167: Surviving a Business Breakup... & Getting Creative with Bejan Douraghy of 🎨 Artisan Talent 🎨

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Millionaire Interviews Podcast & Sir Austin Peek

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🗓️ 1 January 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Bejan Douraghy made his way from New York City to Chicago with $1,000 in his pocket, big dreams, and the ambition to start a new kind of staffing agency... at the age of 25. He wanted to start a firm that nurtures long-lasting relationships with clients and talent alike. With that in mind, he launched Artisan Talent. This Episode is Sponsored By: LinkedIn Jobs makes it easy to get a match with quality candidates, who make the most sense for your role. LinkedIn Jobs uses knowledge of both hard skills and soft skills to match you with the people who fit your role the best. Get $50 your first job post at: millionaire-interviews.com/linkedin-jobs Freshbooks invoicing and accounting software is designed specifically for small business owners. Freshbooks grows alongside your business, so you’ll always have the tools you need when you need them without ever having to learn the ins and outs of accounting. Try it FREE for thirty days, no catch and no credit card required, just go to: millionaire-interviews.com/freshbooks Hubstaff makes invoicing super easy. Hubstaff is not designed for one type of business, which is why there are over 34,000 companies using their application. To help your business get started with Hubstaff, use promo code YOLO and get 60 days FREE when you visit: millionaire-interviews.com/hubstaff Want to Support the Show? Well we'd love for you to join our Patreon Group! What's in it for you? Well you'll instantly get a scheduled call from Austin, where he'll help you with your current or future business... Sign-Up Now at millionaire-interviews.com/patreon. 😀😎😍 *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, Resources Mentioned, & the Fabulous 4 Questions on this episode visit our website: Bejan Douraghy Interview. *** Support this Podcast via Patreon Feedback? Questions? Comments? We would love to hear from you! Hollar at us via: Twitter (@acpeek or @millionairepod), Instagram (@millionaire_interviews), LinkedIn (@austincpeek), Facebook (@millionaireinterviews), or Email: [email protected]. 😎😍😀

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0:00.0	Lesson learned in this regard was I didn't give myself a plan B. There was an
0:04.0	an option for it not to work in my mind. You know, I was going to make this work
0:08.2	no matter what. I didn't have someone else to fund me or pay me anything to carry on. I had to make it happen.
0:19.9	Well, there are a lot of hiccups along the way. Yes, definitely. I don't know if you want to explain
0:23.5	those or not, but we can. Yeah, you got to explain them because I don't know them. Yeah, okay.
0:29.7	I could do that. The one thing that happened is when someone was on a job, a talent would call me
0:37.4	and say, I don't have any time sheets. I have to get this side today. I said no worries. I'll
0:42.4	send my messenger over. So I would hang with the phone, put on my shoes, and I'd run.
0:46.9	I'm running with my time sheets. But there were times when I look at the mirror and say,
0:52.8	bejohn, you are nuts. Like what had done? My name is bejohn Dergay. I am the CEO and founder of
1:01.6	Artisan Talent and my age is 57. You look good for 57. I'm your 57 man. You look like 37.
1:10.0	I try to think ahead myself, but yeah, I know I kind of shop people sometimes.
1:13.8	Okay. Artisan Talent, we are a company that represents in place is freelance and full-time talent,
1:21.2	specifically in the digital, creative, and marketing arena. We've been in business since 1988.
1:28.5	This has been your main company since you even got started in entrepreneurship, right? You've
1:32.5	been at this for about 31 years. It looks like 31 years and location-wise, I started in Chicago and
1:38.0	we have branch offices in different cities, specifically New York City, Indianapolis, Denver,
1:44.2	and satellite offices, and San Francisco and Los Angeles. Okay. Artisan Talent, is that you say it?
1:51.6	Artisan. Artisan, that's what I'm making sure I don't know if there's a little panatiation there.
1:55.6	Yeah. So you're a staffing agency. Can you just get a little bit more in depth and then
1:58.9	tell us about the size of your company? I know you just named some locations there. Yeah, size of
2:03.2	the company, we are 30 employees full-time. In a given year, we're probably placing around 300
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