#1 Entrepreneurial Beginnings: A Journey of Faith, Family, and Growth

Imagine starting your first business at age of 13 – that's the beginning of my journey as an entrepreneur, and I'm thrilled to take you along. Welcome to the inaugural episode of our podcast series, where I, Eric Griffin, invite you to share in the blend of life's challenges and victories that have been part of my personal and professional tapestry. This podcast is born out of a decade-long habit of recording audio diaries, each episode a thoughtful reflection on life's many facets. As we embark on this journey together, prepare to find stories of encouragement and insights that remind us of the beauty in imperfection and the strength found in struggle. 

Embracing the dual roles of an entrepreneur and family man, I share how faith weaves through my daily pursuits, offering a compass in both business and life. Future episodes promise a rich tapestry of experiences – from the whimsical joys of early parenting adventures to the unique challenges of businesses designed as ministries. As we grow, expect to meet diverse guests who bring their own stories and insights to our conversations. Plus, get a peek into my past with exclusive throwback episodes that reveal the moments shaping who I am today. Dive in, and let's find the light together in this shared journey of growth and positivity.

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:00

Hi guys, welcome back to another podcast episode with Eric Griffin.

Speaker 1: 0:05

I am your host and, yeah, this is basically the first official episode of the podcast. I have been doing these podcast episodes for about 10 years now, but it's mainly been for my own collection, kind of like audio diaries, and I have accumulated quite a few of them and I have felt like it's time to actually release some of them to you guys, and just the whole point and purpose of this podcast is just to give encouragement and to be a little bright light in your day, I guess, and to let you know that there are people that still struggle and everything's not always rainbows and everything. So this podcast is going to be kind of like maybe like a blog, but also just we'll talk about some general topics and cover a lot of ground and a lot of stuff, just life stuff. So, yeah, so this is the first official episode and stay tuned for more. I want to try to keep these a little bit short, but we might go a little long, so you know, feel free to pause, come back whenever you need. A little bit about me I am an entrepreneur and I have been doing that since I was 13.

Speaker 1: 1:56

I have a beautiful, wonderful family and we'll get into some of the experiences of what that is like and how do you work through building a family but also building your business or businesses, and I am a firm believer in our Lord, my Father in heaven.

Speaker 1: 2:26

So we'll get into that a little bit in some episodes. And, yeah, the purpose of this is just again to be encouraging and to kind of bring you in to a little bit of my daily life and what we do. And we'll have some guests and everything like that too, here and there. But yeah, so I guess we'll go ahead and cut it off there and we'll jump to episode two where we'll talk about first experiences with kids maybe. Or we could talk about the first time, that, my first experiences in trying to build a business which is actually a ministry, believe it or not. That would be a fun one. We'll also do some throwback episodes, and those throwback episodes are the ones that are from my private collection where you can get a tiny glimpse of the past and um and that kind of thing. So anyway, catch you guys on the flip and I'll see you in the next episodes and the coming ones. Thanks,