
005: Positively Impacting the World One Beard at a Time with Eric Bandholz
About this episode
Eric Bandholz was mocked, ridiculed, and told he wasn't allowed to grow facial hair while working as a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch. So, he quit his job and started a beard business.
In 2012, Beardbrand was born, and the company has been providing educational and inspirational content to help men 'Keep on Growing' ever since. Their grooming products for beard, hair, and skin, support a growing online community of 1.8M+ YouTube subscribers.
I wanted to talk to Eric because he has built a business dedicated to serving men. So, who better to talk to about becoming a better man!
In this episode, we discuss the difficulty of entrepreneurship as a dad, how your relationship with your wife evolves post-kids, and how to intentionally build a life that you love.
Key Takeaways with Eric Bandholz
- Breaking through business burnout and plateaus.
- Looking in the mirror and loving the man staring back at you.
- How to live in the present, overcome adversity, and focus on what matters most with The Book of Reminders.
- How to live a more intentional life.
- Opening up about struggles with infertility.
- Balancing fatherhood and entrepreneurship.
- How your relationship with your wife changes once you're a Dad.
- What is your role as a husband/father in the first 18 months of parenthood?
- Carving out quality time with your kids.
- Understanding your role as a parent.
- Why there's no quick fix to improving your health.
- The importance of mental therapy.
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