Michael is president of Epps Interactive – an online marketing company with dozens of clients across the US. Michael left a career in publishing to start his own company. Today we’re going to hear what it was like to start a rapid growth company in the middle of the great recession.
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Success Quote
- ‘Being poor will save us a lot of money.’ – Unknown click to tweet!
Business Failure
- Michael shares a failure that left him broke, in need of a ‘real job’ and time to recover and recuperate before his next Entrepreneurial leap!
Entrepreneurial AH-HA Moment
- Michael shares an AH-HA moment that will FIRE you up and get you raring to take ACTION Fire Nation!
Current Business
- Epps Interactive has found their niche and they are rolling! 7-figures this year is in their sights, and I have little doubt they will exceed that by late August!
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Best Business Book
- Antifragile: by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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