Becoming a Warrior Entrepreneur (with Zachary Green) - a podcast by Elena Agaragimova

In this episode of Shift - Getting out of your comfort zone! - I sit down with Zachary Green - International Best Selling Author | Serial Entrepreneur | USMC Veteran | Firefighter. We had an interesting discussion around his career journey, and lessons learned along the way - whether it was in his experience as an entrepreneur or an author or a firefighter - he definitely has insightful perspectives and unique life experiences that are valuable.   

About Zachary: Zachary Green is a graduate of Roger Bacon High School (Cincinnati, Ohio) and a graduate of Bowling Green State University. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran and was a lieutenant with his local fire department. Zachary is the founder and former CEO of MN8 LumAware/Foxfire. Zachary grew the company from the trunk of his car to over $30MM in organic sales and $5MM in venture funding. The product line is now distributed by The Home Depot and counts the US Government, Walmart, Kroger, General Electric Aircraft Engines, and Procter and Gamble as customers.   Zachary recently received the President of the United States “E” award for exporting and has been honored as Exporter of the Year by the Ohio Small Business Administration as a result of exporting to over 25 countries. He was featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, the front page of Yahoo.com, MSN.com and in USA Today along with numerous other local and national media outlets.   Zachary has testified in front of the US House of Representative Small Business committee and was named Entrepreneur of the year by Governor, John Kasich. Zachary was also selected by the Obama White House as one of 10 entrepreneurs to represent the United States at the Global Entrepreneur Summit.   In 2020, Zachary was elected to Wyoming (Cincinnati), Ohio City council. Zachary’s new book, Warrior Entrepreneur was released in September of 2021, and in the first few weeks, it launched to bestseller status on Amazon in several categories and countries. He and his family now live in Hilton Head Island, SC. Zachary is a member of the USMC Parris Island Living History Detachment and participates monthly in the Crucible and Eagle Globe and Anchor ceremony at Marine Corps Recruit Depot as he represents historical Marines of WW1.  

Website: https://www.warriorentrepreneurbook.com/  

About your host:  Elena Agaragimova is the co-founder of Bessern (https://www.bessern.co/) 👉 We help people in corporations 🧑‍💼 to be more resilient and equipped with the skills that matters to thrive and be at their best at work. Bloom Youth (https://www.bessern.co/bloom-youth) 👉 We help students 🧑‍🎓 to get prepared for the future of work through our Bloom Youth Bootcamps - Bloom Youth is the first MENA Future of Education platform made for students to accelerate their talents.  

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