RR 215: Sober Entrepreneur with Tim StoddartRR 215: Sober Entrepreneur with Tim Stoddart
The SHAIR Recovery Podcast
Omar Pinto talks with sober entrepreneur Tim Stoddart about how recovery tools, faith and consistent habits helped him build Sober Nation and multiple online businesses. The conversation focuses on mindset, daily routines and the realities of growing something meaningful without losing sobriety or sanity.
1:31:38•26 Mar 2019
Sober, Focused and Building Something Real with Tim Stoddart
Episode Overview
- Consistent daily habits, not intense bursts of effort, form the backbone of both recovery and business growth.
- Faith means believing that today’s actions will matter later, even when there are no immediate results.
- Publishing imperfect work and being willing to "be bad in public" is essential for learning and finding the right audience.
- Building strong teams and delegating to people who are better at specific tasks is key to scaling any venture.
- Physical practices like running, fitness and cold showers can provide mental clarity, resilience and a sense of spiritual connection.
“Faith is believing in something that hasn't happened yet.”
Ever wondered what it takes to be both sober and successfully self‑employed? This episode of The SHAIR Recovery Podcast zeroes in on exactly that through the story of Tim Stoddart, the founder of Sober Nation and digital marketing agency Stodzy. Omar Pinto chats with Tim about getting clean, building businesses from nothing, and why he still describes himself as a "sober entrepreneur" first.
Tim shares how he launched Sober Nation just seven months after getting sober, not as a big money-maker, but as a passionate test bed where he learned content marketing, audience building and the value of persistence. He talks frankly about the early days of making almost no money, collecting his first $17 cheque from Google Ads, and growing from a one-man kitchen operation to running multiple profitable sites and a full agency team.
Tim stresses that the real skill isn’t hustling 24/7, but showing up consistently, building strong teams and being willing to be "bad in public" by hitting publish even when it feels uncomfortable. A big theme is mindset. Tim explains how recovery principles shaped his approach to risk and decision-making in business, and why he refuses to negotiate with himself on key habits like cold showers, running, and nightly planning.
His definition of faith will resonate with anyone in recovery: "Faith is believing in something that hasn't happened yet... you got to have faith that in doing that stuff, it's going to mean something." If you’re sober (or trying to be) and curious about turning your experience into something bigger, this conversation shows how recovery tools can translate into real-world success. What would change for you if you treated your goals like non‑negotiable daily habits rather than distant dreams?
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