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Gail Schenbaum – Achieving Massive Growth with the Umergency App in the Last 18 Months

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Gail Schenbaum on She's Got Moxie with Joy ChudacoffThis week, I'm having Gail Schenbaum, Founder & CEO of Umergency, back on the show as one of my encore interviews!

Gail was first on She's Got Moxie in March 2018 to talk about how she created the Umergency app for college students and their parents' in emergency situations.

After receiving a middle of the night phone call from her own daughter (who was in an ambulance) while she was across the country attending college, Gail knew that she had to do something to make it easier for parents to get in touch with their kids in emergency situations.

The Umergency app prepares and empowers college students, their parents, and extended families with the real-time tools they need to navigate through any emergency, health or safety situation at the touch of a button.

The content is college-specific, and comes pre-loaded with data for over 1200 colleges, including local emergency services, on-campus resources, trusted contacts, a GPS enabled urgent alert beacon, built-in access to national crisis hotlines, and the ability to upload secure copies of students’ insurance card and signed medical consent form.

Umergency removes confusion and chaos from an urgent situation, before it happens.

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You still have to go back and trust your gut. But many times, people who know a lot in a certain area bring many ‘aha' moments to you.” – Gail Schenbaum

Show Notes:

  • How Umergency has achieved massive growth in the last 18 months
  • The staggering statistics about college students and ER visits and what parents really need to know
  • The creative “gorilla marketing” that Gail is using to gain brand awareness for the Umergency App
  • Gail discusses the things you must do to get your product or service in the hands of the right consumer
  • Gail's BIGGEST CHALLENGE and how she gets through it
  • The SECRET TOOL that has positively influenced Gail's life
  • Why Gail ASKS for advice often
  • The ADVICE she would give to entrepreneurs who are experiencing growth
  • How she makes DECISIONS for the business
  • And much, much more…

No matter how fast you're moving, don't forget to take time to plan. Because you can get lost in the details (especially with technology) and there is so many moving parts.” – Gail Schenbaum

Connect with Gail Schenbaum:

Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Umergency

What really helps me is to connect with other entrepreneurs who are going through similar stuff.” – Gail Schenbaum

Joanna McFarland – How HopSkipDrive Literally “Hopped and Skipped” Into a *New* Market That Has Resulted Into Explosive Growth Over the Last 500 Days

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Joanna McFarland on She's Got Moxie with Joy Chudacoff

I'm excited to have Joanna McFarland back with us for an Encore interview! I interviewed Joanna back in October of 2017 and since that time, HopSkipDrive has literally “hopped and skipped” over their sales goals and catapulted themselves into a brand new market opportunity!

Joanna is the CEO and co-founder of HopSkipDrive, which is a safe and dependable ride share company for kids. After brainstorming with some frustrated parents at a child’s birthday party, they came up with a better way to provide transportation for their kids and HopSkipDrive was born.

On today's show, Joanna talks about how HopSkipDrive KEPT their core message while uncovering a brand-new market that was craving what they had to offer.

 

You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!

Embrace it. Buy the ticket and take the ride and know that there are going to be moments when it is really hard. And know that you're going to need to over-communicate and make sure that expectations are understood and that expectations are being met.” – Joanna McFarland

Show Notes:

  • The NEW MARKET that HopSkipDrive uncovered which led them to explosive growth (this is PURE Gold)
  • The person who has had a massive influence on her life and kept her going after 100 NO’s when she first started out
  • Why SAFETY is their #1 Core Value and the 15 point system they use to ensure safety on every ride
  • The mantra that keeps Joanna going (wise words from her hubby)
  • The secret to effective communication with your team during the scale-up phase
  • And much, much more…

Everything that we had put into solving this problem for consumers made the platform very easily extensible to schools as well.” – Joanna McFarland

Connect with Joanna McFarland:

Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | HopSkipDrive

It is really important to focus. There are so many opportunities that you can pursue and so it is really important to think about what are your best opportunities and make sure that you're really focusing on those.” – Joanna McFarland

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