Leaving a Big Salary in DC for Small Business in Wyoming

Eric Hayes was an accomplished executive in the DC area with 5 kids when he decided to buy a business in Laramie, WY. 

Topics in Eric’s interview:

• Walking away from a C-level career to buy a small business
• Difficulty raising equity
• How “smiling and dialing” investors paid off
• Willingness to take “key man risk”
• Negotiating a premium for his operations experience
• The business of restoring native ecosystems 
• Costs to serve customers across the Mountain West
• Learning to communicate with his foremen
• Uncertainty of project-based business
• Life in a small town vs. life in a big city

References and how to contact Eric:

• LinkedIn
• Rocky Mountain Reclamation

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