<p>12 years from now, what would you be surprised about with a risk you are taking today?</p><p>Max Francis, our guest today took a risk so big, his friends and family staged an intervention for him. Mac tells us his stories of building from the ground up, being mistaken as a drug dealer and even married women's boyfriend. This was all part of just building his company. </p><p>Max was willing to fail big by putting one strep in front of the other to build his company True Hamilton. Inclusion not exclusion is how max describes himself and it shines through with his company True Hamiltonian. Against all warnings and interventions, this engineer quit his full time secure job to sell t-shirts.</p><p>Tune into this episode for big laughs, almost devasting moments and life lessons learned from unusual places by simply saying yes to everything for a season. This conversation was an adventure and heart warming, just like the city we build in, Hamilton. </p><p><strong>Follow True Hamiltonian:</strong></p><p>Instagram: @truehamiltonianHamiltonian</p><p>Twitter: @truehamiltonian</p><p>Website: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://truehamiltonian.ca">truehamiltonian.ca</a></p><p></p><p>This episode is a part of a 4 Part Series memorializing black entrepreneurs leaving their mark and impact on the world today and in the future for Black History Month. This is made in collaboration with <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://blkowned.ca/">Blk Owned Hamilton</a> and sponsored by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.hamiltonchamber.ca/">Hamilton Chamber of Commerce</a> &amp; <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://investinhamilton.ca/">Invest in Hamilton</a>.</p><p></p><p><strong>Join the Buzz:</strong></p><p>Know an entrepreneur we should be making a buzz about? Visit us on our website and suggest a guest <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://buzzworthypod.ca/">https://buzzworthypod.ca/</a></p><p></p><p>Stay up to date with what we're doing:</p><p>Instagram: @buzzworthy_pod</p><p>Linkedin: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/buzz-worthy-podcast/?viewAsMember=true">https://www.linkedin.com/company/buzz-worthy-podcast/?viewAsMember=true</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Watch our TV SHOW!</strong></p><p>Its the show and tell of innovation and products created locally! New episodes drop every month!</p><p>Watch Live: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://cable14.com/buzzworthy">https://cable14.com/buzzworthy</a></p>