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******Michael Ivey bonus episode http://www.startupdallas.co/ivey/ *******

Michael Ivey is on the show today and his company, Modern Message is growing so fast.  If you own or run an apartment community, what is your quickest path to new residents? Just like with most businesses, it’s your existing, happy, customers.  That’s where the power is.  Mike tells us how his company has tapped into this power for their rapidly growing client base, as well as the iterations he went through to land on this solution.

But first, today’s episode is sponsored by the 2015 State of Entrepreneurship, presented by the DEC.  On December 9th, the Dallas Entrepreneur Center is assembling several of the leading organizations and people in the community to give you an insight into the spirit of collaboration, innovation, and entrepreneurial support that is very much alive here in Dallas.

It’s going to be a fun event at the Hilton Anatole from 6-9pm. 

So go to theDEC.co, click on events, and register for the 2015 State of Entrepreneurship.

Today’s show is also sponsored by Magic Production Group’s new Startup Package of videos.  As you may know, Magic is the company that powers this whole show.  And we’ve put together something that we hope will further support the startup community here in Dallas.

We all know about the power and importance of using video in our marketing wheelhouse.  It’s critical for a startup to communicate quickly and visually what they do and whom they serve.

Well now, we’ve made it a little bit easier to make that happen for you.

Whether it’s an animated explainer video, a company profile video, or an authority-building segment on the American Ventures interview program, you can kickstart your video brand presence quickly.  And for a very manageable price.

For more information, head to magicproductiongroup.com/startuppackage

I’m astounded at the potential for Modern Message and their product, Community Rewards.  And I’m so glad Mike was willing to come on the show and share his journey.  He had so much to share in fact, that after we wrapped what you just watched, we turned the cameras back on because he offered to take us through his path to getting funded, and many of the lessons he learned about raising money, especially here in Dallas.  I’ve made that it’s own video for those who want to check it out.  Head to startupdallas.co/ivey.

And drop me a line at [email protected] or on Twitter @StartupDallasTV.  Let me know what you thought of the episode and what else you’d like to hear about on the show.Thank you to our sponsors State of Entrepreneurship presented by the DEC and Magic Production Group’s Startup Package of videos.  And this show was powered by MagicProductionGroup.com, as well - specializing in video production and live corporate events.

And if you liked this episode, please make sure you head on over to iTunes and subscribe.  I’ve got a lot more great interviews on the way.  And please, leave us a review.  It’s a huge help in the show getting discovered and in front of more folks. And for those watching on YouTube please subscribe to the channel and share this episode with someone who could use it.

Also, if you’re in the Dallas area and you want to meet up, you can join me in North Dallas at the Coffee House Cafe every Tuesday morning at 8am for the Dallas Open Coffee Club where my co-host, Aimee Bentson and I host an hour of talking tech, startups and digital lifestyle.  You can find us on Meetup.com and search BigDOCC.  If you’re closer to downtown, this group’s founder, Michael Sitarzewski hosts his Tuesday morning meeting at 1700 Pacific.  And for those of you in other parts of DFW, there are coffee clubs now in Downtown Arlington, Oak Cliff, Fort Worth, Irving/Las Colinas, Southlake and Denton.  If you hit any of these, you’ll meet and get to know some great folks in the startup community.