How to Reinvent Yourself When Your Own Success Is Holding You Back

What happens when the life or business you've built becomes the very thing preventing you from growing? In this episode, Joe digs into the hard truth that the things (the co-workers, the business structure, the story about who you are and what you do) that got you to where you are today, may not be what gets you to where you ultimately want to go. From the factory floor to entrepreneurship, from personal bouts of injury and depression, Joe reflects on what he’s learned about radical transformation, and the courage it takes to “burn it down” and build something better, including a story about his friend Ben Mollin who inspired the creation of one of Go Brewing’s first beers.

Whether you're an entrepreneur navigating a critical growth stage, a professional feeling stuck in a career that no longer fits, or someone searching for a personal reset, this conversation will challenge the way you think about success, happiness, and starting over.

What you'll learn in this episode:

• Why the team and structure that helped you grow your business may be the very thing holding it back, and how to navigate that transition
• How changing your environment, whether physically or mentally, is often the first and most powerful step toward personal reinvention
• The story of Ben Mollin, a reality TV personality turned ultra-marathoner, and what his radical life reset can teach you about happiness and letting go of success that no longer serves you
• Why hitting rock bottom (economic insecurity, injury, depression) can become the unexpected foundation for your greatest reinvention
• How to recognize when you're being held back by complacency and what it looks like to truly start over

Topics Discussed: Business scaling and team building, fundraising challenges, personal reinvention, changing your environment, overcoming adversity, entrepreneurship, mental health and happiness, minimalism, ultra-running and fitness as transformation, craft beer and brand evolution.

See also Joe’s interview with Ben Mollin:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3CkJJtggnWzg5jH7Dbnwrx?si=75cbc65d480a4761

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/burn-it-down-with-ben-mollin-of-the-ben-mollin/id1547273354?i=1000535916616

An event with Ben Mollin at Go Brewing on March 7 & 8:

https://gobrewing.com/pages/burn-it-down-x-ben-mollin