{"podcast":{"title":"The Reluctant Entrepreneur Podcast","slug":"the-reluctant-entrepreneur-podcast-7049244","podcast_index_feed_id":7049244,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6346062/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.mikekonrad.com","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0c0e18f8fee88bf987c05cd6e1532a66.jpg","author":"Mike Konrad","episode_count":127,"summary":"I’m your host, Mike Konrad, the author of The Reluctant Entrepreneur - Anatomy of a Business Start-Up - From Uncertainty to Unstoppable, available on Amazon as a paperback, e-book, and an audible book, and I’m excited to share real stories that reveal the many paths people take to build their own businesses. Whether you stumbled into entrepreneurship or you’ve always known it was your calling, this podcast is for you. Let’s start with what it means to be a reluctant entrepreneur. Many entrepreneurs don’t set out with a grand plan to build a business. Maybe you worked for a company that didn’t value your vision, and one day you thought, “I could do this myself”, that was my story. Or maybe life pushed you in an unexpected direction—losing a job, facing a personal crisis, or discovering a passion that grew into a business. Reluctant entrepreneurs often find themselves starting a business not because they always dreamed of it, but because it was the best—or only—option available. And then there are intentional entrepreneurs. These are the people who’ve known from the start that they were meant to create something of their own. They may have planned meticulously, crafted their vision,…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T16:18:29.568615+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-reluctant-entrepreneur-podcast-7049244"},"episode":{"title":"Jack Oujo on Pressure, Decisions, & Trust Lessons From the Baseball Field and Business","slug":"jack-oujo-on-pressure-decisions-trust-lessons-from-the-baseball-field-and-business","published_at":"2026-06-14T06:17:49+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-reluctant-entrepreneur-podcast-7049244/jack-oujo-on-pressure-decisions-trust-lessons-from-the-baseball-field-and-business","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-reluctant-entrepreneur-podcast-7049244","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/jack-oujo-on-pressure-decisions-trust-lessons-from-the-baseball-field-and-business--72519120","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72519120/re_86_jo_01.mp3","summary":"Everyone sees the success. The career. The title. The outcome. What they don’t see is what happens when the path you committed your life to suddenly ends. Not gradually. Not on your terms. Just… over. And in that moment, all the discipline, all the effort, all the sacrifice… doesn’t disappear. But it no longer has a place to go. That’s where the real story begins. Today’s guest, Jack Oujo has lived that reality at a very high level, through a career that required a complete reinvention. He spent eight years as a professional baseball umpire, rising to Triple-A, one step away from the major leagues, and was even recognized as one of the top prospects in the minor leagues. And then, it ended. No major league call-up. No gradual transition. Just the reality that the path he had committed to was no longer there. What followed wasn’t immediate success. It was starting over, rebuilding identity, and figuring out how to apply years of discipline and decision-making in an entirely new arena. That next arena was financial services. Starting with no built-in client base, no brand, and no safety net, Jack went on to build one of the nation’s largest tax-focused wealth management firms, managing hundreds of millions in assets and earning recognition as one of the top advisors in the country. But what makes his story especially relevant isn’t just the success. It’s how he got there. Preparation. Emotional control. Making decisions under pressure. Earning trust over time, not expecting it up front. The same skills required to call a game when everyone is watching and everyone has an opinion. He’s also the author of the book Too Smart to Be an Umpire, which explores what happens when the original plan falls apart and what it really takes to rebuild something meaningful in its place.…","meta_description":"Everyone sees the success. The career. The title. The outcome. 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