Mastermind Midland was forged on the back porches of Jason Gould and Chris Taylor. These two entrepreneurs and friends found great value when discussing their businesses with one another. They each loved to both challenge ideas put forth by their counterpart, as well as have their own ideas challenged. The friends found that by having a collaborative soundboard they were able to refine their ideas into something with a much higher chance of success. Jason and Chris also found great success implementing these ideas into their businesses, immediately recognizing that this partnership was valuable for both of them both from a personal standpoint as well as for their companies. Mastermind Midland is Chris and Jason’s attempt to pass on these valuable ideas to the world at large. Listeners are invited into the Mastermind process to challenge their own ideas, as well as push back on the ideas of the hosts. Welcome to the discussion!

Season 1 is all about setting the stage for the Primary Operating Principle. In this season we meet our hosts and find out more about their lives and how they have come to be entrepreneurs and friends. They discuss their early days in business and just how they’ve come to understand what they call the “Primary Operating Principle,” an organization of business practices and priorities that Chris and Jason have found to be the key to long term success in business.

All of this conversation happens on Chris’ back porch where the drinks are cold and the grill is hot. The guys enjoy a variation of an old fashioned each episode and grill up some sort of protein instructing listener’s on how to recreate the magical concoctions. Think of Season 1 like an entrepreneur’s cooking show.

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