What does it really take to walk away from a cushy six-figure job, sell your house, and bet on yourself? Marty joins me to share the unfiltered story of building a product company from scratch, finding his edge in trust-based sales, and staying centered when COVID and tariffs punched a hole in the balance sheet. He’s equal parts sharp operator and laid-back realist—someone who can talk Walmart buyers one day and laugh off stress the next. We start with responsibility learned at home and foll...
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What does it really take to walk away from a cushy six-figure job, sell your house, and bet on yourself? Marty joins me to share the unfiltered story of building a product company from scratch, finding his edge in trust-based sales, and staying centered when COVID and tariffs punched a hole in the balance sheet. He’s equal parts sharp operator and laid-back realist—someone who can talk Walmart buyers one day and laugh off stress the next. We start with responsibility learned at home and foll...
Startup Entrepreneur: From Banking to Reinventing Umbrellas
Let's Ride w/ Paul Estrada
47 minutes
8 months ago
Startup Entrepreneur: From Banking to Reinventing Umbrellas
From prestigious finance careers to launching a startup revolutionizing the humble umbrella, Reed Jacoby's entrepreneurial journey demonstrates that sometimes the boldest business opportunities aren't flashy tech innovations but overlooked everyday problems. Reed's story begins in Michigan, where despite not being the academic superstar, he leveraged his natural talent for building relationships to secure admission to top business programs and eventually land coveted positions in banking and...
Let's Ride w/ Paul Estrada
What does it really take to walk away from a cushy six-figure job, sell your house, and bet on yourself? Marty joins me to share the unfiltered story of building a product company from scratch, finding his edge in trust-based sales, and staying centered when COVID and tariffs punched a hole in the balance sheet. He’s equal parts sharp operator and laid-back realist—someone who can talk Walmart buyers one day and laugh off stress the next. We start with responsibility learned at home and foll...
