The Firefighter’s Guide to Business With Adam McFadden
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Why is continuous learning important for firefighters?
I think a lot of people think, oh, I don't have time. I'm working, right? But we know as entrepreneurs, you have to create the time and maybe give up the Netflix for two hours a night to work on the business. How do you juggle both and advice for people like that? We see many make excuses. They don't have the time. You know, maybe they don't have the finances to start their own business. But the only advice I could say is. It spans the globe like a super high school internet Elvis Presley.
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hello and welcome back to another episode of legacy makers podcast today joining me is adam from firehouse training epic epic story we've got today we're diving into how he does his day job still helping fight fires but then also educates thousands of people in his industry he's one of the leading educators an author an investor and yeah a ton more to dive into adam welcome to the show Appreciate it, Rudy. Thanks for having me. So look, if people don't know who you are, I know you've got a whole story and your episodes diving into it all and you're doing a lot on the business side, obviously in your day job, the investing side. Do you mind just giving a quick intro to everyone about yourself?
My name's Adam. I'm with Firehouse Training. We're one of Canada's largest fire service and workplace safety training companies. We've had the opportunity over the last many years to train thousands and thousands of aspiring firefighters, current firefighters and other workplaces, both online in our virtual format and in our in-class sessions as well. So again, having the chance to train and teach and do what I absolutely love to do, I can basically say I'm living the dream every single day, Rudy. Well, that's the great thing about entrepreneurship, right? Most of us build businesses based on what we're passionate about, right? And it's really rewarding to be able to do so and then the legacy part is being able to change lives in the process so i know you're obviously doing that through the education system and you know this is you've got even more planned with that so what what for someone that uh is watching doesn't maybe know the business side uh and maybe assumes that everyone's just trained to fight fires like what what do you do you know how does that work
I think right now we see in the industry that there's some amazing standardized training that's out there, but firefighters and workplaces are always looking for more. We know the technology changes, the risks and the hazards change. So whether it's dealing with electric vehicles, hazardous materials, or fires that are happening in the vertical cities, such as high rises.
How can discipline help in balancing work and entrepreneurship?
We see these different challenges and the specialty training that goes along with it, and we're able to fill a lot of those gaps with some of the experience that I bring and some of the fantastic instructors that I have within my company to help share their perspective, experience, education, and knowledge with our students across the country, in Canada, and even in the U.S.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Who is Adam McFadden and what does he do?
1:49
2
Why is continuous learning important for firefighters?
0:44–3:56
3
What challenges do firefighters face in modern training?
3:56
4
How can discipline help in balancing work and entrepreneurship?
2:13–4:47
5
What are the common excuses people make for not starting a business?
4:47
6
What lessons can be learned from real estate investing?
4:18–4:33
7
How can someone juggle a demanding job and a side business?
4:33–5:39
8
What legacy do you want to leave behind?
5:39–24:23
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