Interview with Don Purdum

Don Purdum has owned 4 business and met over 1,000 individual business owners. Two of them successful, one failed, and one that Don left to follow his passion in this pursuit. Don has made some classic mistakes, but has been blessed to have some right people around him, most importantly his wife of nearly 20 years and two boys, 17 and 11. During our ten years of entrepreneurship, Don has had great highs and really deep lows. From having money to bankruptcy and back again. The sustaining element was Dons family. They were his hope and his inspiration! Don has witnessed businesses destroy families because of a lack of education, training, unrealistic expectations, financial problems, etc. As Don says Open quote ‘Communication skills are severely lacking in both the business and family unit as pressures intensify, and the business owner runs to the business to solve problems that need a different resolution than they are able to provide. As this unfolds, the family becomes more distant, insecure, and unstable. This causes a deeper rift.’ Close quote Don coaches business owners and their families as they learn about themselves, why they do what they do, and how they 'mis-communicate' causing deeper divisions so that they can grow closer through challenging and intense times. In essence, I'm in loss prevention: Emotional loss, family loss, personal financial loss, business financial loss, asset distribution due to dissolution, and bankruptcy. To get with Don please go to; www.donpurdum.com