The Journey

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Comeback Kid with Tonio DeSorrento, Co-founder and CEO of Vemo Education Mar 22, 2019

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Tonio DeSorrento (Twitter, LinkedIn) is the CEO of Vemo Education, a highly successful company dedicated to expanding access to higher education. But he didn't start there. In fact, his first business crashed and burned so hard, he left the world of entrepreneurship altogether. And it would be years before he found his way back.

"I made a six-figure mistake… I made a huge mistake. I didn't do enough diligence. I didn't know what that even meant. So, it was really hard.”

Through Tonio's story, we learn that even when we think we can’t fail, we will. There will always be challenges to overcome. The question is, will you keep getting back up, or let those challenges keep you from accomplishing your dreams?

Listen to Tonio's journey and learn how he turned his initial failures into a major comeback.

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The Journey is sponsored by our friends at Salesforce Essentials. We use Salesforce Essentials every day and it’s part of our own business journey. Essentials combines sales and service tools in a single app to help small businesses win customers and keep them happy. See how Salesforce Essentials can help you be your best business at salesforce.com/thejourney.

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From Intrapreneur to Entrepreneur with Frederic Kerrest, Co-founder and COO of Okta Mar 19, 2019

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Frederic Kerrest (Twitter, LinkedIn) grew up knowing he wanted to start a business of his own. In fact, he started when he was only eight years old. And while those first few attempts didn’t go so well, he eventually founded Okta — one of the most successful cloud services companies in Silicon Valley.

But the journey to get there wasn’t easy. Finding the right market, building a solid team, and learning how to listen to his customers, are just some of the struggles he faced — struggles every business owner has to face and overcome.

“Entrepreneurs are very eager and rightfully so. But you have to remember as an entrepreneur to under promise and over deliver — it's always going to work out better for you. We did not follow that lesson.”

Everyone dreams of success — of building something from scratch. Of having an impact. But building a successful company takes a lot of hard work, and there will always be setbacks along the way. You have to be willing to learn, unlearn, and relearn.

Listen to Frederic’s journey and learn how he overcame his struggles, and grew a business from nothing to a $1.5 billion IPO, and beyond.

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How to Quit and Start Over with Rob Forman, Co-founder of SalesLoft Mar 14, 2019

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Rob Forman (Twitter, LinkedIn) is the President and COO of SalesLoft. But before that, he founded a company called HireIQ, which is still in business today. Why isn’t Rob still with HireIQ? The short answer is because, despite the fact that he had built it himself, Rob did not feel aligned with the company, its employees or its mission. He failed as a leader because he wasn’t able to build a company culture that worked for him.

“I was really perplexed that I, as a co-founder, created an environment that eventually I really didn’t enjoy.”

After that failure, it would have been easy for Rob to put his head down and go work for some other company somewhere else. Instead, he threw his hat into the startup ring again, this time with the lessons he learned from his past mistakes leading him toward a brighter and more fulfilling future.

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Finding Yourself with Gretchen Rubin, Author Mar 11, 2019

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This is the journey of how one woman went from being a highly-paid attorney, to pursuing an entirely new — and unstable — career of writing.

Gretchen Rubin (Twitter, LinkedIn) is the author of more than seven books, including biographies of Winston Churchill and John F. Kennedy, as well as The Happiness Project, a No. 1 bestseller that has sold more than 3.5 million copies. She’s also the host of the Happier podcast, which has been downloaded more than 70 million times.

“At a certain point I thought, you know I would rather fail as a writer than succeed as a lawyer. And I knew that I was at the point in my career where I was like, this is the time to take the risk. This is the time to try. I need to try.”

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How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome with Marcus Carey, Founder and CEO of Threatcare Mar 05, 2019

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At some point in just about everyone’s life, they struggle with imposter syndrome — a feeling that you don’t belong where you are or that you aren’t qualified to be doing what you’re doing. This is especially true for many small business owners. Marcus Carey (Twitter, LinkedIn), the founder and CEO of Threatcare, had been dealing with imposter syndrome his entire life.

