About three months ago, I was asked if I’d be interested in telling a story. The invitation came from Brookline.News, which hosts an annual event to celebrate their anniversary. Last year was the inaugural year, and I was honored to be invited as one of the storytellers for year two. At Viking Sports HQ, IContinue reading “The Story About My Story”
Tag Archives: Entrepreneurship
Honored to Receive the Outstanding School Partner Award
This is one of those special moments that both surprises and inspires you.
17 Years at Viking Sports
LinkedIn let me know it’s my 17th anniversary at Viking Sports, which is wild.
From Viking Sports Clinics to Ultimate Experiences: A Journey of Community Building and Impactful Fun
Viking Sports was founded in 1993 to provide sports clinics for kids in Brookline.
Never Work A Day In Your Life
If you love what you do, then you’ll never work a day in your life. WAAAAY easier said than done. At 42 I’m fortunate enough for this statement is true for me. When I was just starting out, I was definitely doing what I loved, which was running my own company, but it was notContinue reading “Never Work A Day In Your Life”
MyBike and the Mass Challenge
In 2012 I owned two companies. The first was MyBike, which was my baby. The second was Viking Sports
The Fear of Failure Person
When it comes time to make a fork in the road decision you generally have three types of people
All That Cardboard
Back in 2014 MyBike opened up on the main drag in South Boston. I was nervous that we wouldn’t be able to cover the rent and that it was going to be a terrible mistake. Thankfully I was proven wrong when we started selling bikes. Lots of bikes. Selling all of these bikes created aContinue reading “All That Cardboard”
Team Building is Hard
Building a team is such a hard thing to do. It took me years to get good at this skill. When I did door to door sales, the only way to get out of the “field” (the actual pounding the pavement to knock on doors) was to develop a team of sales people to sellContinue reading “Team Building is Hard”
Becoming a Business
I like to figure things out. So in December of 2005 when I incorporated MyBike, I had no idea what I was doing, so I figured it out.
LeRoy J. Watkins III 