As kids, we often think we know what we’ll be when we grow up. And some people do. They fall in love with a particular field and pursue it. Others find themselves meandering a bit more, as opportunities present themselves and interests twist and turn. Perhaps your journey in life and business looks similar.To talk about taking untraditional paths, I (Kyle) interviewed Mark Duran, the CEO and Co-Founder of Student First Technologies. Mark and I discussed both the joys and the hard work of moving off a set path onto one you didn’t foresee.“Be really honest with yourself. Why do you want to start a business?” -- Mark DuranWhat You’ll LearnUntraditional pathsExpanding equityChoosing your work to learnValue of 5 year commitmentsPatience pays offSolidify your basics firstKnow and feed your whyRecommended ResourcesBooks: Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t by Jim CollinsA Fine Line: How Most American Kids Are Kept Out of the Best Public Schools by Tim DeRocheThe Go-Giver: A Little Story About A Powerful Business Idea by Bob Burg and John David Mann Connect with Mark DuranMark Duran is the CEO and Co-Founder of Student First Technologies, which offers customized technology solutions to empower organizations that support School Choice. Their passion stems from the belief that every child deserves access to quality education, and the groups supporting quality education choice deserve software and processes built to make it happen.studentfirsttech.com [email protected] X (Twitter)  ||  Linkedin - Mark Duran  ||  Linkedin - Student First Technologies Connect with Daniel Fuller, Kyle Maloney and FullStack PEOA turnkey HR for emerging companies, FullStack PEO removes the human resource, compliance, and payroll headaches from a company’s to-do list. FullStack also produces the Savage to Sage podcast, co-hosted by Partner and VP of Business Development, Daniel Fuller and Senior Account Executive, Kyle Maloney.Linkedin - Daniel  ||  [email protected] - Kyle  ||  [email protected]

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