Dave Kerpen…From Modest Beginnings To Entrepreneurial Superstar!

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Dave Kerpen Serial Entrepreneur Global Keynote Speaker Best Selling Author VC Investor Husband and Father Dave Kerpen started his journey with nothing putting himself through college as a vendor selling cracker jacks not hot dogs or beer at the Boston Garden and Fenway Park As an unbelievable salesman and marketer even back then he was making 1 000 a game He had a sponsored wedding convincing businesses to donate everything from flowers to the venue and at the end of the day was able to donate 20 000 to charity In 2006 while teaching Dave along with the help of his wife Carrie started Likeable Local a social media software company serving thousands of small businesses as well as Likeable Media They were a great success and were catapulted onto the rest of their career Fast forward and today Dave and Carrie have their hands in a great number of businesses Dave is among the most popular writers in LinkedIn s Influencer program one of the most-read contributors for Inc com and has been featured by CNBC BBC ABC World News Tonight the CBS Early Show the TODAY Show the New York Times and more Dave has close to 700 000 followers on LinkedIn although for marketing he views TikTok and Instagram as the social media outlets of choice Asked what he attributes his success to and one of the keys is to think outside of the box In other words if you have a great idea that may be outside of the mainstream you should pursue it Our conversation touched on many areas including The entrepreneurial roadmap Need for process strategic planning Team building Creating a corporate culture Public relations Connecting a need with a solutionKeys to venture capital VC investing Dave apos s most recent endeavors include the book apos Normal apos Kip ai and Apprentice https chooseanapprentice com He can be reached at dave likeable com Please subscribe to Do You Ever Wonder using the two links below and don apos t be shy about sharing the links with your friends Subscribe to Do You Ever Wonder on YouTube here https www youtube com channel UCzmL4Yaump 9Q7tMSChDoUQSubscribe on your favorite streaming platform here https areyouwondering buzzsprout com shareDo you have a great story to tell Are you interested in appearing as a guest on the Do You Ever Wonder podcast Let Mike Haltman know at mhaltman hallmarkabstractllc com The Do You Ever Wonder podcast is brought to you by New York title insurance provider Hallmark Abstract Service and hosted by its CEO Mike Haltman Hallmark Abstract Service You Buy Real Estate We Protect It Questions about the podcast NY title insurance or the RE transaction process Let Hallmark Abstract Service know at 646 741-6101 or at info hallmarkabstractllc com