Carl plays therapist in the tiki bar with guest Doug Villhard, as Doug talks about his mom who was disappointed if he got an A- on a report card. We think it all turned out OK, since Doug and his business partner recently cashed in on the sale of their software platform company for $30 million.

Doug’s story is an amazing one, which includes the fun fact that Doug and his wife actually started a high school. Who does that? He has found a new passion in his (un)Retirement life by teaching 400 MBA students each year on how to create and innovate to make their budding entrepreneurial dreams come true. 

• More about Doug Villhard: https://dougvillhard.com/about  • Episode Content: https://pickleballmediahq.com/blog/Doug-Villhard- Interview-Big-Time-Entrepreneur-Pays-It-Forward • Sponsored by How to Retire and Not Die: https://garysirak.com/how- to-retire-and-not-die  • Sponsored by Capital Advantage:   https://capitaladvantage.com/podcast • Subscribe to the I Used to be Somebody newsletter for free:  https://pickleballmediahq.com/contact/subscribe 

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Carl Landau Author, Podcaster

Carl Landau is co-author of the new book, Pickleball for dummies. He has been an entrepreneur since the age of 26 and now in (un)Retirement is founder of Pickleball Media. He has started and sold three successful media companies, published five magazines (software development, winemaking and craft brewing industries). He currently hosts the popular podcast I Used to be Somebody, inspiring 50-plus-year-olds how to build their (un)retirement good life, including, of course, a little bit about the virtues of the game he loves — pickleball.