Niching down and specializing in just one or two types of products is one of the recipes for success. But there are also alternative routes; a company can sign up to take care of several kinds of jobs, as long as they deliver the same value and quality in all of them. The latter approach is the one our guest, Mike Arzt, picked for his company, The Public Works. 

Today’s guest, Mike Arzt, is the Co-owner and Co-pilot at The Public Works, Owner of Battery 621, and Member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization. Constant growth and evolution are the cornerstones of his founded and co-founded companies. At The Public Works, a company committed to creating beautiful photos and videos, they do things based on three core values: putting people first, making sure working with them is fun, and always doing what they say they would do. 

Our conversation spins around Mike’s past, present, and future projects at TPW, the values he chooses to lean on to run his company, and his networking, Mike’s experiences working for some of the biggest companies in the world, and what he took from that experiences into his own company. We also delve into being a giver the proper way, Mike’s take on snowboarding at the Olympics, and more. 

Visit The Public Works website: https://www.tpw.media/

or Follow them on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepublicworks/

Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-arzt-thepublicworks/

or follow him on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/arztm/

Full Episode Breakdown:

1:28 – Mike shares a bit of the current projects they are working on at The Public Works.

3:38 – Mike talks about the clients they are currently working with and the type of jobs they specialize in at TPW.

5:22 – Persistence to the point of stalking. John and Mike discuss the intention entrepreneurs need to land jobs and clients sometimes. 

7:25 – We try to show rather than tell. Mike talks about how they approach each project at TPW.

12:23 – Mike talks about his experiences as a sponsored snowboarder and why he decided to focus on the sport’s business side. 

16:29 – About Mike’s pinball theory of life.

21:03 – John and Mike discuss the all-in approach in entrepreneurship.

23:51 – Mike talks about his strategy to build a team that delivers quality work.

28:13 – Mike talks about the foundations of his entrepreneurial journey and what kind of things he focused on before becoming an entrepreneur.

32:34 – John and Mike talk about snowboarding and skateboarding at the Olympics.

38:10 – Mike shares his experience transitioning from working for huge companies to starting his own business.

42:25 – Mike talks about the teachings he got working with and for giants and what he transported into his own company from those things.

45:52 – John and Mike talk about the importance of mentorship, giving and receiving guidance to grow in the entrepreneurial path. 

48:32 – The fulfilling sensation of helping others develop their careers. 

54:07 – Honing the networking and teamwork mentality. John and Mike talk about how the snowboarding and skateboarding space prepared them to rely on and organize teams to take massive projects.