# Retired at 35, Got Bored, Then Built an Empire | Jeff Fieldstad on REAL Mentors Podcast Ep 93

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Podcast: [REAL Mentors Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-mentors-podcast-7081727)
Published: 2026-07-14T12:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Jeff Fieldstad built a successful financial services business from the ground up starting at 22 years old. He got comfortable, recognized the danger in that and moved his entire family to Las Vegas deliberately to surround himself with people operating at a higher level. He had another great run, sold the business in 2020 at 35 years old and thought he was finally done.He was not done. Three years into early retirement he came back as co-owner of a national window replacement company with something he did not have the first time around. Clarity on what actually matters.Jeff's entire philosophy is built around one idea. How you show up at home is exactly how you show up in business. A man who builds a fortune but loses his family in the process has not built success. He has built the opposite of it.In this episode Jeff and Sean get into what it actually means to let go of control in business and in parenting, why your path to a goal will constantly change even when the goal does not and what growing up watching his siblings make destructive decisions taught him about hunger, drive and the life he refused to settle for.If you are an entrepreneur trying to scale your business, build wealth and keep your family intact at the same time this episode is exactly what you need to hear.This Episode Explores:✅ Building a financial services career from scratch at 22 and walking away at the top✅ Moving to Las Vegas on purpose to surround himself with high level earners and what that environment did for him✅ Selling his business in 2020 at 35 years old and discovering that early retirement was not what he imagined✅ Coming back as co-owner of a national window replacement company with a completely different mindset and set of priorities✅ Why his wife's instincts have been right more…

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