Summary: <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Episode 26.<br> <br> <br> <br> What has been the ideas that have catapulted your business? Have you found them yet? Were they where you expected them to be?<br> <br> <br> <br> Justin Lair is a United States Marine Corps Veteran who has created "one of the best Natural Fire Starters on the market ." John DeSpain, who met Justin while working in real estate, partnered with Justin and is helping expand the brand through trade shows, additional retailers and new products.<br> <br> <br> <br> In our conversation we go over the obstacles, the wins and the future for Justin and John. Their journey is very unique, but the principles they discuss are helpful to any growing entrepreneur.<br> <br> <br> <br> Listen Now!<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> * Find out more about Justin, John and Fiber Light Fire Starter: <a href="https://fiberlightfs.com/">https://fiberlightfs.com/</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Find out the business events secrets for growing and strengthening ANY company: <a href="http://brianjpombo.com/secrets/">http://brianjpombo.com/secrets/</a><br> Full Transcript<br> Justin: I knew that I wanted to start looking at big box retail. This was my first not my first business, but my first product, right?<br> So I had to learn a lot about how retail works. And I found out very quickly that buyers for big box retails, they don't return phone calls, and they don't return emails ever.<br> So I was determined to figure out how do I get ahold of these people?<br> And I found out that they spend most their time and attention at trade shows.<br> Podcast Intro: If you're someone who refuses to go along to get along, if you question whether the status quo was good enough for you and your family. If you want to leave this world better off than you found it and you consider independence a sacred thing. You may be a prepper, a gardener, a homesteader, a survivalist, or a farmer or rancher, an environmentalist or a rugged outdoorsman.We are here to celebrate you whether you're looking to improve your maverick business or to find out more about the latest products and services available to the weekend rebel.From selling chicken eggs online, to building up your food storage or collecting handmade soap.This show is for those who choose the road less traveled the road to self-reliance for those that are living a daring adventure, life off the grid.<br> Brian: Justin Lair is a Marine Corps veteran and entrepreneur moved from Southern California to Oregon four years ago.<br> Once in Oregon, he started, Fiber Light Firestarters. Two years after the start of Fiber Light, Justin met John DeSpain and brought him on as a business partner.<br> John, who moved to Oregon from the Bay Area at a young age, is a brilliant young entrepreneur heavily involved in the real estate business. Justin Lair and John DeSpain, welcome to the Off The Grid Biz Podcast.<br> Justin & John: Thank you. Thank you.<br> Brian: So besides what we heard in your bio, tell us a little more about who you are what you do.<br> Justin: Well, I'll start my name's Justin, appreciate you having us on the podcast.<br> It's pretty exciting for us. Been a serial entrepreneur my whole life.<br> I started my first business when I was 15. That business inadvertently got shut down just because I went to the Marine Corps and my best friend who was my best partner at the time he went off to college and we so we shut the business down.<br> I spent my time in the Marine Corps and then came back home, which is my home is considered Southern California. Got married, we moved down to Orange County, me and my wife. We have two kids.<br> Started a couple other businesses during that time of my life.<br> All my previous businesses were service based businesses.
