Matt Estrin spent 15 years as a pastor before taking the leap into entrepreneurship and eventually building seven businesses. In this conversation, Matt and Dan explore what happens when you stop keeping one foot safely outside your calling and decide to go all in.
Matt shares how faith shaped his approach to risk, leadership, community, and business ownership. They discuss the cost of divided commitment, why entrepreneurship can be a form of service, and what it takes to build something that matters beyond revenue.
00:00 Why Matt Left the Pulpit
03:42 Keeping One Foot Outside the Business
09:18 When Matt Decided to Go All In
15:36 Can Entrepreneurship Be a Calling?
22:14 Building Seven Businesses Without Losing the Mission
31:08 Why Community Matters More Than Growth
39:45 The Cost of Divided Commitment
47:20 What Matt Would Tell a Hesitant Entrepreneur
Thank you, Matt Estrin, for returning as a guest on Delay the Decay!
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