<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Entrepreneurship is alive and well and Michael Riscica is here to prove it! Michael &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;completely bootstrapped his business from scratch, starting it as a side-hustle while working full time as a licensed architect. Today Michael has the fastest growing coaching community for young architects.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;In this episode, you’ll learn the 4 main elements of Michael’s thriving business, the importance of community, and offering value before asking for money.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS EPISODE: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Building a strong community through speaking and webinars 8:34&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Getting scrappy and making money in the early days of entrepreneurship 14:01&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;The value of building your business around one core offer 20:15&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Using a podcast to strengthen your community 29:15&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Why Michael is adding business coaching to his model 34:29&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How adding team members lifted Young Architect to the next level 36:57&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Bouncing back from COVID-19 and pivoting to a virtual conference 41:15&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The true ROI of hiring a coach… even when it feels like you can’t afford one 47:18&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;The value of hiring a coach that’s already accomplished what you want to accomplish 50:37&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;h2&gt;&lt;em&gt;“I DON&amp;#8217;T REALLY ACKNOWLEDGE MY COMPETITORS AS MY COMPETITORS BECAUSE WE HAVE A SHARED VISION AND A SHARED GOAL.”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;h2&gt;&lt;em&gt;– MICHAEL RISCICA&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;h2&gt;MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://youngarchitect.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Young Architect&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://youngarchitect.com/category/podcast/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Young Architect Podcast&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://youngarchitect.com/arebootcamp/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;&lt;b&gt;ARE Boot Camp&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://worlddominationsummit.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;&lt;b&gt;World Domination Summit&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://intuitivespeaking.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Michael’s public speaking coach&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;h2&gt;ABOUT &lt;strong&gt;MICHAEL RISCICA&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Michael Riscica is a Licensed Architect, keynote speaker, internationally-recognized blogger, and creator of Young Architect.com, a platform that helps Future Architects succeed in school, work, and exams.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Michael completely bootstrapped his business from scratch, starting it as a side-hustle while working for the City of Portland. Over time, Michael continued to invest in the growth of his business and grew it to where it is today &amp;#8211; the premier mentorship, learning, and coaching community serving the next generation of architects.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h2&gt;&lt;em&gt;“BE WILLING TO BE STRETCHED AND PUSHED OUTSIDE YOUR COMFORT ZONE. BE WILLING TO BE UNCOMFORTABLE AND WORK THROUGH IT AND BE OPEN TO THE POSSIBILITIES.”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;h2&gt;&lt;em&gt;– MICHAEL RISCICA&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;The post &lt;a href="https://www.michaelknouse.com/episodes/episode-196-when-your-community-becomes-your-strongest-asset/"&gt;Episode 196: When Your Community Becomes Your Strongest Asset&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a href="https://www.michaelknouse.com"&gt;Michael Knouse&lt;/a&gt;.</description>

The Startup Sessions with Michael Knouse

Michael Knouse: Empowering Visionary Entrepreneurs to Create a Life of Meaning Through a Business with Soul

Episode 196: When Your Community Becomes Your Strongest Asset

NOV 4, 202066 MIN
The Startup Sessions with Michael Knouse

Episode 196: When Your Community Becomes Your Strongest Asset

NOV 4, 202066 MIN

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Entrepreneurship is alive and well and Michael Riscica is here to prove it! Michael </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">completely bootstrapped his business from scratch, starting it as a side-hustle while working full time as a licensed architect. Today Michael has the fastest growing coaching community for young architects.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, you’ll learn the 4 main elements of Michael’s thriving business, the importance of community, and offering value before asking for money.</span></p> <h2><strong>HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS EPISODE: </strong></h2> <ul> <li>Building a strong community through speaking and webinars 8:34</li> <li><strong>Getting scrappy and making money in the early days of entrepreneurship 14:01</strong></li> <li>The value of building your business around one core offer 20:15</li> <li><strong>Using a podcast to strengthen your community 29:15</strong></li> <li>Why Michael is adding business coaching to his model 34:29</li> <li><strong>How adding team members lifted Young Architect to the next level 36:57</strong></li> <li>Bouncing back from COVID-19 and pivoting to a virtual conference 41:15</li> <li><strong>The true ROI of hiring a coach… even when it feels like you can’t afford one 47:18</strong></li> <li>The value of hiring a coach that’s already accomplished what you want to accomplish 50:37</li> </ul> <h2><em>“I DON&#8217;T REALLY ACKNOWLEDGE MY COMPETITORS AS MY COMPETITORS BECAUSE WE HAVE A SHARED VISION AND A SHARED GOAL.”</em></h2> <h2><em>– MICHAEL RISCICA</em></h2> <h2>MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:</h2> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://youngarchitect.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b>Young Architect</b></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://youngarchitect.com/category/podcast/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b>Young Architect Podcast</b></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://youngarchitect.com/arebootcamp/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b>ARE Boot Camp</b></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://worlddominationsummit.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b>World Domination Summit</b></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://intuitivespeaking.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b>Michael’s public speaking coach</b></a></li> </ul> <h2>ABOUT <strong>MICHAEL RISCICA</strong>:</h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Michael Riscica is a Licensed Architect, keynote speaker, internationally-recognized blogger, and creator of Young Architect.com, a platform that helps Future Architects succeed in school, work, and exams.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Michael completely bootstrapped his business from scratch, starting it as a side-hustle while working for the City of Portland. Over time, Michael continued to invest in the growth of his business and grew it to where it is today &#8211; the premier mentorship, learning, and coaching community serving the next generation of architects.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2><em>“BE WILLING TO BE STRETCHED AND PUSHED OUTSIDE YOUR COMFORT ZONE. BE WILLING TO BE UNCOMFORTABLE AND WORK THROUGH IT AND BE OPEN TO THE POSSIBILITIES.”</em></h2> <h2><em>– MICHAEL RISCICA</em></h2>The post <a href="https://www.michaelknouse.com/episodes/episode-196-when-your-community-becomes-your-strongest-asset/">Episode 196: When Your Community Becomes Your Strongest Asset</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.michaelknouse.com">Michael Knouse</a>.