The Authority Builder Podcast

When he lost his telecom job in the Dot-Com crash, Mike McKim was inspired to get in early in one of today’s hottest business trends: gourmet coffee. When he started, coffee was coffee to most people. But now he roasts high quality beans sourced from the best plantations on the planet and sells them all over the country.

Show Notes

When he lost his telecom job in the Dot-Com crash, Mike McKim was inspired to get in early in one of today’s hottest business trends: gourmet coffee. 
 
When he started, coffee was coffee to most people. But now he roasts high quality beans sourced from the best plantations on the planet and sells them all over the country.
 
But being a pioneer wasn’t easy… far from it. What kept him going? Maybe it’s like his dad told him: “You’re too stubborn to quit and too lazy to start over.”
 
There’s more to it, of course. And Mike gets into all the details, including…
 
  • The attitude that kept him going after his first startup failure – and those that came later
  • How he changed his business model early on – and why it made him stronger than ever
  • The innovative product he invented that revolutionized the industry
  • Why he’s happy to be competing with Starbucks 
  • How thinking like the consumer transformed his entire approach to business

What is The Authority Builder Podcast?

The Authority Builder Podcast is the place to come if you are building a professional practice and want to be seen as the leader in your market. We interview the top experts throughout professional services and share insights to help you grow your firm and be positioned as the only choice the clients ever want.

“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.”
― Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States