Finding Joy In Every Aspect Of Your Business W/ Matthew Berk

Host Chaz Wolfe brings on Matthew Berk, a 7+ figure king in the coffee E-commerce industry. Matthew, CEO of Beanbox in Seattle, WA, has been in business for over 8 years with no signs of slowing down. Matthew translated his early passion for building things into building his coffee business and employs his passion for people, improvement, and learning from challenges. In this episode, Chaz and Matthew talk about taking the time to connect and reflect in the moment, turning failure into success, and the thing that brings it all together - coffee! Tune in today to learn how to expect and overcome challenges so that you’re equipped to overcome your own challenges and grow your business. During this episode, you will learn about;[01:42]  Intro to Matthew and his business[04:40]  Why Matthew continues to build his coffee business[06:40]  Where Matthew’s motivation for building comes from[12:00]  How Matthew’s business started[17:15]  How did Matthew pivot to coffee?[20:25]  What Matthew had to learn to make his business successful[22:14]  A good decision Matthew made that enabled growth in his coffee business[28:26]  A bad decision Matthew made[34:30]  Matthew’s advice to business owners who are stretched thin[38:50]  If Matthew could use one trackable metric for his business, what would it be?[42:18]  Matthew’s thoughts on networking[43:19]  If Matthew lost it all, what would he do?[44:06]  How to connect with Matthew[44:55]  How to connect with Chaz and info on Gathering The Kings 90 Day IntensiveNotable Quotes“It's all in the build for me, a hundred percent. That is what keeps me going.” - Matthew Berk“What I love about this business, in particular, is we have an explicit product brand positioning that's all about making people happy with the product.” - Matthew Berk“I think passion is actually really misleading because it romanticizes what real motivation can be.” - Matthew Berk“You can admit that it's a failure, you can learn something from it and it can springboard you into an area you never would've imagined going into.” - Matthew Berk“In the failure, the reality isn't necessarily the failure. It's the fact that you get back up, learn what happened, dust yourself off, and you keep going. As long as you pick yourself up more times than you fall then you keep going. You win.” - Chaz Wolfe (Host)“E-commerce is the opera of the software world.” - Matthew Berk“The customer doesn't care about our business model. They just care about better coffee.” - Matthew Berk“All we really need to care about is what's the lifetime value of our customers and do they keep coming back for our product?” - Matthew Berk“If you're inactive around something you know is important you will fail, period.” - Matthew Berk“We have learned very painfully that the cost of growth is sometimes exorbitant to the value of growth.” - Matthew BerkBooks and Resources Recommended:The Lean Startup by Eric Ries: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesseshttps://www.amazon.com/Lean-Startup-Entrepreneurs-Continuous-Innovation/dp/0307887898Let’s Connect!Matthew Berk:Special code:  beanboxfam for 15% off Beanbox.comLinkedIn: