This week’s More Than Work guest is Dave Weiner, the CEO of Priority Bicycles. Dave talks about taking a break from IT when he was the CEO of a global company, to figure out what he wanted to do next. He had a new son, business ideas, and a desire to spend his time differently so he could have more balance and be present for his family.

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Dave started out working in the cycling industry after attending the University of California, Santa Barbara and it is the cycling industry that he decided to jump back into. He is innovating in the space with low maintenance bicycles including a line of low maintenance e-bikes.

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We chat about the importance of pursuing your passions and doing work you’re proud of as well as the difference between delivering software and a tangible good.  If you don’t think software development is related to bike production, you’ll learn why Dave thinks they are.

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Note from Rabiah (host):

I met date at least 14 years ago when I was working in warehouse management. We worked with a ton of vendors at the time and as a woman in IT I wasn’t always treated with the utmost respect. Dave was a different kind of leader and different kind of business partner. I can’t remember specifics of our interactions but his kindness stuck with me. I ended up following him on LinkedIn and when I started this podcast he was one person I was set on talking to so this chat was particularly important to me. I like that he acknowledges that he isn’t working less but is doing what he loves. That’s important. As he says, some people are just going to work a lot. I’m one of those but when I’m doing it for something that has meaning it feels different. Get out there for a bike ride everyone!

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Check out this chat with an entrepreneur for a practical point of view on setting priorities and building a business.

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Find Dave @ridepriority on all social channels  Priority Bicycles YouTube

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