EPISODE · Oct 27, 2025 · 38 MIN
This Founder Built a Company Around Saving People Money | Reduce Costs Now
from New York's Business Podcast · host New York's Business Podcast
Meet Ajmal Ismail, founder of Reduce Costs Now, a Long Island–based company helping families and businesses lower their everyday expenses — from car insurance and property taxes to mobile plans and internet bills.What started as Ajmal giving friends and clients financial advice while working in the mortgage industry evolved into a thriving business that has saved families an average of $1,000 a year — and some much more.In this episode, we talk about:How he built a “no-risk” business model where clients only pay after they saveThe psychology of trust and how to overcome skepticism in a new industryThe surprising ROI of old-school marketing like yard signs and festivalsScaling strategy, specialized hiring, and his plans to open an insurance brokerage by 2026What causes most people to overpay — and how companies quietly profit from itAjmal’s story is proof that innovation isn’t always about technology — sometimes it’s about solving a real-world problem better than anyone else.🎙️ New York’s Business Podcast — by business owners, for business owners.#NewYorksBusinessPodcast #LongIslandBusiness #Entrepreneurship #SmallBusinessGrowth #CostSavings #ReduceCostsNow #BusinessInnovation #FinanceTips
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Meet Ajmal Ismail, founder of Reduce Costs Now, a Long Island–based company helping families and businesses lower their everyday expenses — from car insurance and property taxes to mobile plans and internet bills.What started as Ajmal giving friends and clients financial advice while working in the mortgage industry evolved into a thriving business that has saved families an average of $1,000 a year — and some much more.In this episode, we talk about:How he built a “no-risk” business model where clients only pay after they saveThe psychology of trust and how to overcome skepticism in a new industryThe surprising ROI of old-school marketing like yard signs and festivalsScaling strategy, specialized hiring, and his plans to open an insurance brokerage by 2026What causes most people to overpay — and how companies quietly profit from itAjmal’s story is proof that innovation isn’t always about technology — sometimes it’s about solving a real-world problem better than anyone else.🎙️ New York’s Business Podcast — by business owners, for business owners.#NewYorksBusinessPodcast #LongIslandBusiness #Entrepreneurship #SmallBusinessGrowth #CostSavings #ReduceCostsNow #BusinessInnovation #FinanceTips
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