Louis J. Stack, “Leading the World to Better Balance” since 1985. His brand Fitterfirst is recognized worldwide for supplying premium professional and personal products that help people recover from and prevent injury, maintain balance and fitness and keep moving at work. He has built a foundation of integrity and quality in everything he does. Along his journey, Louis has been an advocate and industry expert, often leading the way in the physical rehabilitation world and setting precedence in the way we approach the office environment. Nothing makes him happier than improving someone’s life with one of his products – a “win-win-win” as he likes to call it. Canadian National Speed Skiing Team, 1990 – 1995; Calgary’s Small Business of the Year Award, 2002; Winner of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2016
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
When business started difficulties overcame:
“I am always looking for the next opportunity, the next thing”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography Book by Walter Isaacson
- Jack Stack Books
Favourite Quote:
- “Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail” Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “balance is the essence of movement, and movement is the essence of life” Louis Stack
Also mentioned:
- “to soon old, too late smart”
- “you have got to have a great relationship with the man in the mirror” Brian Tracy
- “you are not what you think you are but what you think you are” Brian Tracy
Recommended Online Resources:
- The Entrepreneur Way – Learn from successful Entrepreneurs with Free Daily podcast interviews that reveal their business success secrets
- Ernst & Young – EY provides global services to help you retain the confidence of investors, manage your risk, strengthen your controls and achieve your potential
- Entrepreneurs’ Organization – The Entrepreneur Organization enables entrepreneurs to learn and grow from each other leading to greater business success and an enriched personal life
Also mentioned
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“you have got to be passionate and believing what you are doing. Anything less than 100% commitment and passion, it doesn’t guarantee failure. But it’s not a ticket to success. There is going to be hardships, there is going to be challenges, you are going to have adversity. That’s called life, that’s what happens while you’re busy making other plans, you are living your life, crap happens and you have got to get through it. I always look for the light at the end of the tunnel, I look for the opportunity, I look for the diamond in the rough. And for me I tend to find them very very early in the game which makes it a little bit harder. It would be nice to hit a home run all of the time. ”…[Listen for More]
More About Louis Stack:
- Fitter International Inc.
- Fitterfirst
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself, any direction you choose.” Dr. Seuss
Other Quotes From the Chat with Louis Stack:
- “if you are not passionate about it you are going to succeed at it”
- “you have to believe in what you’re doing and believe in yourself and want to do it”
- “if you don’t take the first step you are never going to get there”
- “I believe person has to take passion and belief in themselves, their product and their project and just start doing it”
- “you prove a lot of ways that don’t work on the journey to the ways that do work”
- “fire quickly hire slowly”
- “making decisions faster both about people and about what projects or what products are winners and losers, cut the losses when you have to”
- “if you have got people who are cancerous to the operation you have got to get them out of there fast. If you have got products or services that are cancerous to the operation you have just got to get rid of them. Make the decision quick”
- “it’s really important to believe in yourself and really be as respectful to yourself and other people as possible”
- “it’s about where we are going not where we have been”
- “maintaining your mobility, stability, and agility is such an important life habit like wearing a seatbelt or brushing your teeth. You just need to pay attention to SAM – Stability, Agility, Mobility… every day”
- “if you are sitting at a desk six, seven, eight hours a day the most important possible thing you can do stand up for one minute every 30 minutes”
- “if you don’t use it you will lose it and it’s all about having a good relationship with the forces of gravity and moving so it’s not just standing nor is it sitting. And that should be your goal to move as frequently as you possibly can while maintaining your posture or stops the most important thing we can do as human beings who want to age gracefully”
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