60 - Retired Navy Petty Officer Michael Dillard shares TIPS and the mindset needed to move from employee to entrepreneur

Become Your Own Boss: Tips for Starting and Growing Your Own Small Business · Jul 2, 2021 · 41m

A retired Navy Submarine Chief Petty Officer, Michael Dillard is a side hustling entrepreneur balancing his 9 to 5 with 4 businesses. An office incident moved Michael out of his employee mentality when he realized that it was up to him to take care of his family because there was truly no such thing as job security. In 1994 Michael Dillard found himself homeless and raising his 1 year old daughter. Leaving his position in the US Navy at the age of 24 to pursue a “promised” 6-7 figure income in insurance he found himself penniless and homeless just 6 months later. He sold knives, artwork and…