On this episode of “5 Minutes With,” our host, Jason Schemmel speak with an inspiring entrepreneur doing great work in our community. In this segment, Jason speaks with Michael Dermer of The Lonely Entrepreneur.
The Lonely Entrepreneur was formed to answer the question – “why isn’t there a one stop shop for entrepreneurs – one place they could go and get on-demand information, guidance and community.” It didn’t exist so we built it.
What makes your company unique?
The Lonely Entrepreneur was born from Michael’s harrowing experience in the 2008 financial crisis. Michael watched the business he built for 10 years to over 500 employees – the first company in the US to reward for healthy behavior – nearly get destroyed in 10 days by the financial crisis of 2008. He not only survived but went on to sell his company and become an industry pioneer. Now Michael and The Lonely Entrepreneur team are committed to helping entrepreneurs learn from his experience and turn their passion into success.
Our platform – called The Learning Community – is the only one stop shop for the knowledge, tools and ongoing support entrepreneurs need to start or grow a business including:
Knowledge: 2000 learning modules on business and personal issues entrepreneurs face
Tools: 100s of templates, agreements and vendor reviews
On Demand Day to Day Support: get questions answered real time
Unlimited Online Group Coaching
Community: a committed community of fellow entrepreneurs
Here is a short video on the platform. The platform is designed to serve SMBs at any stage, skill level, demographic or location. It also translates in real time into any language and is accessible via any desktop, tablet or mobile device 24/7.
What excites you the most about your industry?
The Passion of Entrepreneurs.
What’s your biggest pet peeve?
That we told entrepreneurs that passion and grit is enough.
How do you like to spend your free time?
Helping entrepreneurs turn passion into success.
And hard core yoga