Meet Jason Martin

Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Jason Martin. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Alright, so we’re so thrilled to have Jason with us today – welcome and maybe we can jump right into it with a question about one of your qualities that we most admire. How did you develop your work ethic? Where do you think you get it from?

My parents. Don’t we all learn from those in our lives? Good and bad, right and wrong, we take these experiences and mold them into our everyday. At 10 years old my father had me on his payroll, getting a check working the orchard, stocking produce to even wrapping candy. He taught me, basic operations to supply and demand. From there, we had a snow cone business, Our garage was the syrup room and we had about 150 different flavours and an ice machine. Inventory was key, scheduling was important because who wants a snow cone in the middle of December in Illinois? My father taught me to forecast, sell and be passionate of my product.

Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?

My family, future and my new norm. Upon retirement from the military, I have to define what is my new norm. What did I want to do when I “grew up”? Owned something I could call my own like my Dad did. Something to support my family, their future and be involved in my community. So I did. I pivoted from a daily grind to a passion…which was beer. I started at Able Baker as an unpaid intern. I made great friends, worked hard and eventually an opportunity presented itself where I was able to be a part of opening a business.

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?

Integrity
Tenacity
Rational

Don’t react to the highs and lows. Stay on the middle ground, this is where you will thrive. An even calming presence.

How would you spend the next decade if you somehow knew that it was your last?

Not to be cliche but a work life balance is key. You have to be presentand supportive. As an example to my kids putting in the time and energy into my business to be a success (like my Dad) and not let them down. For example, one on one time with “Dad” vs “Dad the business owner” is a daily struggle.

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