Matt Mishler shares his powerful transformation from battling alcoholism to becoming the CEO of a multi-million-dollar financial services company. In this inspiring conversation with Gavin Tudor Elliot, he discusses faith, discipline, entrepreneurship, leadership, and the life-changing decisions that helped him build a successful business while creating a legacy rooted in purpose rather than hustle.
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Six months after getting sober, he admitted how unhappy he was in corporate work and stepped away to build something of his own.
Walking away from the corporate ladder made room to build something of his own.
His routine started with 20 to 30 minutes in the gym at 7 a.m. and grew habit by habit into a 4:30 a.m. start. He writes his fitness into his business plan.
He wants to show people they can do well without the hustle-and-grind mentality that ran his own life for years.
Bailing hay at 14 pushed him toward sales, where a telemarketing job built the work ethic he still relies on.
Matt Mishler is the CEO of LionRock Financial Services, a life insurance agency. A Marine Corps veteran who grew up in small-town Michigan, he built the business after getting sober and leaving corporate work.
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