“I wanna do what I was called to do, essentially. So the big setback was not having that confidence initially.”

Listening to Marcus’ journey, you’ll learn how he overcame his circumstances and found the confidence within himself to not just survive in business, but thrive, all while trying to give back to others.

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Finding Your Why with Karen Okonkwo, Co-founder of TONL Mar 01, 2019

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Karen Okonkwo (Twitter, LinkedIn) is the co-founder of TONL, a stock photography company committed to offering a diverse set of photography that includes all races, genders and nationalities. It’s a deeply personal mission, and part of the why that drove Karen to become a small business owner in the first place.

“My why has never changed what I will say, what has changed is me actually defining it and putting it to into words. So I've always known that my outcome has always been to serve the underserved.”

Listening to Karen’s journey you’ll learn that there are times in life when you might not realize what your true path is, and it can sometimes be hard to make a leap into a new venture. But having courage and truly understanding what drives you can help you build something that has meaning to you and maybe even a larger community as well.

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Problem Solving with Austen Allred, Founder and CEO of Lambda School Feb 26, 2019

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Austen Allred (Twitter, LinkedIn) is the founder and CEO of Lambda School (Twitter). As a college dropout, Austen never expected to start his own business, let alone one in the education sector. But Austen saw a problem that no one else was willing to fix, and decided to do something about it.

"We started Lambda School to solve the problem of how to get a high-quality job-enabling education to folks who otherwise couldn’t afford it.”

Listening to Austen’s journey, you’ll learn why you can’t let a lack of “credentials” stop you from building and growing your business, how to figure out the real problem you’re customers are facing, and simple strategies you can use to find solutions to your biggest business challenges.

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Sacrifice and Success with Marissa Mayer, Co-founder of Sunshine Feb 22, 2019

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Marissa Mayer (Twitter, LinkedIn) is no stranger to sacrifice and hard work. As an early employee at Google, and eventually the CEO of Yahoo!, her journey is a shining example of what can be accomplished if you're willing to do whatever it takes.

Most recently, she co-founded Lumi Labs, an early-stage technology studio focused on building consumer applications enabled by artificial intelligence.

"There's a lot of successful companies in the world, and then there are the ones that really touch people's lives and change how they think and how they conduct their day, and we really hope that Lumi Labs does something like that."

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Delusional Optimism with A.J. Jacobs, Author Feb 18, 2019

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A.J. Jacobs (Twitter, LinkedIn), an author and experimenter, has spent his entire life dealing with rejection and pain. But he’s used those struggles to create a mindset that sets him apart from his peers, and allows him to succeed where so many others fail.

Today, he’s a New York Times Bestselling Author, and writes for many publications, such as Esquire Magazine, The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, and New York magazine. He’s also appeared on television shows such as Oprah and Good Morning America.

His latest book is It’s All Relative: Adventures Up and Down the World’s Family Tree.

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Introducing, The Journey! Feb 08, 2019

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It only takes one moment to change the whole trajectory of your life, career, or business.

A single spark of an idea... the uncovering of an opportunity that everyone else missed... a breakthrough innovation that will change the course of history…

These realizations happen in an instant, but the journey from idea to reality unfolds over a lifetime.

The Journey is a new podcast by Mission.org. In it, we share the human struggles behind the creation of today’s leading businesses.

These are the true stories that went into building some of the world’s biggest, most well-known, and most revolutionary businesses, as well as stories from up-and-coming entrepreneurs who may be the game-changers of the future.

The Journey shares the accounts of how revered innovators, industry-defining companies, and visionary entrepreneurs built businesses that last generations… or failed trying.

We believe that there are lessons in either outcome. By learning their rocky journeys to success, you will be primed with the tools and knowledge to navigate your own journey.

Start your journey. Subscribe today.

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