{"id":3235,"date":"2019-09-12T12:28:49","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T12:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skillpatron.com\/magazine\/?p=3235"},"modified":"2019-09-12T18:19:30","modified_gmt":"2019-09-12T18:19:30","slug":"interview-with-matt-redhawk-author-businessman-filmmaker-ceo-of-my-patriot-supply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skillpatron.com\/magazine\/interview-with-matt-redhawk-author-businessman-filmmaker-ceo-of-my-patriot-supply\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Matt Redhawk: author, businessman, filmmaker &#038; CEO of &#8220;My Patriot Supply&#8221; &#8211;  An Emergency Food Storage, Survival Supplies Company"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b><i>Professional Profile<\/i><\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b> Could you please introduce yourself for the readers who do not know you?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> My name is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.superbcrew.com\/an-interview-with-matt-redhawk-ceo-and-the-founder-of-my-patriot-supply\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matt Redhawk<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. I am an experienced author, businessman, and filmmaker who currently runs a survival and emergency supply company.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b> What is your brand&#8217;s name?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> My Patriot Supply.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b> Do you have any other projects that you want to mention?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I also wrote &#8220;Droughts and Dreams: Stories of Self-Reliance During America\u2019s Darkest Times&#8221; in 2015 alongside two independent movies called &#8220;Home&#8221; and &#8220;Radioflash.&#8221; Creating the material for those films remains one of my most enjoyable experiences as I got to leverage my knowledge and creativity in the area of survival and post-apocalyptic living.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b><i><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3243\" src=\"https:\/\/skillpatron.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/A1BDE61B-C273-45AD-A03A-318C8F4BBBD1.png\" alt=\"Matt Redhawk \" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" \/>Work Background\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b> How did you get started in the spheres of business?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I wanted to start My Patriot Supply because I had an unpleasant experience related to lacking resources and basic supplies during a private emergency. That adventure made me feel very helpless as I did not possess some of the most basic tools that could have helped me enormously. Afterward, I decided to address this loophole in the market by starting my own company that would ensure how nobody has to struggle as I did.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b> What led you to begin writing books and films?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Writing has been a long-time passion of mine. When I stepped in the sphere of creating an entire book, I was positively overwhelmed with the amount of creativity that I will need to rely on. I soon saw that many people further tried their luck in the film industry as well. Having been a typical fan of Hollywood for as long as I can remember, it did not take me long to get involved. After all, who would not want to work within the film market?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b> When did you realize that your work is going to be successful?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In all honesty, I did not think about the success of any of my projects until it arrived on its own. The reason why is that I was focused on making sure that things ran smoothly and that the products were getting delivered. Given the amount of effort that I have put in, it comes as no surprise that the growth came fast. Once I began noticing more and more orders accompanied by higher website traffic is probably the same time that I concluded how I am indeed successful in what I do.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b> How did you get through the barriers to entry when you founded your company?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I ignored the competition. All of my workers understand that there is really no way for a small competitor to impact the grand scheme of things. So, we prioritize focusing on our own side of operations.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b> Was there ever a time when you were facing so much adversity that you thought you might quit?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Yes and no. There were definitely countless instances of me facing a ton of adversity. Nonetheless, I never considered quitting because I have been taught to exhaust every single alternative first.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b><i>Day-to-Day Ventures<\/i><\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b> What types of duties do you have in your everyday professional life?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> As the founder and CEO of My Patriot Supply, I am in charge of hiring new high-level operatives, negotiating with large buyers, analyzing earnings, and reviewing performance evaluations for seniors. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\\<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b> Do you have any other weekly obligations?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Another important part of my everyday professional tasks relates to writing. As a published author, I enjoy building new pieces and use every chance that I can get to do so.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b><i>Current and Future Endeavors\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b> Since hundreds of thousands of Americans are in the writing market, how do you plan on keeping up with such a rapidly evolving sector?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Well, I really do not. I avoid making plans that are based on what someone else is doing or how the market behaves. Instead, each step that I take is completely focused on my experience and skills.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b> Is it hard to find new buyers for your business in the current economical climate?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It depends. The economical climate is actually quite favorable given the tax cuts and policies that favor entrepreneurs. Regardless, some periods tend to be a bit more challenging than others.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b> What are some of your objectives for this year?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I want to improve My Patriot Supply&#8217;s safety margin as we have been dealing with a lot of issues related to product shortage.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b> Are there any dreams that you are still chasing? If not, when did you achieve it and what was it?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Once again, yes and no. I had a dream of starting a business and writing a book. After doing both, I now dream about making my organization a worldwide conglomerate. This is hopefully going to take place over the next decade as I continue working hard.<\/span><b><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professional Profile Could you please introduce yourself for the readers who do not know you? My name is Matt Redhawk. I am an experienced author, businessman, and filmmaker who currently runs a survival and emergency supply company.\u00a0 What is your brand&#8217;s name? My Patriot Supply.\u00a0 Do you have any other projects that you want to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[501,500,499,502],"class_list":["post-3235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-motivation","tag-emergency-food-storage","tag-matred","tag-my-patriot-supply","tag-survival-supplies-company"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skillpatron.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skillpatron.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skillpatron.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skillpatron.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skillpatron.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3235"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/skillpatron.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3244,"href":"https:\/\/skillpatron.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3235\/revisions\/3244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skillpatron.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skillpatron.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skillpatron.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}