“There were seeds being planted suggesting ‘maybe I’m not living the life I’m supposed to be living.’ But I didn’t know at that time what it was or how I was going to do it... and so I found myself in that rut again.”
When you're a top performer in your industry, you don't think much about making significant career changes. That is until you find you're spending too much time from home, or realize that your performance alone can't save your job.
John takes us through a bumpy ride from the mountaintop peaks and through deep valleys of his life in corporate banking, revealing just how hard things can get before admitting some sort of change needs to happen. It's a story we believe will resonate with many.
By the time John fights back the tears at the end of the podcast, hearing his decision to start Johnny Velo Bikes seems obvious and evident. His connection to bikes, cancer (as a survivor himself), community, and the surprise opportunity to finally become an entrepreneur are tailor-made for this story. But to seize it, to fully own it, he had live it out. And that's the hard part.
In retrospect, John just might tell you this was the most challenging ride he's ever been on — but also the one he was meant to travel.