Episode 012: Managing Your Energy with Max Baumann

Max Baumann is Founder & CEO of Base Makers, a merchandising and sales company for the food and beverage industry. For the past three years, his company has been recognized on the Inc. 500 list of America's fastest-growing companies.

On one of his surfing trips to Australia, he realized that there were energy drinks in the market that were non alcoholic, for relaxation, and to take the edge off. In 2009, Max and his co-founders launched his first business selling non-alcoholic energy drinks out of the back of his pickup truck, Just Chill.

They had the chance to enter the Whole Foods, which began selling in numerous stores. They expanded into the entire Southern California region and began to have different Whole Foods locations.

Max received an invitation from Coca-Cola businesses venturing and emerging brands group to participate in a two-year study program together with 14 other entrepreneurs. Base Makers, his second company, was subsequently established and has been successfully around for eight years.

Routine | Managing Your Energy

According to Max, having a healthy body is an excellent starting point for having a healthy mind. Here are some of his routines that reduce stress and increase overall mental well-being:

1. Wake up around 5:30 to 6:00 in the morning
2. Box breathing for 5 minutes
3. Writing out accomplishments for the day
4. Writing Journal Notes & inspiration
5. Creating organization
6. Workout
7. Creating a To-Do list, then adding it to the calendar
8. Working on the business not just for the business
9. Focusing on the vision and system
10. Going to bed early and having enough sleep

Success

Max views success as having a strong sense of purpose. When you find that purpose you've got to do all your best. He believes that fame and wealth are only two aspects of success. One of his greatest achievements was getting Base Makers on the Inc. 500 list, working with 250 brands and having 70 full-time employees.

Connect With Max Baumann

Website: https://basemakers.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxbaumann/