Bob Baumgart of Home Instead: How To Successfully Ride The Emotional Highs & Lows Of Being An Entrepreneur

Focus: With business ownership, there are multiple things vying for your attention at all times. The ability to focus on activities with the highest payoff is key. When these items come up, I quickly delegate items that, while important, are not where I should focus my time and energy.

Bob Baumgart and his wife, Janet, jointly own the Home Instead office based in Waukee and Ames, Iowa. Their office opened in 2002 and has served the needs of seniors in Central Iowa. Bob was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. He has a business background with a bachelor’s degree in agronomy from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Bob and his family moved from Omaha to the Des Moines suburb of Waukee, Iowa, specifically because of the opportunity to own and operate the Home Instead office based there. Their mission is to professionally and compassionately help people craft their own vision of aging. Through this mission, they continue to positively impact the lives of hundreds of families in Central Iowa by giving them the ability to stay independent and safe in their own homes. Bob also sits…