Shaun Hauser was still living under his parents’ roof when his father came home one day to announce some dreadful news: The company for which he worked as an information technology project manager had ceased operations in Winnipeg, Canada, putting him out of work.

Rather than going in search of another place of employment, the senior Hauser started his own consulting business. The impact it made on his son was indelible.

“I remember seeing the change in my father’s demeanor and behavior,” says Hauser. “He seemed to have unlimited energy and seemed happier. I remember thinking, ‘I don’t know what’s going on with you, but whatever you found, that’s what I want.’ Those that know me well, would tell you that I’ve had this entrepreneurial bent since I was a pretty young guy. It’s a lifestyle that I wouldn’t trade for the world. And I think seeing how that manifested in my father had a real big impact on me. I couldn’t be happier that that happene