Mark Sommer is the founder of Sommer Energy Technologies and co-founder of Allegheny Control Products.

In this episode, expect to learn:

- Why founding two business can sometimes be the right move

- How delivering newspapers is an entrepreneur training ground

- The importance of learning in starting a company on your own

- Why Christ opens doors you'd never expectand much, much more!

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00:00 Intro

00:30 Sommer Energy Tech, Allegheny Controls

03:20 Newspaper delivery is an entrepreneur training ground!

08:18 Industrial space vs more typical B2B vs B2C

12:57 How Mark got started running his own company, market development fees, and long sales cycles

15:51 Surprisingly easy, surprisingly challenging

19:54 Cold calls still work!

22:42 What feels the hardest right now?

26:47 What's not growing how Mark hoped it would?

33:23 Time-wasters and pivoting

42:21 Christ-Centered Business

44:39 Mark's spiritual journey

49:21 Loving people through business interactions

51:05 What it feels like for multiple people to tell you your faith walk is not surprising

53:03 Jesus appearing in your dreams

56:46 Believers doing business with other believers

58:29 One thing Mark would advise someone to learn faster than he did