Mike Del Ponte is the Co-founder and Chief Hydration Officer of Soma, the smart, beautiful, sustainable water filter. Soma has been named one of the most disruptive companies of the year by Inc. Magazine and the #1 design story of the year by Fast Company. Mike has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Inc. Magazine, CNN, and now the pinnacle… EntrepreneurOnFire.
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Resource Mentioned:
- Your Big Idea: Successful Entrepreneurs have One Big Idea. Follow JLD’s FREE training & you’ll discover Your Big Idea in less than an hour!
Success Quote
- “Be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry.” – Unknown.
Business Failure
- Mike started a non-profit at the peak of the great recession. Hearing “no” over and over again led him to start asking one amazing question that changed everything: why?
Entrepreneurial AH-HA Moment
- Mike’s AH-HA moment brings back memories of the day EntrepreneurOnFire was born. Listen close!
Current Business
- SOMA is focused on making incredible products as well as making an incredible impact on the world, which they do every day in their work with Charity:Water.
Small Business Resources
- Zirtual: Handles clients from all 7 continents.
- Text-Expander: Type more with less effort! TextExpander saves you time and keystrokes, expanding custom keyboard shortcuts into frequently-used text and pictures.
Best Business Book
- Open by Andre Agassi.
Interview Links
- SOMA: The beautiful, sustainable, glass water filter with biodegradable filters delivered via subscription.
- Mike’s Twitter
Sponsors
- Onnit: A health and wellness brand focused on Total Human Optimization. To get 10% off your supplement purchase go to Onnit.com/Fire.
- Ontraport: An all-in-one small business management platform that integrates all the software you need to start, systemize and scale your business. To learn more, go to Ontraport.com/fire.
Killer Resources!
1) The Common Path to Uncommon Success: JLD’s 1st traditionally published book! Over 3000 interviews with the world’s most successful Entrepreneurs compiled into a 17-step roadmap to financial freedom and fulfillment!
2) Free Podcast Course: Learn from JLD how to create and launch your podcast!
3) Podcasters’ Paradise: The #1 podcasting community in the world!
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