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38 - Impacting the World Through Entrepreneurship | Tim Metzner

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Entrepreneurship, when done well, creates a great impact on people, communities, and the world. Especially when grounded in faith, businesses go beyond profitability and aim for the welfare of employees and bring about the transformation of individuals, families, and communities.

In today’s episode, we talk to Tim Metzner of Coterie Insurance about his entrepreneurial journey. From co-founding two startup companies to striking out on his own to create a commercial insurance startup, Tim has been operating his businesses in the context of building a great culture and in fulfillment of the mission that God has called him to do. It is by attracting good employees and influencing and helping them flourish as persons that he creates a great impact on people, their families, and society. Click now and learn why earning money alone won’t keep your people committed to doing meaningful work for you.

Key Points From This Episode:

  • Tim shares the highlight of his week, his background and how he got into entrepreneurship.
  • How Tim made the decision to leave his tech job and start his own entrepreneurial journey.
  • Tim talks about the two startup companies he helped found: Differential and Oceans.
  • Tim talks about Coterie Insurance, his next business venture that merges insurance and technology.
  • How the merging of faith and business gets an entrepreneur through business challenges.
  • How can entrepreneurs impact and change the world?
  • Tim shares failures that taught him valuable lessons.
  • Tim talks about his vision for Coterie.
  • Tim answers the mentor-minute questions.

Tweetables:

“When employees feel empowered, listened to, and cared for, when you have a great culture, they're more productive, they are more loyal, they want to come to work. There's a different level of energy and impact that they have on their work and their co-workers that they wouldn't have otherwise.”

“Whatever that next big thing is, you should work hard for it but bring God into it.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Tim Metzner on LinkedIn

Tim Metzner on Twitter

Coterie Insurance

OCEAN

Differential

About Tim Metzner

Tim Metzner is co-founder of Coterie, an API-based commercial lines insurance startup. Coterie empowers agents and brokers to secure coverage for small businesses faster and easier than ever. Previously, he was co-founder of Differential, a leading digital product studio, and of OCEAN, a faith-based non-profit organization that teaches, mentors, invests in and gathers entrepreneurs around both business and biblical principles critical to their success. Tim is currently an active member of the Board of Directors for all three organizations. In addition to his direct contribution as a co-founder, OCEAN and Differential have spawned dozens of venture-backed organizations that have raised millions and created hundreds of jobs.

Tim is very active in the Cincinnati entrepreneurial community which, among other efforts, has included bringing Startup Weekend to Cincinnati, serving on the Advisory Board for NKU’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, serving as an EIR for the University of Cincinnati’s Venture Lab, as well as being an active mentor to entrepreneurs and students in the region.

In addition to his volunteer and entrepreneurial endeavors, one of his greatest joys and challenges is co-leading his four young children (Nolan, Owen, Faith, and Emma) with his wife, Kristy.

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Entrepreneurship, when done well, creates a great impact on people, communities, and the world. Especially when grounded in faith, businesses go beyond profitability and aim for the welfare of employees and bring about the transformation of individuals, families, and communities.

In today’s episode, we talk to Tim Metzner of Coterie Insurance about his entrepreneurial journey. From co-founding two startup companies to striking out on his own to create a commercial insurance startup, Tim has been operating his businesses in the context of building a great culture and in fulfillment of the mission that God has called him to do. It is by attracting good employees and influencing and helping them flourish as persons that he creates a great impact on people, their families, and society. Click now and learn why earning money alone won’t keep your people committed to doing meaningful work for you.

Key Points From This Episode:

  • Tim shares the highlight of his week, his background and how he got into entrepreneurship.
  • How Tim made the decision to leave his tech job and start his own entrepreneurial journey.
  • Tim talks about the two startup companies he helped found: Differential and Oceans.
  • Tim talks about Coterie Insurance, his next business venture that merges insurance and technology.
  • How the merging of faith and business gets an entrepreneur through business challenges.
  • How can entrepreneurs impact and change the world?
  • Tim shares failures that taught him valuable lessons.
  • Tim talks about his vision for Coterie.
  • Tim answers the mentor-minute questions.

Tweetables:

“When employees feel empowered, listened to, and cared for, when you have a great culture, they're more productive, they are more loyal, they want to come to work. There's a different level of energy and impact that they have on their work and their co-workers that they wouldn't have otherwise.”

“Whatever that next big thing is, you should work hard for it but bring God into it.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Tim Metzner on LinkedIn

Tim Metzner on Twitter

Coterie Insurance

OCEAN

Differential

About Tim Metzner

Tim Metzner is co-founder of Coterie, an API-based commercial lines insurance startup. Coterie empowers agents and brokers to secure coverage for small businesses faster and easier than ever. Previously, he was co-founder of Differential, a leading digital product studio, and of OCEAN, a faith-based non-profit organization that teaches, mentors, invests in and gathers entrepreneurs around both business and biblical principles critical to their success. Tim is currently an active member of the Board of Directors for all three organizations. In addition to his direct contribution as a co-founder, OCEAN and Differential have spawned dozens of venture-backed organizations that have raised millions and created hundreds of jobs.

Tim is very active in the Cincinnati entrepreneurial community which, among other efforts, has included bringing Startup Weekend to Cincinnati, serving on the Advisory Board for NKU’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, serving as an EIR for the University of Cincinnati’s Venture Lab, as well as being an active mentor to entrepreneurs and students in the region.

In addition to his volunteer and entrepreneurial endeavors, one of his greatest joys and challenges is co-leading his four young children (Nolan, Owen, Faith, and Emma) with his wife, Kristy.

  continue reading

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