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SUMMARY:How I Built This: Wes Kogelman
DESCRIPTION:The Connector Effect: How to Build Businesses People Actually Want to Support\n\nSome people just have it that rare ability to walk into a room and instantly make things happen. Ideas flow. Opportunities surface. People lean in.\n\nMeet Wes Kogelman\, a serial entrepreneur whose superpower isn't just building profitable businesses (though he's done that multiple times) it's his ability to connect\, engage\, and move people to action.\n\nWes saw the future of the internet in 2000 when most people were still figuring out email. While finishing his degree at University of Tampa\, he launched BuyaTimeshare.com and turned it profitable in two months. By year two\, the company was generating over $1 million annually. By 2010 and 2011\, it landed on Inc. Magazine's prestigious Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies.\n\nBut Wes didn't stop there. He brought that same entrepreneurial vision to the Lakes Region with MI-BOX\, making moving and storage easier for families and businesses across Central and Western New Hampshire. Along the way\, he's built a reputation as a community leader whose energy and authenticity create opportunities wherever he goes.\n\nIn this high-energy session\, Wes shares what it really takes to build businesses that don't just succeed on paper they thrive because people believe in them. From spotting opportunities early to building teams that care\, creating customer experiences that stick\, and showing up as a leader people want to follow\, Wes will break down the mindset and strategies that have fueled his success across multiple industries.\n\nExpect straight talk\, infectious energy\, and actionable insight on what it means to be the kind of entrepreneur who doesn't just build companies you build community.\n\nIf you've ever wondered how some people just seem to make business look easy\, this is your chance to learn their playbook.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="margin: 0px 0px 1rem\; line-height: 26.2501px\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; color: rgb(39\, 43\, 43)\; font-family: acumin-pro\; font-size: 21.8751px\; white-space-collapse: preserve\;"><span style="font-weight: 700\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;">The Connector Effect: How to Build Businesses People Actually Want to Support</span></p>\n\n<p style="margin: 1rem 0px\; line-height: 26.2501px\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; color: rgb(39\, 43\, 43)\; font-family: acumin-pro\; font-size: 21.8751px\; white-space-collapse: preserve\;">Some people just have <span style="font-weight: 700\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;">it</span>&mdash\;that rare ability to walk into a room and instantly make things happen. Ideas flow. Opportunities surface. People lean in.</p>\n\n<p style="margin: 1rem 0px\; line-height: 26.2501px\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; color: rgb(39\, 43\, 43)\; font-family: acumin-pro\; font-size: 21.8751px\; white-space-collapse: preserve\;">Meet <span style="font-weight: 700\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;">Wes Kogelman</span>\, a serial entrepreneur whose superpower isn&#39\;t just building profitable businesses (though he&#39\;s done that multiple times)&mdash\;it&#39\;s his ability to <span style="font-weight: 700\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;">connect\, engage\, and move people to action</span>.</p>\n\n<p style="margin: 1rem 0px\; line-height: 26.2501px\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; color: rgb(39\, 43\, 43)\; font-family: acumin-pro\; font-size: 21.8751px\; white-space-collapse: preserve\;">Wes saw the future of the internet in 2000 when most people were still figuring out email. While finishing his degree at University of Tampa\, he launched <span style="font-weight: 700\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;">BuyaTimeshare.com</span>&mdash\;and turned it profitable in <span style="font-weight: 700\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;">two months</span>. By year two\, the company was generating over $1 million annually. By 2010 and 2011\, it landed on Inc. Magazine&#39\;s prestigious <span style="font-weight: 700\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;">Inc. 5000 list</span> of fastest-growing private companies.</p>\n\n<p style="margin: 1rem 0px\; line-height: 26.2501px\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; color: rgb(39\, 43\, 43)\; font-family: acumin-pro\; font-size: 21.8751px\; white-space-collapse: preserve\;">But Wes didn&#39\;t stop there. He brought that same entrepreneurial vision to the Lakes Region with <span style="font-weight: 700\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;">MI-BOX</span>\, making moving and storage easier for families and businesses across Central and Western New Hampshire. Along the way\, he&#39\;s built a reputation as a <span style="font-weight: 700\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;">community leader</span> whose energy and authenticity create opportunities wherever he goes.</p>\n\n<p style="margin: 1rem 0px\; line-height: 26.2501px\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; color: rgb(39\, 43\, 43)\; font-family: acumin-pro\; font-size: 21.8751px\; white-space-collapse: preserve\;">In this high-energy session\, Wes shares what it really takes to build businesses that don&#39\;t just succeed on paper&mdash\;they <span style="font-weight: 700\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;">thrive because people believe in them</span>. From spotting opportunities early to building teams that care\, creating customer experiences that stick\, and showing up as a leader people want to follow\, Wes will break down the mindset and strategies that have fueled his success across multiple industries.</p>\n\n<p style="margin: 1rem 0px\; line-height: 26.2501px\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; color: rgb(39\, 43\, 43)\; font-family: acumin-pro\; font-size: 21.8751px\; white-space-collapse: preserve\;"><span style="font-weight: 700\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;">Expect straight talk\, infectious energy\, and actionable insight on what it means to be the kind of entrepreneur who doesn&#39\;t just build companies&mdash\;you build community.</span></p>\n\n<p style="margin: 1rem 0px 0px\; line-height: 26.2501px\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; color: rgb(39\, 43\, 43)\; font-family: acumin-pro\; font-size: 21.8751px\; white-space-collapse: preserve\;">If you&#39\;ve ever wondered how some people just seem to make business look easy\, this is your chance to learn their playbook.</p>\n
LOCATION:WORK Lakes Region 51 Elm St\, Suite 107\, Laconia NH
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URL:https://business.lakesregionchamber.org/events/details/how-i-built-this-wes-kogelman-61391
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