#190 - Thom King gets REAL about Guy Gone Keto

Part CEO, part personal development wonk, and part biohacker info geek, and a self-confessed serial entrepreneur. In 1999 Thom founded Stevia Brands Inc. which is now is one of the largest importers, manufacturers and distributors of clean-label sweetening systems and natural sweeteners.

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Part CEO, part personal development wonk, and part biohacker info geek, and a self-confessed serial entrepreneur. In 1999 Thom founded Stevia Brands Inc. which is now is one of the largest importers, manufacturers and distributors of clean-label sweetening systems and natural sweeteners.

•                   An accomplished businessman, television producer, filmmaker and author

•                   a member of and contributor to the Portland Boys & Girls Club

•                   a volunteer and mentor for the Mercy Corps MicroMentor program

•                   a contributor and participant in the Audubon Society of Portland, Ecotrust and the Wild Salmon Center.

 

 

Episode Summary:

 

In this episode of the Be Real Show, Travis is joined by Thom King, serial entrepreneur, founder of Stevia Brands and author or Guy Gone Keto. They discuss building a brand and surrounding yourself with great employees and creating a work place that gives your employees purpose. They discuss the future and evolution of his business.

 

Connect:

 

Website -  http://guygoneketo.com/about-guy-gone-keto/

                     https://thomking.com/about-thom-king/

                     https://thomking.com

Twitter -     https://twitter.com/thomking

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thomkingpdx/

Facebook -  https://www.facebook.com/thomkingpdx

LinkedIn -   https://www.linkedin.com/in/steviva/

YouTube - 

 

 

Resources Mentioned:

 

Life Span by David Sinclair - https://www.amazon.com/Lifespan-Why-Age_and-Dont-Have/dp/1501191977/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1576468699&sr=1-1

 

Guy Gone Keto by Thom King - https://www.amazon.com/Guy-Gone-Keto-Achieve-Lifelong/dp/1544510985/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=guy+gone+keto&qid=1576468753&s=books&sr=1-3

 

The Microbiome - https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/microbiome/

 

 

People Mentioned

 

Jeff Bezos - https://twitter.com/jeffbezos

 

Elon Musk - https://twitter.com/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

 

Bono - https://twitter.com/U2