In this podcast episode, Jack Smith, an entrepreneur, investor, business coach, and CEO, is interviewed by Seth Waters. The two explore the ins and outs of creating a business that not only makes money but has a positive impact in the world. Jack shares his background in IT, how he taught himself how to code, and eventually hacked his high school's network to land his first job. He also talks about his time in the United States Air Force, decoding and validating weather observations. Later on Jack got out of service and eventually founded Fortuna BMC, which is now one of the fastest-growing, veteran-owned businesses in the United States. Jack shares the growth of Fortuna BMC as a technology consulting company, how it built on-demand teams finding solutions for its clients, and how it expanded to a 600-person call center company during the pandemic. In this podcast episode, Jack discusses what inspired him to start the Purposeful Prosperity Podcast, with the aim to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs normalizing making money while doing good and prioritizing people over profits.   [00:00:51] Jack shares his IT background [00:02:49] Introducing Fortuna BMC, a veteran-owned business [00:03:06] Jack shares how Fortuna BCM became one of the fastest-growing companies in America [00:04:00] Inspiration behind Purposeful Prosperity Podcast [00:05:11] The intersection of business success and purpose   LET'S CONNECT Facebook: facebook.com/purposefulprosperitywithjacksmith  Instagram: instagram.com/purposeful_prosperity  Twitter: twitter.com/Purposeful_Jack  Website: www.purposefulprosperity.com   FOLLOW FORTUNA BMC Facebook: facebook.com/fortunabusinessmanagement  Instagram: instagram.com/fortunabmc  Twitter: twitter.com/FortunaBMC  Website: www.fortunabmc.com    JACK SMITH QUOTES FROM THE INTERVIEW "I don't like making money if we're not doing good. And at the end of the day, I wanna normalize that. I want it to be okay to choose people over profits." - Jack Smith "We as entrepreneurs are the solutions to the problems that our society face. We can take control and stop being told how to do and show how to do." - Jack Smith    

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