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Happiness Solved

338. Turning a Stinky Problem into a Business Success: Dan Zbynski’s Story

Happiness Solved

Sandee Sgarlata

Joy, Love, Motivational, Peace, Inspirational, Depression, Happiness, Health & Fitness, Selflove, Business, Education

5.01.9K Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Happiness Solved with Sandee Sgarlata. In this episode, Sandee interviews Dan Zbynski. Dan Zbynski is the co-founder of FunkAway, one of the top odor eliminator spray and bead companies in the US that sells at Target, Wal Mart and other top retailers. Dan grew up in North Chicago and is a family man, being married after his sophomore year in college to his high school sweetheart and having 3 adult boys now; The couple has been married for over 39 years. With a background in manufacturing operations, Dan and his partner Kyle now run FunkAway and are living their American Dream, while enjoying the simple stuff and happiness their success has brought their families.   For more information on Holistic Life Mastery: https://holisticlifemastery.live/event-registration   Connect with Dan:  Website: www.funkaway.com  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/funkaway    Connect with Sandee www.sandeesgarlata.com Podcast: www.happinesssolved.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/coachsandeesgarlata Twitter: www.twitter.com/sandeesgarlata Instagram: www.instagram.com/coachsandeesgarlata

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0:00.0

Hey there, I'm Sandy Scarlata and welcome to the Happiness Solve Podcast.

0:11.0

Twice a week we explore the journey to finding true happiness by sharing

0:15.6

inspiring stories, practical tips, and insightful conversations with some of

0:20.4

today's leading experts. But we don't just scratch the surface.

0:24.6

We dive deep into the real grit of what it takes to live a genuinely happy life.

0:30.2

Whether you're looking to improve your well-being, enhance your relationships, or simply add more joy to your life.

0:35.8

You're in the right place. So grab your favorite beverage, get comfortable, and let's dive into today's episode.

0:42.0

Because happiness is a choice, and the choice is yours.

0:44.8

Dan Zivinsky. I said it correctly twice. I did it twice now. How are you?

0:51.6

You did. Very good. How are you? I'm doing great doing great. All right so for the audience we are talking with Dan Zevinsky and he is the co-founder of Funkaway, which is one of the top odor eliminator sprays, spray and bead companies.

1:16.0

All kinds of different odor elimination products really are what... Got it, okay, so it's different types of odor elimination.

1:19.0

I was like, yeah, we're going to have fun with this because how happy are you when we eliminate odors right?

1:24.9

Exactly you can't beat that I mean if you could if you could eliminate the odors

1:29.6

everybody's happy that's for sure. Oh my gosh exactly so before we talk about that

1:36.4

let's talk about you for a minute because well you have you know you've created an incredible product that is sold at Target and Walmart.

1:47.0

So anybody that creates a product, if you can get it in those two stores, enough said, enough said, right? So I always love to talk to

1:56.4

entrepreneurs because it's such a process and there's so many highs and

2:01.9

and lows when it comes to getting a product to market.

2:05.4

But let's talk about you for a minute because I love the fact that you are married to your high school sweetheart right that's true that is

2:16.2

talk about your background let's hear a little bit about Dan all right well just

2:20.3

real quick I've I came from a basically a lower to middle class income blue collar

2:27.8

community called North Chicago which is about 45 minutes north of Chicago.

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