It might sound crazy, but your 9-5 job is one of the best entrepreneurial training programs in the world… if you treat it right.
In this episode, Kyle Jerome Carter breaks down why your day job is an entrepreneurial goldmine and how to extract the lessons, skills, and systems that will make your future business thrive.
You’ll learn how to build momentum while you work, develop real-world leadership skills, and stop wasting 40+ hours a week that could be fueling your next big move.
Whether you’re a full-time employee, an ambitious side-hustler, or a working entrepreneur, this episode gives you a proven framework (S.C.O.P.E.) to master your 9-5 and use it to fund your 5-9.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 – Why You Need to Accept Your 9-5
03:30 – The 9-5 Goldmine Most People Waste
09:30 – The Two Types of People Stuck at Work
12:00 – How to Ethically “Use” Your Job to Build Yourself
13:00 – Breaking Down the S.C.O.P.E. Framework
14:10 – Skill: How to Turn Work into Real Reps
16:40 – Communication: Why Every Word at Work Matters
18:40 – Operations: Systems That Build Businesses
20:00 – People: Networking Without Being “That Person”
22:00 – Entrepreneurship Tax: Paying Yourself First
24:00 – Your Next Step & Final Words
🚀 What You’ll Learn:
– Why your 9-5 is your entrepreneurial advantage
– How to build habits that transfer directly into business success
– The S.C.O.P.E. framework for skill, communication, operations, people, and entrepreneurship
– How to leverage your job without crossing ethical lines
– How to build confidence, clarity, and structure while working
💡 If you’re ready to stop hating your job and start using it, this is your blueprint.
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