Being a Serial Entrepreneur

This week, hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Chris Lyons, Chief Strategy Officer of Oats Global, a comprehensive industrial hemp producer that provides partners customized seeds and services to successfully cultivate industrial hemp crops and innovate hemp end-use products. Watch this week's episode to hear about how Chris has started multiple companies, is expanding the hemp industry, and being a lifelong entrepreneur, and much more! Tim Ryan is an angel investor and the Executive Director of StartWheel, an organization dedicated to connecting entrepreneurs with resources in Hampton Roads, Virginia.    Learn more at: https://www.startwheel.org    Zack Miller is a serial entrepreneur and author of Anomaly, a guide on differentiating yourself and your business from the crowd.   Learn more at: https://www.zackmillersays.com   Enjoy the show? Watch the Fervent Four Show LIVE every Thursday at 11 AM.   Live: https://www.startwheel.org/live/ Watch past episodes: https://www.startwheel.org/fervent-four-show/ Listen to past episodes: https://fathom.fm/podcast/fervent-four    Show notes:    (0:00) Introducing Chris Lyons   (5:04) Starting a jewelry business   (12:04) Small business jewelers vs jewelry chains   (16:55) Buying in-person or online   (23:13) Carbon capture diamonds   (28:11) Oats Global   (30:32) Industrial hemp company   (37:45) Expanding the industry with research   (42:41) Division 1 athlete + Family life   (48:42) Lifelong entrepreneur and learner   (51:26) Engament Rings + Conclusion   Companies Mentioned: Adele Diamond: https://adelediamond.com/ Oats Global: https://www.oatsglobalgroup.com Haven's Doodle: www.havensdoodles.com William & Mary University MBA: https://mason.wm.edu/graduate/mba/full-time-mba/index.php Liberty Track and Field: https://www.liberty.edu/flames/team/track-field/ Lynnhaven Mall: https://www.lynnhavenmall.com/en.html Oura Ring: https://ouraring.com/ Natural Bodyz Fitness: https://naturalbodyzfitness.com/ Garmin Ltd.: https://www.garmin.com/en-US/ Rolex: https://www.rolex.com/en-us Apple Watch: https://www.apple.com/watch/ Kay Jewelers: https://www.kay.com/ Jared: https://www.jared.com/ UPS: https://www.ups.com/us/en/Home.page Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/ Virginia Tech: https://www.vt.edu/ University of Kentucky: https://www.uky.edu/ Google Calendar: https://www.google.com/calendar/ Kevin Daisey: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevindaisey/   About Chris Lyons & Oats Global   Chris has a two-decade career in business development and leadership with a focus on entrepreneurial startup ventures, growing in time from $1m to now $100m market cap. He has served as marketing director for multiple businesses and aided in the establishment of operations and management across industries. He worked with his wife in their personal jeweler business and provided a comprehensive selection of wholesale gold and diamond jewelry.   Chris is the Chief Strategy Officer at Oats Global an industrial hemp company that sparks solutions to reach global sustainability, focuses on innovating quality hemp products, promotes the preservation of natural resources, and provides pathways to empower individuals and organizations to minimize their carbon footprint.   Learn More: https://oatsglobalgroup.com/     The Fervent Four Show:   Did you know that only 4% of businesses hit $1M in revenue? Tim Ryan and Zack Miller are the creators of The Fervent Four Show, designed to help you get there. Check them out Live every Thursday at 11 AM.   Social Media: Chris Lyons https://www.oatsglobalgroup.com   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherjlyons/   Instagram: @oatsglobal (https://www.instagram.com/oatsglobal/) & @adelediamondrings (https://www.instagram.com/adelediamondrings/)   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oatsglobal & https://www.facebook.com/AdeleDiamondRings/   Tim Ryan https://www.startwheel.org   Twitter (personal): @ryantnt (https://twitter.com/ryantnt)   Twitter: @StartWheel (https://twitter.com/StartWheel)   LinkedIn (personal): https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryantnt/   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startwheel-org/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StartWheel   Zack Miller https://www.zackmillersays.com   Twitter: @zackmillersays (https://twitter.com/zackmillersays)   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zackmillersays   Thanks to our Sponsors:   The Hampton Roads Small Business Development Center – http://www.hrsbdc.org/en/   StartWheel – https://www.startwheel.org