Turning Point: Founder Journeys from Grit to Glory
Blaine Bertsch
83 episodes
1 week ago
In this episode of Turning Point, Blaine Bertsch talks with James Oliver, founder and CEO of Atlas Bars, about how he turned a college project into a thriving nutrition brand. James shares his journey from selling Cutco knives and mowing lawns to bootstrapping a seven-figure company built on clean ingredients, high protein, and zero sugar. He opens up about limiting risk, learning by doing, and why success comes from relentless execution—not just a good idea. This conversation dives deep into...
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In this episode of Turning Point, Blaine Bertsch talks with James Oliver, founder and CEO of Atlas Bars, about how he turned a college project into a thriving nutrition brand. James shares his journey from selling Cutco knives and mowing lawns to bootstrapping a seven-figure company built on clean ingredients, high protein, and zero sugar. He opens up about limiting risk, learning by doing, and why success comes from relentless execution—not just a good idea. This conversation dives deep into...
Turning Point: Founder Journeys from Grit to Glory
49 minutes
1 year ago
Bradley Hamner of Blueprint OS
Bradley Hamner, Founder and CEO of Blueprint OS, shares his journey as an entrepreneur and the challenges he faced in scaling his business. He discusses the importance of sales skills, hard work, and the need for systems and processes to achieve growth and work-life balance. The turning point for him was realizing the value of structure and organization in his business. He started by organizing existing documents and creating uniformity in processes. This led to increased efficiency and...
Turning Point: Founder Journeys from Grit to Glory
In this episode of Turning Point, Blaine Bertsch talks with James Oliver, founder and CEO of Atlas Bars, about how he turned a college project into a thriving nutrition brand. James shares his journey from selling Cutco knives and mowing lawns to bootstrapping a seven-figure company built on clean ingredients, high protein, and zero sugar. He opens up about limiting risk, learning by doing, and why success comes from relentless execution—not just a good idea. This conversation dives deep into...
