Back to a W-2: When Business Ownership Isn't the Way

Damon Chlarson takes a job in tech sales, despite having improved the business he bought & surviving a tough year.

Topics in Damon’s interview:

• Damon bought Pacific Insulation Supply, an online wholesaler
• Difficulties in scaling the insulation business.
• Overview of sales in the first year
• Getting a regular W-2 job again
• New systems he put in place at the business
• Training his sales team
• The challenges of working from home
• How he runs a business with bipolar disorder
• Fluctuation in demand for home renovations
• Managing a sales team in the Philippines

Damon's original appears on Acquiring Minds:

• Nailing the Trifecta: B2B + Remote + Scalable - Acquiring Minds

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• Pacific Insulation Supply
• Twitter

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