{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset with Mark Suh","description":"Brian chats with Mark Suh, a serial entrepreneur and founder and CEO of Everwell, an Orange County, CA-based wellness clinic. On the episode, Mark shares how a series of health trials led to a wellness journey that transformed his life and sparked his passion for Everwell, his first mission-driven venture.  Mark also opens up about why mindset is the most challenging but essential aspect to develop as an entrepreneur. And he touts the importance of flexibility, a skill he used after opening the doors to Everwell just months into the COVID-19 pandemic. Episode Highlights Mission-driven entrepreneurs never work another day. Although it\u2019s cliche, Mark believes that mission-driven entrepreneurs never have to work another day of their life. That\u2019s because their passion underlies everything they do for the business. \u201cI don\u2019t really feel like I\u2019m coming to work,\u201d Mark said. \u201cMondays are exciting. Mondays are not a drag.\u201d For Mark, that mission is to help people become the best version of themselves one client at a time. It\u2019s a mission that\u2019s personal to him because when he was in his 30s he went through a series of health challenges, including two back surgeries. He attributed the health trials to sacrificing his health to build prior businesses. \u201cIn my 20s and 30s, I thought all you gotta do is sacrifice your body to make ends meet and make money and that\u2019s all that mattered. ... Then I found my passion,\u201d Mark said. \u201cI love being able to help and being able to have the solutions and answers, especially since I\u2019ve lived through it.\u201d Mindset is the hardest part. Mark believes that developing an entrepreneurial mindset is the hardest part of starting your own business and a key reason why more people don\u2019t make that entrepreneurial leap. Being an entrepreneur means having a belief in yourself that is stronger than fear of instability, risk, and uncertainty. \u201cThat belief in yourself has to be strong enough so that you don\u2019t quit,\u201d Mark said. \u201cEverything else you can figure out. \u2026 But the emotional part, it\u2019s hard to teach. It\u2019s very difficult.\u201d Be able to pivot quickly. Mark advises mission-driven business owners to be fluid and be able to pivot quickly depending on the situation. That\u2019s a skill he has employed after opening his clinic in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. \u201cThe business right now that we have is not the business that we set out to do,\u201d Mark said. \u201cWe\u2019ve had to add different products; we had to push different things; we had to shift our branding a little bit.\u201d It\u2019s also important to balance nimbleness with a long-term vision, Mark said. He\u2019s always projecting where he wants his business to be in a few years and has an exit strategy in mind. \u201cClimates change, and nothing lasts forever,\u201d Mark said. \u201cDuring the financial crisis \u2026 when I saw humongous corporations go under that have been around for decades, I came to the realization that nothing lasts forever, so we\u2019ve got to have an exit strategy.\u201d Resources + Links Everwell\u2019s website Mark\u2019s Instagram Brian\u2019s Social Media: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook  About Brian and the Mission Driven Business Podcast  Brian Thompson, JD\/CFP, is a tax attorney and certified financial planner who specializes in providing comprehensive financial planning to LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs who run mission-driven businesses. The Mission Driven Business podcast was born out of his passion for helping social entrepreneurs create businesses with purpose and profit. On the podcast, Brian talks with diverse entrepreneurs and the people who support them. Listeners hear stories of experiences, strength, and hope and get practical advice to help them build businesses that might just change the world, too. ","author_name":"Mission Driven Business","author_url":"https:\/\/btfinancial.com\/podcast","html":"