From 4AM Hustles to 4,000 Clients: Michael Chagala's Digital Marketing Empire

Michael Chagala's career began sweeping the server room floor as an unpaid intern at a software development company, later progressing from software engineer to digital marketing then leadership. Michael was an executive at one of the fastest growing companies in the United States helping bring a small energy company from $20 million annual revenue to nearly $70 as part of a small team of Directors. While burning out from 20 years in the corporate world, Michael started Rank Harvest as a side-hustle. He started by advertising on Craigslist and doing all the work himself. He got up at 4am to work 4 hours before his day job, then another hour during lunch, 4 more in the evenings and 12 hours each on the weekends. He did this for several years until taking a leap of faith and quitting his day job; the rest is history. Today, Rank Harvest is a full digital marketing agency that employs multiple full-time, part-time and contract workers. While the company's main focus is direct, long-term engagements with businesses, Rank Harvest has sold over $2 million in digital marketing services on Fiverr. Rank Harvest has served over 4,000 customers since opening its doors in 2018. Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejondwoskinexperience/ Website: https://jondwoskin.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: [email protected] Get Jon's Book: The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big!   Connect with Michael Chagala: Website: rankharvest.com X: https://www.twitter.com/rankharvest Instagram: https://instagram.com/rankharvest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rank-harvest Facebook: https://facebook.com/rankharvest   *E – explicit language may be used in this podcast.