Welcome to Invest in Yourself, the Digital Entrepreneur Podcast. Join the podcast mogul Phil Benner as he interviews successful entrepreneurs that make their living in the digital world. Now let's join your host, Phil Benner, as your special guest today on Invest in Yourself, the Digital Entrepreneur podcast.

Ladies and gentlemen, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts alike, welcome back to Invest in Yourself, the Digital Entrepreneur Podcast, a live edition with your host, the one and only Phil Bennet, the podcast mogul. Today, we have the honor of welcoming a truly inspiring individual to our virtual studio. He's not only just a businessman. He's a visionary, a family man, a serial entrepreneur whose journey embodies the essence of resilience and passion for creating positive change. Our guest is not only affectionately known as Fritz to those who are close to him. He's a dynamic multipreneur who wears many hats with equal grace. As a devoted husband and father of 4 wonderful girls, he's mastered the art of balancing familial responsibilities with his entrepreneurial endeavors. Together with his wife, Charlotte, he cofounded Exact 0, a thriving, clean living style business that only not only promotes health and wellness, but also advocates for sustainability in our modern world, which we kind of need.

But not all not that that but that's not all. He's also the creative force behind podcastify.me, his very own podcasting venture where he shares insight, stories, and strategies to empower fellow podcasters on their journey. And we're gonna touch on a big event that he has coming up. But what else sets him apart is his profound belief that entrepreneurship is not just about business. It's a profound, it's a profound reflection of one values, passion, and aspirations. With each endeavor, he dives deeper into the core of his of his being, discovering new layers of inspiration and motivation to push the boundaries and create impactful businesses that resonate with people's needs. As we delve in today's conversation, we're bound to uncover some invaluable wisdom and insight from man who understands that true success lies in making a meaningful difference in the lives of other people. So without further ado, please welcome Michael Fritz.

Mike, thank you so much for being here.

Man, thank you for having me. I am so glad that I have kicked the impostor syndrome habit in the butt years ago because that was like, holy moly. What are some huge shoes to fill?

I know. I know. I I'm a hype man, from birth. I just love hyping people up. I take your I take your, bio, and then I'm, like, I can make this amazingly better, And then I just go ahead. And yeah. So we already got some people watching. We got my good friend, Will, who is the host of stuck in my mind podcast.

Amazing podcast. Thank you so much for being here. We got Jeff Rivella who hosts, a lot of different podcasts. One which is, one that actually it's kind of like a contest where he brings on 2 podcasters with with 2 go with 2, guests, judges, and you get to pitch your podcast to them. And they give you some tips and tricks on how to be a make your podcast better or how it's already awesome. So it's amazing. Jeff does amazing stuff, and he runs Pod Duty, an amazing, company that hell hosts events, virtual and live events. So it's always an amazing thing.

And we got, someone else saying good morning. So, Mike, now that I've rambled on for, like, 3 minutes when I shouldn't be rambling on for 3 minutes, This is your show. Mike, how about you give us a quick introduction about who you are and what it is that you could like doing?

Sure thing. Well, you know, as you mentioned, you kind of alluded to this. Like, I didn't ever plan to be an entrepreneur, and and people ask me, you know, are you are you what you wanted to be when you grew up? Absolutely not, but I'm loving the journey. You know, I started off my career in IT, actually. I was a software developer, software tester, automator. And as I started to feel what ended up being a wanderlust of getting out of corporate and started getting into contracting and consulting and just having little more and more freedom, a little more and more liberty. And I realized, I wanna start a business about this. And so I launched my first business called Arch DevOps in 20 15, and I shut it down in 2021, I think, because it was just an albatross around my neck.