Why stepping back can multiply your impact.

Tyrone Hazen does not just build businesses. He builds entrepreneurs. The Puffin Drinkwear founder returns with a new season of leadership, having hired a CEO and stepped back from day-to-day operations. What surprised him most is the satisfaction of seeing his clients’ products hit retail shelves, right alongside his own.

This conversation goes where the first one could not. Tyrone unpacks the difference between being an entrepreneur and choosing to become one, why some people are wired for chaos while others train into it, and how entrepreneurship is an artistic pursuit at its core. We get into the shift from ego to crystallized wisdom, the reality that raw computational power fades with age while question quality grows, and why knowing which problems to solve is the real unlock.

We also explore his Roadmap to Retail masterclass, upcoming collaborations, and the transition strategy he is running now. One foot in Puffin, one foot in coaching, and a conviction that unused knowledge is wasted potential.

Key Topics Covered:

• Entrepreneur by wiring vs entrepreneur by decision

• The artistic nature of building companies

• From ego-driven pursuits to durable wisdom

• Knowing which problems are worth solving

• Roadmap to Retail and getting on shelves

• Transitioning from CEO to founder coach

• Scale, patience, and longer timelines

• Why unused knowledge is a deck of cards you never play

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Connect with Tyrone Hazen:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyronehazen
Website: https://tyronehazen.com
Puffin Drinkwear: https://puffindrinkwear.com

Connect with the hosts:
Will Abel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/willabel
Michael Grier: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelgrier