131 - OTC's New Host Dave Plivelich!

Scott welcomes new OTC host Dave Plivelich! Dave founded The Marcom Group in 1998 building the company into one of the most well-respected branding and website development agencies in California's Central Valley. Over his career, he has worked with many established businesses, including Rain For Rent, John Soules Foods, Aera Energy, Castle & Cooke, Golden Empire Transit, Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce, Grimmway Farms, Kern County Department of Human Services, and Tejon Ranch. He is currently or has been a member, board member, president, or advisor for numerous non-profits, including American Heart Association, Bakersfield Police Activities League, Rotary Club of Bakersfield (co-creator of the Non-Profit Leadership Forum), Active 20-30 Club (past president 2003), Petroleum Club of Bakersfield (past president 2009-2021), PCB Foundation, Children's' Advocates Resource Endowment, Victory Family Services, Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra, Bakersfield College Art Department, Epiphany Foundation, and Mendiburu Magic Foundation. He is also a partner of Kern EDC.He is a co-owner of Valley Ag Voice, a Landmark Forum Curriculum for Living graduate, and was a nominee for Beautiful Bakersfield's Business Person of Year for 2020. Dave explains how he has always had a strong entrepreneurship drive and how his family helped pave his path. He takes us on a journey from his first job as a paper route boy to the start of the Marcom Group and how working for someone else was never in the cards for him. They also touch on Dave's involvement with nonprofits and how he loves the giving nature of the Bakersfield Community. LEARN MORE ABOUT DAVE PLIVELICH:  Website: www.themarcomgroup.com/about/team/ Email: [email protected] Phone: 661-489-4444 Instagram: @marcomgroup @daveplivelich Facebook: The_Marcom_Group Dave_Plivelich Twitter: @TheMarcomGroup LinkedIn: TheMarcomGroup DavePlivelich YouTube: TheMarcomGroup/TMG