Episode 20: Growing Tech Start-ups Through Faith, Family, Work, and Fitness w/ Henry Kaestner

Uncategorized Nov 13, 2018


      

Explore the challenges and insights gained scaling from $0 to $300 million in revenue with two start-ups. Seth dives into that journey with Henry Kaestner, Managing Principal in Sovereign's Capital, a private equity venture fund investing with faith-driven entrepreneurs. Prior to co-founding Sovereign's Capital, Henry was co-Founder, previous CEO, and then Chairman of Bandwidth.com (NASDAQ:BAND) and its sister company, Republic Wireless. The founding values of Bandwidth are: Faith, Family, Work, and Fitness (in that order). Over the next 30 minutes, you’ll get to hear his story, his struggles, and how he finds joy and purpose in his work, every day.

 

What you’ll learn about:

  • 11:02 - Lessons from founding and funding Bandwidth.
  • 17:35 - Why your employees need to know WHY you do what you do.
  • 19:14 - 2 stories of breakthrough with Bandwidth employees.
  • 23:43 - Are your employees motivated? 4 things every business needs to motivate someone.
  • 26:02 - Your identity as an entrepreneur.
  • 29:12 - Mixing ministry and business.
  • 31:49 - How Henry stays hungry and focused in his career.

 

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