Life Is What You Make It (Parker Olson)

Special "Business Revenue Leak Checklist" offer free at http://www.mrse.co/leak.Welcome to Making It! This weekly show explores the lives and stories of entrepreneurs as they share their unique perspectives on their success and the path to making it.Parker Olson is a serial entrepreneur and founder of FORIJ, a start-up that fortifies snacks with functional mushrooms for cognitive power.“Life is so beautiful and so wonderful, because it's just the constant iteration of evolving on whatever you believe, sort of making it to be right now.”— Parker OlsonParker Olson is a serial entrepreneur whose journey began with leveraging social media — building a Twitter account in college to a staggering 750,000 followers and monetizing it through a successful blog. He ventured into health and wellness after an 18-month self-experimentation with dieting and completing an IRONMAN competition. From there, he founded FORIJ, a start-up that fortifies snacks with functional mushrooms for cognitive power. Currently, as the driving force behind Scally Studios, Parker fuses AI and global talent to create efficient, low-cost marketing solutions for online businesses. His definition of "making it" revolves around ceaseless innovation, sustainability, and creating meaningful impact.Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:MiraseeParker’s website: Forij.coParker’s LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/parker-olson-forijCredits: Co-producers: Geoff Govertsen and Cassandra TopperwienSupervising Producer: Cynthia LambAudio Editor: Marvin del RosarioExecutive Producer: Danny Iny Audio Post Production: Post Office SoundMusic Soundscape: Chad Michael SnavelyMaking our hosts sound great: Home Brew AudioMusic credits: Track Title: The Sunniest KidsArtist Name: Rhythm ScottWriter Name: Scott RoushPublisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONTrack Title: Sweet Loving WaltzArtist Name: Sounds Like SanderWriter Name: S.L.J. KalmeijerPublisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONTrack Title: Letting GoArtist Name: MomentsWriter Name: Adrian Dominic WaltherPublisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONTrack Title: Today and TomorrowArtist Name: MomentsWriter Name: Adrian Dominic WaltherPublisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONSpecial effects credits:24990513_birds-chirping_by_promission used with permission of the author and under license by AudioJungle/Envato Market.To catch the great episodes coming up on Making It, please follow us on Mirasee FM's YouTube channelor your favorite podcast player. And if you enjoyed the show, please leave us a comment or a starred review. It's the best way to help us get these ideas to more people.Episode transcript: Life Is What You Make It (Parker Olson) coming soon. ~~~~~