Acton Hero - Matt Stewart

Matt is a great example of the entrepreneurial spirit.  He has certainly learned from his mistakes.  He states that he failed when he was trying to make money, and succeeded when he was focused on the mission.  He attributes his value system and learning integrity from losing his job while finishing his college degree.  He had to pick up the pieces, and find a new direction.  This changed his whole outlook on business.  I appreciate his words of caution to stay focused in our core competencies, and control the inner marketer.  He says that there are opportunities that we often pursue that we should have just left alone.  If we stay in our core competency, we can stay focused and find “new light” in what we are doing.  My favorite though he shared was “Success comes because people are learning – profit comes because people are focused on anything but the profits.”