On this episode of This a Podcast, Mek talks with Kevin Polite about everything entrepreneurial, the power and reach of networking in business and life, and valuable lessons learned. In 2 hours, you’ll hear about:
- pivoting from ministry to business and how that impacted Kevin’s relationship with his mother
- his first job out of the seminary and being home-schooled during his teen years
- getting into the intimidating and oftentimes confusing world of stocks
- what sparked the idea of getting into business and what he likes about being an entrepreneur
- volunteering for Sunday Suppers to feed and fellowship with the homeless
- Mek getting over his fear of death and living a contented life right now
- emulating civil rights heroes and the unconventional way Kevin chooses to protest
- making money throwing house parties and booking limos as the middleman (before Uber took off)
- buying his first luxury car for his company and using his network to help him get off the ground
- the circumstances that led to him quitting his first job and going full-time in the limo industry
- growing and learning about the business and driving around celebrities like Sharon Stone
- meeting other celebrities and being around bigwigs by putting yourself in the right place
- buying a friend $300 shots of cognac for the first (and last) time and picking your luxuries
- facing financial business challenges and becoming more disciplined with money
- selling his company to RMA in 2017 and the most important employees in the industry
- learning the truth about Baltimore by simply riding on the bus
- what Kevin’s daily life looks like these days
- his billboard message to the world summed up by proverbs 14:23 and Nike
- the first step any aspiring entrepreneur can and should take, and much more!
Raised by a very religious mother in Silver Spring, Maryland, Kevin Polite studied to work as a pastor before choosing to go into business. He built his side hustle of booking limousine transport into a business at age 25. By the time he was 30, he sold his company, Culdesac Chauffeur, to one of the largest luxury transportation corporations in the world. You can find him on Facebook as "Polite Kevin" and Instagram @kporiginaldc.
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