780 Advizers

Jared

Founder

The Sun Cycle

Western Michigan University 2013
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Thesuncycle.com, Instagram - @TheSunCycle, @sklartacus

Jared brings over 10 years in sales roles and over 5 years in fitness.
Sports & Fitness
Entrepreneurship and Business Owner
Business Management & Admin
Finance

Q1Career path

Sales

Career Pivoting

Entrepreneurship

1:41

"I actually was a double major in finance and sales and that really set me up for success"

Q2Main responsibilities

Fitness Instruction

Small Business Management

Entrepreneurship

1:05

"Being a founder and owner of a small company with only about six employees, I wear pretty much all the hats."

Q3Day in the life

Small Business Management

Entrepreneurship

Marketing

1:27

"So being the lead instructor, uh, it's my responsibility to, you know, make sure that my classes are up to par."

Q4Most important skills - role

Problem-Solving

Resilience

Adaptability

0:42

"The most important skill is being able to adapt. You can project as much as you want and have certain goals, but you'll get hit with a curve ball eventually."

Q5Favorite parts - role

Personal Transformation

Fitness Industry

Entrepreneurship

1:27

"I was able to experience on a personal basis the effects that cycling could have on people's lives. I lost a hundred pounds."

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Prioritization

Problem-Solving

Time Management

1:03

"Time management is something that's really, really important."

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Leadership

Goal Setting

Progress Tracking

0:38

"My favorite thing about being in this industry is being able to see on a day-to-day basis the impact that I'm leaving on not only the riders, but also my employees as well."

Q8Who thrives in industry

Overcoming Challenges

Discipline

Lifestyle Integration

1:04

"People who typically thrive in this industry are people who are able to build discipline in their day-to-day."

Q9Wish known before - industry

Marketing

Entrepreneurship

Sales

0:56

"This industry, just like any other industry, is driven by sales."

Q10Entry-level positions

Instruction

Fitness

Cycling

1:28

"Pretty much any of our positions are available to be entry-level positions"

Q11Significant lesson - career

Consistency

Resilience

Stress Management

0:53

"Trying to remain as even keeled...lean on the discipline, and just trying to remain as consistent on a day-to-day basis is the best thing I've learned."

Q12College ideas for success

Sales

Finance

SEO

1:02

"I majored in sales and finance, two areas very important towards any small business, really set me up for success."

Q13How identity impacted career

Resilience

Overcoming Challenges

Growth Mindset

1:35

"COVID made it so I couldn't teach for an entire year, but ended up springboarding me into this new sort of opportunity."