Mike Smerklo: Mr. Monkey and Me
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1:17 - Growing up in Ohio
2:12 - Colorful Characters
2:44 - Moments of Positivity
4:35 - Dream of becoming an Auditor
5:40 - First Few Years in Firm
6:49 - Hate about Job
7:46 - Step Back
8:35 - First Entrepreneurial Itch
9:33 - Getting on the Radar
11:19 - Early days/ Golden Lesson
13:09 - Cloud and SaaS
14:13 - Buy a Company or Build a Company
15:54 - Point of Difference
17:43 - Who is Mr. Monkey?
20:50 - Who is the Book for
22;04 - Learn about Yourself
23:23 - Fighting Self Doubt
26:18 - Single Greatest piece of Advice
27:01 - Mike's Super Power
28:08- Mike's North Star
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