Taking Flight Into the Wind

By: Greg Koch

An airplane takes off into the wind.

On our most recent episode of the Running Specialty Cooperative podcast, we spent time talking about the benefits of having a business partner. Someone to share the responsibility, talk through decisions, and offer another perspective when you’re too close to something to see it clearly.
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That conversation stayed with me. I’m now navigating ownership of 605 Running Company on my own, and it has led me to face things about myself I hadn’t expected.
Even sitting down to write this is part of that work. I’ve been nervous to write on this blog.

I used to think being transparent and honest about everything was a virtue that helped make our business different. I wanted people to understand the person behind the business, the decisions I was making, and what it took to keep things going.

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