Dave Austad’s father, Oscar, started Austad’s Golf in 1963 when Dave was three years old. The company, which began out of their family home, quickly gained traction right when golf legends like Arnold Palmer were hitting their prime. Today, the company has 200 employees and 10 retail stores in the Upper Midwest and has been recognized as one of the Top 100 fitters in the nation by Golf Digest multiple years in a row.

Eric discusses leaving his teaching career to join his father’s business, then getting fired for six months. He describes a “magic moment” he discovered when he rejoined Weisser Distributing: finding success selling on Amazon and Ebay. Weisser Distributing saw significant growth, which allowed them to hire nearly one employee per month for eight consistent years.

Jim discusses working in the family business for as long as he can remember and balancing college life with work until his father gave him the reigns with the company shortly after he graduated college. He discusses learning how to make mistakes in his new role, navigating how to be a leader, and living up to the big shoes his parents left for him to fill.