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30 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

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Now a full-service agency, lotus823 combines traditional public relations, progressive content marketing, search engine optimization, and social media as well as Amazon marketing and website design for fully integrated strategies. In 1997 at just 42 years old, I suffered a massive heart attack that landed me in the ICU.

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37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

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Despite the ongoing recession, I took to my kitchen table in 2013 to launch Digital Air Strike — an award-winning automotive social media and digital engagement company. Tapping into my knowledge of and experience in automotive marketing, I identified a need to monetize social networks for businesses.