Bourbon and Breakthroughs
EP 104: Don't be a Prisoner in Your Own Business with CEO/Coaching Client, Mario Kroll
Jun 28, 2022
Season 1
Episode 104
Chris Goodman
Oftentimes, entrepreneurs choose their path to avoid the tyranny of overbearing employers. Why, then, do so many become their own terrible boss? Joining us today to share his open-minded, openhearted perspective is our very own coaching client, Mario Kroll. Mario has a fascinating background, from serving in the US Army JAG Corps to founding Wargamer, rebooting and leading Kalypso Media’s North American and Asian video game publishing business, and finally founding the impressively successful gaming PR and marketing company, UberStrategist. In this episode, you’ll find out how Mario overcame the entrepreneurial myth, stepped back, and empowered his team to exercise their expertise. You’ll also learn about Mario’s mindfulness practices and how coaching assisted his personal transformation, as well as how it continues to benefit both him and his team. Mario is someone who has dared to follow his passions and look within, and today, he fills us in on how he has mastered the four-day work week and how he aims to guide his employees to unlock the answers, rather than simply telling them what to do. Tune in to hear Mario’s inspiring journey, and to find out how you too can avoid being a prisoner in your own business!
Key Points From This Episode:
- Introducing Chris’ coaching client, Mario Kroll, CEO of UberStrategist.
- UberStrategist’s impressive word-of-mouth referral rate.
- The exponential growth UberStrategist has seen and Mario’s ambitious goals for 2022.
- Mario’s inspiring story of personal growth, from divorce and bankruptcy to immense success.
- Resources for those struggling with addiction.
- How coaching has assisted Mario’s transformation.
- Mario’s goal to create opportunities for others with his business.
- What he attributes his success to: luck, reputation, and empowering others!
- How Mario overcame the entrepreneurial myth, stepped back, and empowered his team.
- Mario’s recommended books.
- How coaching and mindfulness practices have shifted his mindset.
- What prevents entrepreneurs from keeping things simple, fun, and easy.
- Mario’s advice for other business owners: take inventory of your successes and define your own metrics of success.
- How Mario’s mindfulness practice has influenced his business.
- How both Mario and his team have benefited from Chris’ coaching.
- The debilitating nature of perfectionism.
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Mario Kroll on LinkedIn
Mario Kroll on Instagram
Mario Kroll Email
UberStrategist
UberStrategist Opportunities
Wargamer
Kalypso Media
Dr. Adi Jaffe
The E-Myth Revisited
Who Not How
Chris Goodman
Goodman Coaching Application
Goodman Coaching Inc
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