#19: Mickeli Bedore - The Man On Fire

“There’s nothing worse than regret.”
Have you ever felt that itch to start something new or take a professional risk? If the answer is yes, then I recommend you listen to the story of Mickeli Bedore (@mickelibedore).
Mickeli is the Founder and CEO of Bedore Business Group (@BedoreGroup), which is an outsource sales company that is comprised of highly experienced and talented sales professionals. Mickeli is also the co-founder of an outdoor adventure company called Otium (@OtiumOutdoors).
Before starting both companies at the same time, Mickeli was a rockstar salesman for many years in Corporate America. He enjoyed a lucrative and comfortable career performing a job he was born to do. However, that enjoyment faded when Mickeli began to feel the entrepreneurial tug.
This tug intensified with the impending birth of his soon-to-be daughter. Mickeli started to ask himself, “what kind of eyes do I want her to look in to?”
To which he replied, “I want her to see a man on fire.”
Enjoy!
Topics mentioned or discussed:
“Good sales people talk the least, but listen the most.”
“The best sales people have a process and/or a system that they run each and every time without waiver.”
A pivotal conversation with his high school guidance counselor
Selling frozen pizzas with his uncle
“Doctors are the best sales people”
Sandler Sales Training (@SandlerTraining)
Music as a passion and creative outlet
Lessons learned from a brief career in the music industry
The Potty Song for his daughter
The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss (@tferriss)
Mickeli's favorites related to the twin cities:
Favorite Meal Under $15
- The Crooked Pint - Loaded Tater Tots
Favorite Public Space
Favorite Annual Event:
- Saint Patrick's Day in St Paul
Most Fascinating Person You Know
- Steve Imhoff (@rareformprops)
How Would You Describe the Twin Cities
- “If February didn’t exist, everyone would live here.”
State of the Union Message
- “Don’t believe everything that you think. The path to 'I can do it' or 'I can’t' intersects between your ears.”