My Company Story

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  • Justin Wheeler, CEO / Founder of Funraise
    Justin Wheeler

    In this episode, Don interviews Justin Wheeler! He is the Founder and CEO of Funraise, a software company for nonprofit organizations looking to manage their donors and supporters and accelerate online fundraising. Organizations like The U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and National Wildlife Federation power their fundraising efforts using Funraise.

    As a social entrepreneur, Justin talks about his involvement in civil conflicts happening around the world in Uganda, North Korea, China, and more. He brings over 10 years of experience in the nonprofit sector and was an early team member of Invisible Children. He has effectively disrupted the nonprofit space and has helped raise over $100 million for nonprofits around the world.

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    About My Company Story

    A Podcast for business owners by business owners. Each Episode will explore the challenges business owners face and how they’ve overcome them.

    23 min
  • Dupè Aleru, CEO / Founder of Tutors for Tots & Davi Creative

    In this episode, Don interviews Dupè Aleru! She is the Founder and Chief Creative Officer for DAVI Creatives.

    Dupè was a former teacher for 4 years in Long Beach, California, and a kindergarten teacher for 2 years. Upon losing her job, she suggested to tutor children during the summer and began a tutoring business for her community in 2011 called Tutor for Tots. She states that there is a high need for supplemental education services and they provided those tutoring services. This pushed her to continue educating even outside of the classroom. 

    Dupè also talks about her background and her passion for creating content, which eventually led her to the path of becoming a motivational speaker, an entrepreneur, and the founder of DAVI Creatives, which stands for Digital Courses, Audio Content, Video Content, and Images. Dupè insists that life is too short to be sitting in class. When you have an idea, go and get started today. 

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    About My Company Story

    A Podcast for business owners by business owners. Each Episode will explore the challenges business owners face and how they’ve overcome them.

    23 min
  • Metin Kilic, President of Buy4Store.com

    In this episode, Don interviews Metin Kilic! He is the president of Buy4Store.com, a wholesale website focusing on trendy products. Buy4Store.com was established in 2008 and imports products from different countries and serves customers from different markets.

    Metin Kilic shares his background growing up in Turkey and the challenges he faced upon running his own business. He has helped 500 people start their very own business in America. He believes that communication is a very important aspect in selling and making agreements. His number one recommendation is that people focus on one thing and be the best at what they’re doing. 

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    About My Company Story

    A Podcast for business owners by business owners. Each Episode will explore the challenges business owners face and how they’ve overcome them.

    24 min
  • Jesse Howard, Owner of Howard Pacific

    In this episode, Don interviews Jesse Howard! He is a serial entrepreneur, launched his own brand called Matiko Footwear, and he designed and manufactured shoes for Steve Madden, Aldo, and other brands. He is also a real estate agent and property developer, and the owner of Howard Pacific. 

    Jesse shares with us his background in the footwear industry and how he got into the real estate business. Upon wanting to try other things, he eventually went into the development of raw land and units. He applied everything he had learned in the shoe business into his real estate development career.

    Jesse believes that opportunities come and go. If you can identify the right timing, the funds, and the deal, you can make anything happen. 

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    About My Company Story

    A Podcast for business owners by business owners. Each Episode will explore the challenges business owners face and how they’ve overcome them.

    27 min
  • Maya French, Co-founder of Koia

    In this episode, Don interviews Maya French! She is the co-founder of Koia, a company that produces 100% plant-based protein beverages. She has made the Forbes 30 under 30 list this 2019 and has created a huge impact for the brand in terms of brand exposure and credibility.

    Maya talks about their main mission for the company, which is to provide access to healthy plant-based nutrition to masses and further expand their distribution. She also shares with us the challenges she faced as a young entrepreneur, as well as the advantages of starting a company at a very young age. She reminds us about the importance of knowing your priorities, having a strong mental mindset, and doing something that can contribute to the world in a positive way. 

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    About My Company Story

    A Podcast for business owners by business owners. Each Episode will explore the challenges business owners face and how they’ve overcome them.

    21 min
  • Matt Going, CEO and Co-founder of Anytime Mailbox
    Matt Going, CEO and Co-founder of Anytime Mailbox

    In this episode, Don interviews Matt Going! He is the owner of Anytime Mailbox, an online service that enables customers and businesses to view and manage their postal mail on mobile devices.

    Matt shares with us the growth of his company throughout the years. How they were able to generate their own customers through online marketing, and how this challenged them to create a market while building their company. 

    Matt talks about how he runs a home-based company that uses online platforms for advertising, customer support all the way from the Philippines, and zoom calls for holding meetings despite having no physical office. When it comes to generating customers, online marketing can be a powerful tool. 

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    About My Company Story

    A Podcast for business owners by business owners. Each Episode will explore the challenges business owners face and how they’ve overcome them.

    24 min
  • Genevieve Brill Murphy, Owner of Visiting Angels, Long Beach Franchise

    In this episode, Don interviews Genevieve Brill Murphy! She is the owner of Long Beach Visiting Angels, a senior home care agency that’s part of a franchise network, founded in 1988 by a social worker in Maryland.

    Genevieve talks about what makes Visiting Angels different from the others out there, and how her great team approaches their elderly clients. She shares with us her experience interning for her father, and how she was fortunate enough to have landed a career in the industry after previously working as a strategy consultant. 

    She also discusses her non-profit project that aims to fund and operate a wish fulfillment program for patients aged 18 and above. She reminds us that it’s important to be true to ourselves, keep our priorities straight, and focus on writing our own story. 

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    About My Company Story

    A Podcast for business owners by business owners. Each Episode will explore the challenges business owners face and how they’ve overcome them.

    21 min
  • Luke Peters, Founder/CEO of Retail Band

    In this episode, Don interviews Luke Peters! He is the President/CEO at Retail Band, where he aims to help businesses sell appliances through online channels and allow their market to grow and expand.

    Luke talks about the benefits of being in a niche market where there’s hardly any competition and how they’re able to help brands run as retailers. He says that it’s always going to be difficult in the beginning, but there will come a point when it becomes rewarding and fun. 

    Luke also talks about the type of guests he gets to meet in his very own podcast and the value they get to share on his platform. He reminds people that if they have an idea, they should go out there and just start. 

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    About My Company Story

    A Podcast for business owners by business owners. Each Episode will explore the challenges business owners face and how they’ve overcome them.

    23 min
  • Evan Lamont, Founder/CEO of TLG Marketing

    In this episode, Don interviews Evan Lamont! He is the CEO at TLG Marketing and aims to create solutions to the unique problems that businesses face in the modern age through digital marketing and technology. He presents them with the right technologies and the right platforms to get their message across. 

    He believes we live in a great time where platforms like Google, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn are becoming mainstream and are too beneficial to ignore for businesses when launching their advertising campaigns. He explains when it comes to digital marketing, it’s important to constantly overcome new challenges that arise. However the biggest challenge is having the confidence to believe that what you’re doing is right. 

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    About My Company Story

    A Podcast for business owners by business owners. Each Episode will explore the challenges business owners face and how they’ve overcome them.

    25 min
  • Colin Weightman, president of Comco
    Comco is a manufacturer of micro-abrasive blasters and Colin is the grandson of the founder. Hear Colin describe what it was like growing up in the family business and the secret to his success today. Find out more about the company at http://www.comcoinc.com or reach out to Colin at [email protected]
    Hear Colin describe what it was like growing up in the family business and the secret to his success today.
    23 min

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My Company Story is a podcast for business owners by business owners.Each episode will examine the journey of business owners, the challenges they faced, and how they overcame them.