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Donnie P., an entrepreneur and native of Jeanerette, Louisiana, realized early in his professional business career that he was equipped with the necessary drive and determination that would allow him to start businesses—from the ground up—without any money.
Today, with over 20 years of experience, Donnie P. is guided by his unwavering faith in The Creator and desire to develop business platforms that will uplift others. Donnie P. is currently founder and CEO of OSD Group LLC, which is a cannabis dispensary owner/partner of Greenleaf Dispensary in Houma Louisiana and The Still and Tubman Foundation a non-profit designed to help the needs of students and entrepreneurs in our community who unfortunately cannot afford school supplies and for entrepreneurs that need financial literacy and experience in running a business, and Blastoff Business Coaching a business designed to help struggling entrepreneurs succeed in their market place. He launched A Caring Home Services’ national franchise rollout in the middle of 2012. In August of 2013, he sold his first of many franchises to Karl and Beverley Stephens, LLC out of Nashville, Tennessee. A Caring Franchise was sold in 2019
In 2014 Donnie P. Authored his first business book titled “How to catch a Mouse with No Cheese” is written for people who either have been in business for up to a year or are interested in starting a business, but do not have money. It discusses five life-changing principles that will help you succeed. Each principle has its own basis for preparing you to get your business up and growing with no money.
Since the launching of Donnie P. book “How to catch a Mouse with No Cheese” has sold worldwide in the following Countries of: United States of America, Germany, New Zealand, France, India, Canada, and Great Britain.
Now he has launched his second book “Health and Wealth Is Always Green” How I went from Elderly Care to Cannabis Industry. It discusses the steps for entrepreneurs to get in the Cannabis industry and be successful in fulfilling their business goals and dreams. You can find him at: www.donniepofficial.com
““In today’s world, social media and online advertising dominate the marketing landscape,”
“However, word of mouth was the most powerful tool for getting new clients.”
“In my case, understanding the needs of clients with chronic diseases was essential,”
“high demand and low competition,”
“money is the byproduct of your excellence, and you will not excel if your heart and mind are not into it.””
– Kirkus Reviews
An entrepreneur presents a memoir of switching careers.
In this short overview of his professional life, author P. describes how he and his brother, Omar, entered the elderly care business with A Plus Home Care Services in Louisiana, providing outpatient services and helping patients with chronic illnesses. The siblings made sure to concentrate on business basics: “In today’s world, social media and online advertising dominate the marketing landscape,” he writes. “However, word of mouth was the most powerful tool for getting new clients.” Through hard work and a focus on professionalism, the brothers grew their enterprise and found success, adding more employees and opening a second office. Eventually, P. was a millionaire, he says, without ever losing his sense of empathy: “In my case, understanding the needs of clients with chronic diseases was essential,” he writes. “I took time to sit with them and listen to them.” Then the business was unexpectedly raided by the police. “It was a list of false accusations,” P. writes, apparently involving bookkeeping irregularities. Although all charges were soon dropped, the author used the incident as a reason to switch fields, moving to the medical marijuana industry, which in Louisiana was a market with “high demand and low competition,” he says. He went through the difficult task of getting licensed and soon started a new chapter in his business life. P. narrates all of his entrepreneurial adventures in this remembrance with a winning combination of humility and bright optimism. At the same time, he doesn’t paper over any mistakes he made, and he always stresses the deeper lessons he learned from them; the most important one, he says, is that “money is the byproduct of your excellence, and you will not excel if your heart and mind are not into it.” His insistence on the importance of listening to people and building strong teams will especially resonate with other entrepreneurs.
A brief but energetic tale of two startup businesses.
Pub Date: Nov. 30, 2023
ISBN: 9798870917429
Page count: 96pp
Publisher: Self
Review Posted Online: March 6, 2024
Health and Wealth is Always Green Best Seller
Day job
Self Employed
Favorite word
Entrepreneurship
Hometown
Jeanerette, Louisiana
Passion in life
Helping others achieve success
Unexpected skill or talent
Self Motivated
Book review: Health and Wealth is Always Green, 2024
Unveiling Donnie P’s “Health and Wealth Is Always Green” for Powerful Business Insights, 2024
How to Start a Business with Zero Dollars: CEO Donnie P Knows, 2022
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