#406 James Sun (Founder, Pirq)

Michelle McCloskey is the founder, president and co-owner of Run Around Betties, a convenient and affordable personal assistance firm covering the greater Los Angeles and Orange County areas. In this role, she oversees and manages all aspect of the organization, including but not limited to client and employee relations, new business, bookings, and general administration. McCloskey initially got the entrepreneurial bug at the age of 21 when she created her very own stationary line, Michelle Lane, and again in 2007 when she launched and managed an online vintage clothing store, Hourglass Vintage, for three years. In 2011, she officially launched Run Around Betties, the result and combination of her 10-plus years as a personal and executive assistant, and her desire to find a fun, cost-effective and dynamic way to help time-strapped professionals and everyday folks. James Sun is the CEO of Pirq where he sets and leads the overall business strategy, communication, and execution. Previous to Pirq, he was the Founder and CEO of GeoPage.com where he led the company in building a scalable location-based platform for industry specific commercial and retail applications. James also has Fortune 500 experience where he served as a database programmer at Intel and management consultant at Deloitte Consulting. As an active angel investor and strategic advisor, he’s helped several startups with strategic business planning, capital investment, international partnerships, and acquisitions. David Michail calls in to give our listeners any advice on all things legal in the business world!