This Month’s Featured ‘Smart Business Revolution’ Podcasts
Paul Orfalea | ‘Founder of Kinko’s Shares Secrets of Going From a 100-Square Foot Shop to 1,000 Locations’
Jennifer Rotner | ‘Scaling and Systematizing a Creative Business’ Jennifer Rotner is the Founder and CEO of Elite Creative,
Paul Orfalea is the Founder of Kinko’s. The Kinko’s concept was sparked in 1969 when Paul, then a student at the University of Southern California (USC), noticed his fellow students lining up at a copy machine in a library. He borrowed $5,000 from a local bank and rented a
which consists of Elite Editing and Elite Authors. The business provides writing, editing, publishing, and content marketing solutions. With real-world experience as a professional editor, Jennifer
recognized the need for a better way to customize editing and proofreading services for clients. Therefore, she developed an exclusive matching system to pair every project and customer with the right proofreader or editor. In this episode of the “Smart Business Revolution” podcast, John Corcoran interviews Jennifer Rotner about her process of systematizing and scaling creative businesses to over seven figures. Jennifer shares the lessons she learned while building her first businesses, how she structures her companies, and her tips for working with big clients.
100-square foot space next to a hamburger stand near UC Santa Barbara to create the original Kinko’s. This tiny store with a single copier became a huge global brand with 1,000 locations and $2 billion in annual sales. In this episode of the “Smart Business Revolution” podcast, John Corcoran interviews Paul Orfalea about how he started and scaled the Kinko’s brand from one location to over 1,000. Paul shares the lessons he learned as an entrepreneur, his theory of management, and how he transitioned to philanthropic endeavors. Special Shoutouts: A few notable people on Paul’s journey include John Davis, Yvon Chouinard, and President Bill Clinton.
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A few notable people on Jennifer’s journey include Mandy Diamond, MaryBeth Hyland, and Kait LeDonne.
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