Professional Olive Oil taster, executive and consultant. David Neuman built branded businesses in the USA food industry working with the highest quality of product but selling it to buyers and consumers who have little to no understanding of what olive oil they use or valuing it more than a cup of coffee.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
None Specific
When business started difficulties overcame:
“Once I left the safety net of being an employee and an executive, I realised it was time for a break and allow my own creative juices to have a chance to prove out. You can’t always ride on the coattails of others especially if you have that entrepreneurial spirit. I named my new business and did all of the legal work to get it set up properly but I wasn’t quite sure what I wanted so I considered a triangular approach, consulting, builder product and create an event-based business all focused on extra-virgin olive oil”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Book by Stephen R. CoveyFavourite Quote:
“the juice isn’t always worth the squeeze”
Recommended Online Resources:
LinkedIn Groups provide a place for professionals in the same industry or with similar interests to share their insights and experiences, ask for guidance, and build valuable connections.
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“if you have a full-time career and you are a closet entrepreneur keep your day job and start now fleshing out your dream. Create a vision board, construct a business plan, prepare a pro forma budget, decide if you indeed have an idea that can parlay into both financial and professional awards, don’t change away from a career until you know you are ready. If you have a support system that allows you to take a chance then make sure that is solid. The last thing anyone needs is a failure after they have had a long career. The adjustment is not going to a full-time workplace takes getting used to, be ready for change and when the juice is worth the squeeze make some juice”…[Listen for More]
More About David Neuman:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Work hard in silence, let your success be the noise.” Frank Ocean
Other Quotes From the Chat with David Neuman:
- “my standards for quality are probably too high and this made the universe of my customers smaller due to price. With the event business I could never have dreams of COVID disaster that shut all events down for 2020 and basically ruined my momentum that I was building in 2019 when I launched it. So, my learning is go slow to go fast, be patient and don’t over build a concept which the end consumer isn’t ready for”
- “secrets of success, sticking to a plan, understanding that you have something to offer the market. It shouldn’t always be about financial success or financial return although we all need that obviously to sustain life and prepare for a future where we may not be working. But I think you’re given a certain set of skills and you need to utilise them. So, I am very aware of what my limitations are but I also have the security of having family and a wife that is very supportive of my vision and allows me the time to go out and explore. That’s rare to have that and I am very lucky now very thankful that she shares in this vision with me and allows me…”
- “I use the web mostly for what it was originally created for which is a searching to gain information about almost anything”
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