In this episode, we invited Mike Steadman, a fellow Bunker Labs veteran entrepreneur, to speak on topics ranging from race to entrepreneurship. Mike is the Founder of IRONBOUND Boxing, a veteran-owned company whose core purpose is to “change lives through boxing.” We started the conversation with his experience in the Marines as an African-American infantry officer, and how he grew from there to become an entrepreneur. He talked about his non-profit part of the business and how the boxing coaching experience transforms and benefit youth. Tim asked Mike where he got his drive to start all of this, and Mike spoke about his mother's influence and his family's tradition of "giving back." In Mike's opinion, when we discuss race, we focus a lot on social injustice, but not enough conversation on economic drive. It's important to build an economic environment that every race can thrive within and to achieve that, education and consistency are key. We hope you enjoy this episode. Talk soon!
