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Grit Mindset with Matt Rosen
Hosted by Matt Rosen · EN
The Grit Mindset is where the people who already broke tell the real version. CEOs whose playbooks died. Green Berets and pro athletes who lost the identity they built everything on. Founders and fund managers who watched the money disappear. Not the LinkedIn version — the specific day it ended, the unglamorous middle, and what the rebuild actually cost.
Hosted by Matt Rosen — CEO of Allata and national media commentator on AI and leadership — every episode follows the story through four acts: who they were before, the break, the rebuild, and the bill.
If you're leading through the next five years, these are the people to learn from. Stay gritty.
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Episode 9: From Pet Food to Dumpsters – Reinventing Success with Mitch FelderHoff
Apr 16, 202500:27:23Tap to summarizeIn this episode, I'm joined by my friend and serial entrepreneur Mitch Felderhoff. Mitch shares his journey from growing up in the small town of Munster, Texas, to taking over his family’s livestock feed business, transforming it into a successful pet food company, and eventually selling it to private equity. Mitch walks us through the highs, the challenges, and what it’s like to pivot from pet food to his newest venture—the dumpster business. It’s a story about adaptability, determination, grit, and what it really takes to evolve as an entrepreneur. Stay Gritty!
Transcribe →Episode 8: Giving Old Tech New Life with Kent Taggart
Apr 9, 202500:31:34Tap to summarizeIn this episode, I'm joined by my friend and fellow DFW Roundtable member, Kent Taggart. Kent is the founder of Mender, a successful IT Asset Disposition company that’s doing some fascinating and impactful work in the tech world.We dive into how Mender helps large enterprises and data centers responsibly manage their old IT equipment—from desktops and laptops to servers and networking gear. Kent explains how they handle everything from secure data wiping to environmental compliance, all while finding smart ways to remarket or recycle the gear.If you're into tech, sustainability, or just love hearing about innovative business models, this one's for you. Stay Gritty!
Transcribe →Episode 2: Grit is Discipline on Steroids w/ John Hudson
Feb 26, 202500:23:42Tap to summarizeMatt welcomes John Hudson, CEO of PeakPrecision Solutions, to learn about the grit it took to be the first person in his family to go to college, the importance of respect from the mailroom to the boardroom, how defining what success means to you helps put you on the pathway to achievement, and how grit got him through one of the more difficult times in his career: pursuing an MBA in the middle of running a company.
Transcribe →Episode 1: Lessons in Grit w/ Michelle Johnson
Feb 21, 202500:19:52Tap to summarizeWelcome to the first episode of Grit Mindset with your host, Matt Rosen! On this premiere episode, Matt is joined by Michelle Johnson, partner at Fortium Partners, to discuss how her background in sports paved the way for her successful career, a particularly bad board presentation that required grit to get through, and some of the most important things to do to develop grit in your life.
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