This week Nick and Stu share their squeaky wheels moments in their entrepreneurial journeys.

The Authentic Entrepreneurs Episode 18 Show Notes:

  • A quick thank you for all of the support and for helping us build The Authentic Entrepreneurs community. [1:26]

  • Nick and Stu introduce this weeks theme; The Squeaky Wheels. [2:43]

  • The Squeaky Wheels are the loudest, but critics don’t get statues. [3:48]

  • Stu dives into his story about summer camp, and explains why his staff is exhausted. [5:44]

  • Stu comes up with a solution to make his staff more comfortable. Or does he? [7:44]

  • The Squeaky Wheels start to speak up and Stu begins to doubt his decisions. [8:35]

  • Things go from bad to worse when Stu tries to accommodate angry parents. [10:30]

  • The inspiring and empathetic message that makes Stu release that he should have trusted his instincts all along. [13:45]

  • Nick asks Stu how he will continue to work on a solution to his problem. [17:05]

  • “When I was a kid…” [17:31]

  • The importance of adapting to the modern world. Stu discusses his plans to make YLCC Summer Camps more comfortable for LGBTQ youth. [18:37]

  • Nick explains how his friends and family became his Squeaky Wheels when he decided to change career paths. [19:30]

  • The irony of haters and doubters. [22:57]

  • Stu’s message of expanding your view to see beyond the limits of your own current situation. [24:10]

  • Nick and Stu introduce next week’s special guest; Tamsen Webster! [25:50]

Links

  • The Authentic Entrepreneurs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theauthenticentrepreneurs/?hl=en [25:30]

  • Tamsen Webster’s Website: https://tamsenwebster.com/ [25:50]

  • The Authentic Entrepreneurs Twitter : https://twitter.com/AE_Podcast [26:35]

  • Stu’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ylccstu/?hl=en [26:35]

  • Nick’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nick_foley1/ [26:35]

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