Ep. 5 - Rick Sutkiewicz
From Athlete to Entrepreneur
The story of how Rick’s competitive grit built a winning organization.
SHOW NOTES
Henry and Preston sit down with Rick Sutkiewicz, President of ThermalNetics. They discuss how a competitive spirit can be used as a tool to drive an entrepreneurial organization, the desirable and undesirable consequences of being the one in control, and eventually learning to give up that control.
Rick graduated from University of Michigan with a degree in Industrial Engineering, and a collegiate football career as a placekicker for Michigan, playing under Bo Schembechler alongside Jim Harbaugh. After graduating, he went on to technical sales at a large organization, eventually deciding to pursue a career in business ownership. He acquired Thermal Netics in 2004, a HVAC company whose mission is to provide more comfortable and healthy indoor environments through innovative HVAC solutions.
Please enjoy the show.
IN THIS EPISODE WE COVER:
How to leverage a competitive spirit as a tool to drive an entrepreneurial organization
Dealing with the undesirable consequences of being the one in control
How to eventually learn to give up that control
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