Erik Barna has been around. He’s the Founder and CEO of Life is Hard, a Founding Member for FintechGuardian, and he’s on the board of directors at a lot of companies. He’s experienced, driven and passionate.

Above anything else, Erik believes in the value of digitalization. He sees how the digital medium is constantly changing our entire world, so he’s positioned himself to enable and encourage that change.

We sat down to talk about his journey. You’re listening to that conversation.

What you’ll learn about in this episode:

How Erik got where he is today

How important hard work and belief in yourself are
What Life is Hard does
Why it’s important to be a product-first company
How they shifted to a product-first company