark out: https://www.aprincipledapproach.com/ https://www.instagram.com/aprincipledapproach/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/nesbittmark/ *Captions are auto-generated* Support the show (Affiliate links and more) Buy me a coffee - https://ko-fi.com/radmin_assist Sign up for Riverside FM - https://riverside.fm/?via=radmin-assist Try Moxie (CRM for Freelancers) - https://www.withmoxie.com?_get=richard52