How Dallas Imbimbo is growing businesses the American way - and what you can take from that
20.06.2022 - 13:41
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Seeing an opportunity, seizing it, and scaling the business to its maximum potential. Sounds easy, but takes not only knowledge and the willingness to take risks, but also a clear grand vision and dedication.
Especially when the nature of businesses ranges so widely as they do for Dallas Imbimbo.
It looked like the charming Los Angeles, CA, based entrepreneur was going to find his path in TV after participating on the CBS TV-show 'The Amazing Race'. His charismatic appearance alongside his mother gained him a lot of fans in a short time. At the time Imbimbo was still in college, but it was clear to see he had that 'something' that had people engaged. What might not have come through during his appearance on the screen was his incredible entrepreneurial mindset, that he already had proven at the time.
In fact, Imbimbo remembers starting his first company in seventh grade with 'Kid DJ Mobile Entertainment' - he used to DJ all the local middle school dances, high school dances, weddings and birthday parties.
He then attended UC Davis where he walked on the basketball team in his sophomore year, a passion lasting to this day.
And by the end of his junior year, Dallas Imbimbo had started a company called 'Pack My Dorm' which was a moving and storage solution for college students, gaining partnerships with UC Berkeley, UC Davis, Stanford and UC Santa Cruz.
You see, it's the ability to spot demand and potential for services or products in whatever environment the Californian finds himself in, rather than going down one particular road.
In 2012, the entrepreneur founded a company called 'BigRentz' which he himself describes as 'Uber for the construction equipment rental industry'.
The company was a huge success and has