Business Deadlines & Bedtime Stories: What Being a Present Dad Really Looks Like
Jake Britton, owner of Wise Bear Creative out of Grand Rapids, Michigan shares real stories on balancing business and fatherhood. A reflection on presence, priorities, and building with purpose.
How Divorce Saved My Business—and Probably My Life
That’s when it hit me: this was the sign.
I wasn’t supposed to get hired.
I was supposed to build.
But this time, I’d do it right.
No more treating my business like a side hustle. No more winging it. No more working for validation or hiding behind ego. I was being handed a second chance—and this time, I would show up for it.
I stayed sober. I rebuilt from the ground up. I invested in real strategy, sharpened my services, defined my values, cleaned up my messaging. I stopped trying to be everything to everyone and got laser-focused on who I serve and how I help. Most importantly, I began hiring people and developing them. I stopped trying to do it all and started building a very wise team.