Pivot, Persist, and Snack with Daren Patera | Episode 29 of Heavy Lifts Podcast

This week, Nat and Makayla sit down with Daren Patera, tenant, friend, and one of the most genuinely positive people in the building! Daren is the co-founder (with business partner Brian) of Rapid Print Solutions, a Salem-based printer supply and service company that they've operated since 2003. But that's only half the story: Daren and Brian also launched Oregon Farm Fresh Snacks!They talk about growing up in South Salem, bouncing through three high schools, playing golf instead of football (despite being the biggest high school football player in the state of Oregon), getting an MBA and law degree at Willamette University, and how a chance meeting in a crowded auditorium turned into a two-decade business partnership.Plus: surviving the franchise world, navigating the Amazon algorithm, what it's like to pivot from ink cartridges to snack mixes, and how Daren manages to walk through the halls smiling after everything life has thrown at him.Rapid Print Solutions ▸ @rapid_refill on Instagram▸ https://www.rpsoregon.com Oregon Farm Fresh Snacks▸ www.farmfreshsnacks.com Connect with us!Nat: @natborchers on Instagram▸ @backlinerealestate on Instagram▸ www.backlinerealestate.com