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Following Your North Star with Edgar Carreon
FromCafe con Pam
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Length:
58 minutes
Released:
Jan 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Listeners, we're back this week with Edgar Carreon.
Edgar is the CEO and Founder of dree, a tech-enabled peer-to-peer marketplace looking to disrupt the laundry industry. He immigrated to the United States at the age of 10, and at the age of 22, he launched his first business in food/retail. "I'm on a mission to change the way communities help each other focus on what matters most."
During this episode we talked about:
03:30 - What happened since his last visit to Café con Pam
04:17 - “This is going to be the best year”
07:06 - Talking numbers: coffee shops & the pandemic
08:45 - “Standing in the storm”
10:49 - 2008 recession teachings
11:23 - “Know my north star”
11:41 - “Worst case scenario”
13:01 - His ‘North Star’
13:35 - Being passionate about community
18:43 - Talking numbers: initial investment to open a coffee shop
19:07 - “Where the magic happens today”
29:05 - Getting depressed and working with his inner child
29:22 - The inner kid came up
31:37 - Starting Dree
34:44 - Getting partners
36:05 - Cultural intelligence & female co-founder
42:46 - Raising venture capital
44:06 - Work with your inner child
This episode is brought to you by PowerSisters, the only accountability program that pairs you up with a PowerSister so you can achieve the goals your soul wants always honoring your culture, your values, and rest.
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Listen to Edgar on Episode 134
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Edgar is the CEO and Founder of dree, a tech-enabled peer-to-peer marketplace looking to disrupt the laundry industry. He immigrated to the United States at the age of 10, and at the age of 22, he launched his first business in food/retail. "I'm on a mission to change the way communities help each other focus on what matters most."
During this episode we talked about:
03:30 - What happened since his last visit to Café con Pam
04:17 - “This is going to be the best year”
07:06 - Talking numbers: coffee shops & the pandemic
08:45 - “Standing in the storm”
10:49 - 2008 recession teachings
11:23 - “Know my north star”
11:41 - “Worst case scenario”
13:01 - His ‘North Star’
13:35 - Being passionate about community
18:43 - Talking numbers: initial investment to open a coffee shop
19:07 - “Where the magic happens today”
29:05 - Getting depressed and working with his inner child
29:22 - The inner kid came up
31:37 - Starting Dree
34:44 - Getting partners
36:05 - Cultural intelligence & female co-founder
42:46 - Raising venture capital
44:06 - Work with your inner child
This episode is brought to you by PowerSisters, the only accountability program that pairs you up with a PowerSister so you can achieve the goals your soul wants always honoring your culture, your values, and rest.
Follow Edgar on all things social:
Listen to Edgar on Episode 134
Follow Cafe con Pam on all things social
http://cafeconpam.com/
Join the FREE Cafe con Pam Challenge
Join our Discord space and let's keep the conversation going!
Subscribe, rate, review, and share this episode with someone you love!
And don't ever forget to Stay Shining!
Released:
Jan 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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