A founder worked 12-hour days for three to five years to save his struggling business, straining his marriage in the process. He credits his farm upbringing and his father's belief that hard work is what a man does, and now refuses to teach the grueling methods that worked for him.
I look at my wife, I said, you know what, I don't like the lifestyle. I had to do something. She said, what you gonna do? I said, I'm gonna leave my house early and I'm gonna come back late. I'm gonna do that for 3 to 5 years, I'm done. And she made it— was not easy because I put 12 hours in this thing. So now I'm home all the time. My wife said, do you want to go to work? I said, no, I'm home. But you know what, but the business built, yes or no? So I love when people say, "Shawmomen, can you teach me what you got?" No, I'm not gonna teach you what I got right now. I'm gonna teach you what I used to do. You guys with me? But listen, listen, listen, listen. Meaning work hard for me is not a problem because listen, I came from a country that teach you as a young boy to work hard. I remember by the time I was 12 years old, okay, my dad is a farmer. He says that if you are a boy, your job is to work hard. If you plan to have a wife in your life, you gotta work hard, okay?
