Mark J. Kohler

Oh, you bet. Thanks for asking. And it was kind of unexpected about four or five months ago, one of the houses that sponsors some of the presentations and panels and events asked me to come speak and represent small business. And but can you do that, Mark, and come on your own dime?

Oh, you bet. Thanks for asking. And it was kind of unexpected about four or five months ago, one of the houses that sponsors some of the presentations and panels and events asked me to come speak and represent small business. And but can you do that, Mark, and come on your own dime?

See, so many people that are sponsored by governments or big corporations and, you know, big NGOs like we're trying to deal with climate control and AI. I mean, if I hear the word sustainability and AI in the same sentence again, I'm going to like punch someone in the face. Yeah.

See, so many people that are sponsored by governments or big corporations and, you know, big NGOs like we're trying to deal with climate control and AI. I mean, if I hear the word sustainability and AI in the same sentence again, I'm going to like punch someone in the face. Yeah.

But anyway, it was a really unique opportunity because I got to speak on behalf of America's small business and really world's small business. So many other countries, you walk into a little pizza shop in Italy and it's a mom and dad trying to pass on a legacy to their kids. And It's everywhere. Every country is built on that small business mindset and they get forgotten.

But anyway, it was a really unique opportunity because I got to speak on behalf of America's small business and really world's small business. So many other countries, you walk into a little pizza shop in Italy and it's a mom and dad trying to pass on a legacy to their kids. And It's everywhere. Every country is built on that small business mindset and they get forgotten.

So that was my opportunity. So I talked about having a family office, having your own family business, having your own board meeting with your little family offices, three doors down the hallway on the left with a couch in it. You don't need to be a billionaire and something I speak about all the time in love. And so I go over there and I expected, you know, to like have

So that was my opportunity. So I talked about having a family office, having your own family business, having your own board meeting with your little family offices, three doors down the hallway on the left with a couch in it. You don't need to be a billionaire and something I speak about all the time in love. And so I go over there and I expected, you know, to like have

be invited to crazy parties where they were planning black Swan events or, you know, sort of like what's going on. You know, am I going to get on a jet and head to some Island in the Caribbean?

be invited to crazy parties where they were planning black Swan events or, you know, sort of like what's going on. You know, am I going to get on a jet and head to some Island in the Caribbean?

It's like, here's your card. If you ever call a jet, we'll call and pick you up. So anyway, I, you know, you have all these conspiracy. And the biggest shocker was, um, And of course, I knew we were going to go to Switzerland in this beautiful little town with snow and all these little Swiss villages. It was just gorgeous.

It's like, here's your card. If you ever call a jet, we'll call and pick you up. So anyway, I, you know, you have all these conspiracy. And the biggest shocker was, um, And of course, I knew we were going to go to Switzerland in this beautiful little town with snow and all these little Swiss villages. It was just gorgeous.

But I got there and oh my gosh, everybody I met was just another business owner. Yeah, there was some corporate representatives and some diplomats and this and that. But everybody was like, hey, you got a card? What's going on? And the biggest takeaway, you'll love this. Americans don't think big enough.

But I got there and oh my gosh, everybody I met was just another business owner. Yeah, there was some corporate representatives and some diplomats and this and that. But everybody was like, hey, you got a card? What's going on? And the biggest takeaway, you'll love this. Americans don't think big enough.

I would be talking to a young couple that just invented a new gin or another couple that was selling some caviar or another food product of some sort, another couple that was doing some automotive parts or this or that, doing some music, doing any business I would bump into. They're like, yeah, I'm trying to scale this globally. I'm in five countries already. I'm like, what?

I would be talking to a young couple that just invented a new gin or another couple that was selling some caviar or another food product of some sort, another couple that was doing some automotive parts or this or that, doing some music, doing any business I would bump into. They're like, yeah, I'm trying to scale this globally. I'm in five countries already. I'm like, what?

And I'm like, we just, as America, we just, we get in our bubble and don't realize there is a whole economy out there worldwide for us. And I was like, wow. And that was very empowering for me because I think there's so many people in the U.S. that do have products and services they could sell worldwide or expand a little bit for some of that.

And I'm like, we just, as America, we just, we get in our bubble and don't realize there is a whole economy out there worldwide for us. And I was like, wow. And that was very empowering for me because I think there's so many people in the U.S. that do have products and services they could sell worldwide or expand a little bit for some of that.

And there may not be a tariff where you want to sell it.

And there may not be a tariff where you want to sell it.