Podcast Go Fire Yourself

Interview with Rob Farrington (TheStrapSmith.com) Rob Farrington—a.k.a. The Strap Smith—has brought Tim Ferriss’s “lifestyle design” idea to life. He spends his days skiing, motorcycle racing, learning to fly planes and sailing in the Caribbean in addition to running his successful company which makes high-end leather watch bands that attract celebrity customers such as Jay Leno. Check out his company at TheStrapSmith.com. But it wasn’t always this way. Rob graduated with a Masters in Physical Therapy and worked a day job in the field for six and a half years before resigning to run his business. Along his journey, there have been both major sacrifices and major payoffs. Like other entrepreneurs, he has a few other irons in the fire in addition to his watch strap business but everything he does is specifically designed to ensure lots of play time in the outdoors. In this episode, you’ll go along for the ride in Rob’s life as he shares his story of escaping his mediocre day job to becoming a