How a Lazy River and a Wedding Gig Launched My Career Years ago, I worked at a small-town Chamber of Commerce nestled in a quiet farming valley. A lazy river meandered through town, and right in the center, a concrete parking lot jutted out over the water about 20 yards. The locals called it *the … Read more
Hurt or Injured? Some lessons shape your whole life. One of mine started with a trumpet, a baseball field, and a father’s quiet wisdom. During my senior year in high school, I was invited to compete in my state solo contest.One of my dearest friends, a phenomenal piano player, agreed to accompany me.We picked an … Read more
Fix the Machine. Then Scale the Dream. If entrepreneurship is a horse race, then StridePreneur is for all the jockeys who blasted out of the starting gate like a bat out of hell—riding high on hope, dreams, and the fire of financial freedom. You were probably a technician. Great at what you did. And one … Read more
Behind the Curtain: What You Didn’t See While the STRIDE Squad Took the Spotlight By Rich Monroe | April 4, 2025 This week, you met six animated characters.But what you were really meeting… was me. Each one of them—Ren, Indy, Seth, Elise, Dash, Tess—was designed with intention.They weren’t just colorful personalities or brand mascots. They … Read more