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Tag: #ecommerce

GEAR RENTAL…THE NIMBLE WAY

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OUR SPONSORS FOR THIS EPISODE:
Entrepreneur Struggle podcast

A compelling podcast with host Chris Colbert from DCP Entertainment.
Listen anywhere you get podcasts or go to dcpofficial.com/entrepreneurstruggle

CREATING THE AIRBNB for Equipment rental

 

Donald T Boone, Founder and CEO of BoxedUp, a B2B equipment rental marketplace, similar to the Airbnb for camera gear.

Growing up in Maryland, Donald came from humble beginnings and followed his older brother in pursuit of an engineering degree at the HBCU North Carolina A&T. Donald had distinguished roles at companies like Exxon and Amazon. But as a 3-time founder, the call of entrepreneurship has always been loud in his ear. And talk about conviction. He has borrowed against his 401k for a previous startup and taught himself how to code from scratch. And get this, in the middle of the pandemic, with an incredible compensation in Amazon in hand, he decided to take BoxedUp’s early insights and traction, quit his job and set out to make his company the success he knew it could be.

Donald has a great story. You’ll want to listen in.

 

“Start networking far before you ever need the money.”
~ Donald Boone

In this episode Donald and Dan discussed:

  • Growing up in Maryland
  • How following his brother led to an HBCU education
  • The stark reality of giving up Amazon-level comp to be a founder
  • How COVID 19 changed his business almost instantly

 

 

“the fundraising process… was just the starkest reminder that we’re in the same arena, but we’re playing different games…”
~ Donald Boone

 

“ She couldn’t read it for months without it inducing some trauma ”
~ Donald Boone

PACKAGING JUST GOT SMARTER AND MORE CLIMATE-FRIENDLY

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OUR SPONSORS FOR THIS EPISODE:
Entrepreneur Struggle podcast

A compelling podcast with host Chris Colbert from DCP Entertainment.
Listen anywhere you get podcasts or go to dcpofficial.com/entrepreneurstruggle

packaging goes from
single use…to 2oo+

 

Chantal Emmanuel is Co-Founder and CTO of LimeLoop, a company that is delivering a world without waste with their reusable smart packaging.

Chantal grew up in Queens, in a neighborhood without many people of color, but with a strong sense of her Caribbean heritage, surrounded by a large extended family. She brought a calling to serve with her after college, leading to work in AmeriCorps, but it was her analytical and logic-driven intellect that soon brought her to data, and software. 

With a pivot through coding bootcamp and relocation to the Bay Area, Chantall found herself working for Red Clay Design, a company developing software to bring together industrial designers and retail companies. It was at Red Clay that Chantal would come across both the core idea for Lime Loop, and her co-founder Ashley. This would lead to the start of her founder journey years later.

Chantal has a great story. You’ll want to listen in.

 

“every five minutes, [the industrty] ships 20,000 packages worldwide...”
~ Chantal Emmanuel

In this episode Chantal and Dan discussed:

  • Growing up with a supportive, big family
  • Going from AmeriCorps to software development
  • How she joined the small club of black women who’ve raised $1M
  • The inefficiencies and cautions of how we ship today
  • What wakes her up at 2am

 

 

“you really realize that you just show up 110%. Every single meeting, every single time. And you have to do that while continuing to build your business…”
~ Chantal Emmanuel

 

“ …our cap table…there’s not a single name on it that doesn’t bring a smile to my face… ”
~ Chantal Emmanuel