Today we’d like to introduce you to Michael Kummer.
Michael, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
Since I got my first PC for Christmas when I was 12 years old, I’ve had a passion for technology that I would later turn into a career.
When I was a teenager, my high school coach convinced me to take track and field and, especially, the 100m sprint more seriously. So after college, I began pursuing a career as a pro track and field athlete, becoming the youngest Austrian champion since World War 2. Later I joined the Austrian Army as part of their athletic program and served for 3.5 years.
When I got out, I started my own tech business, which led me to Switzerland and later to Atlanta, where I helped a Swiss tech company expand its footprint in the US in 2007.
In 2012 I started a blog to share tips and tricks in the areas I was most passionate about, including technology and photography.
A few years later, I rekindled my passion for health and fitness. I joined a CrossFit gym and started reading scientific research papers on the latest nutrition and human metabolism discoveries. So I started refocusing my blog on health and fitness by sharing what I learned. As part of that journey, I cured my irritable bowel syndrome, as well as poor metabolic health and body composition, and frequent viral infections.
As my blog and presence on social media grew, I decided to quit my day job and launch a dietary supplements business in 2021. I’m 41 now and in the best shape of my life, thanks to taking my health into my own hands instead of blindly following misguided mainstream advice.
In 2020 my wife, my kids and I also started a homestead with chickens, honey bees and rabbits and last year, we added a German Shepherd to our tribe.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
Launching several businesses while pursuing a stressful day job while raising kids and keeping the wife happy.
We’d love to hear about how you think about risk taking?
Quitting your day job during a pandemic, losing health insurance and access to a 401k to start your own business was a major risk factor but I’m glad I took it.
Contact Info:
- Website: Blog: michaelkummer.com / Shop: shop.michaelkummer.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mkummer82/
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelkummeraustria
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/mkummer82usa
Image Credits
Kummer Family
