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100% Hustle - Alec Bantel, ACTIQO - Managing the Business of a Busy Family

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100% Hustle Podcast Managing the Business of a Busy Family In this episode of 100% Hustle, Vicki Hamilton talks with Alec Bantel, founder of ACTIQO, about using technology to simplify the hidden workload behind managing a busy family. They explore how better coordination and data-driven insights can help parents assess the true value of activities and make more informed decisions about where to invest their family’s time, energy, and resources, particularly when our most important assets, our children, are at the center of those decisions. A practical and insightful conversation busy parents won’t want to miss. Bio Alec Bantel is the founder of ACTIQO, a family activity intelligence and coordination platform for parents managing children’s sports, lessons, clubs, and other extracurricular activities. ACTIQO helps families coordinate schedules, preparation, transportation, responsibilities, and caregiver handoffs while better understanding whether each activity remains worth the time, cost, energy, and family workload. Alec is a Metro Detroit product leader, entrepreneur, and father of three. He earned his MBA from Wayne State University’s Mike Ilitch School of Business and is building ACTIQO to reduce the invisible work surrounding children’s activities and help families make more confident, sustainable decisions. Learn more about ACTIQO at https://getactiqo.com ACTIQO Website: https://getactiqo.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/actiqo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ACTIQO Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getactiqo X: https://x.com/actiqo Alec Bantel X: https://x.com/Alec_Bantel ACTIQO founder Alec Bantel shares how technology can help busy families manage activities, time, costs, and the hidden workload of parenting. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Watch MBN’s YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: X.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/

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