The Thrill & Validation of Becoming an Owner

ou often hear guests talk about the steep learning curve of becoming an owner for the first time.

The weight of making payroll, handling people problems, the buck stopping with you.

And while that reality is important to shine a light on, so too is the good stuff, the thrill of being captain of your own ship.

After all, I think many entrepreneurs would say that, not the money, is why they choose this path.

And today's guest captures it beautifully.

Michael Johnson is having the time of his life (his words).

The $480k SDE printing business he just bought has given him agency like he's never felt before.

He was able to use his business's resources to help people recovering from the hurricane in Western North Carolina — a decision that, at his former job, would have taken three weeks of paperwork and ultimately not been his to make.

See if you don't find his enthusiasm contagious.

Also, you'll hear us refer to the one-pager Michael went to market with. You've heard of writing a buyer profile; Michael kind of did a spin on that, and it worked well for him. For reference, we've included a link to that one-pager in the show notes.

OK, here he is, Michael Johnson, owner of SpeedPro NW Raleigh.