Robert Wolfe is the co-founder of Zeck a company designed to make managing board meetings easier for everyone. He’s also founded and sold both Crowdrise (to GoFundMe) and Moosejaw Mountaineering (to Wal-Mart). He’s a husband and the father of 2 sons. We discussed:
* The journey from founding Moosejaw to today
* Founding multiple companies with a celebrity and your brother
* Raising a family while building those companies
* The modern-day process for helping your kids apply to college
* How kids can find the right college fit
* Stories about building his companies and raising his families
* What the heck a “fighting room” is used for and why you need one
* How to work really hard without taking yourself too seriously
Where to find Robert Wolfe
* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-w-0abaaa273/
Where to find Adam Fishman
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In this episode, we cover:
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4:16] The “Fighting room”
[
11:24] Ed Norton co-founder
[
14:55] Childhood/relationship with brother
[
18:47] Decision to start a family
[
19:38] Carving out time to be at his kid’s events
[
20:53] University of Michigan
[
22:34] College admission process
[
26:51] Advice to younger Robert
[
30:36] Kid’s relationship to tech/social media
[
34:01] Advice to kids/entrepreneurship
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Show references:
Dazed and Confused: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106677/
Zeck: zeck.app
GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/
Walmart: https://www.walmart.com/
University of Michigan: https://umich.edu/
Edward Norton: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001570/
North Face: https://www.thenorthface.com/en-us
Patagonia: https://www.patagonia.com/home/
Keego Harbor, Michigan: https://www.keegoharbor.org/
Fight Club: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0137523/
Shauna Robertson: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0732024/
Apatow Productions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apatow_Productions
Judd Apatow: https://www.juddapatow.com/
Elf: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0319343/
40 Year Old Virgin: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405422/
Anchorman: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0357413/
Seth Rogan: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0736622/
Jonah Hill: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1706767/
Steve Carell: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0136797/
Will Ferrell: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002071/
Red Cross: https://www.redcross.org/
UNICEF: https://www.unicefusa.org/
American Cancer Society: https://donate.cancer.org/
Michigan State: https://msu.edu/
Panda Express: https://www.pandaexpress.com/
James Earl Jones: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000469/
Be Mighty: https://bemighty.com/
Nvidia: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/
Jaws: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073195/
Avatar: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499549/
Star Wars: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076759/
Monsters INC: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0198781/
Godfather: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068646/
Tyus Edney (UCLA guard): https://uclabruins.com/honors/hall-of-fame/tyus-edney/107
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