Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Video interview with Kinko's founder, Paul Orfalea

NextStepU founder and CEO, David Mammano, interviewed Paul Orfalea, founder of Kinko’s.

Mammano: What are some of the benefits that you’ve experienced as an entrepreneur?

Orfalea: Money. I was in my business for the money. I didn’t enjoy Xerox copying and printing and all that. I liked the money. There’s nothing wrong with saying you like the money. My best stores had the happiest workers and the most satisfied customers.

Mammano: You talk a lot about working on your business rather than in your business, can you expand on that?

Orfalea: A lot of people smoke cigarettes because they are in life, but if you’re on life you say “Oh I think cigarettes aren’t very good for me.” A lot of times when we are in life, we don’t realize what we are all about.

Mammano: Looking back now, would you change anything?

Continued with video at:
http://www.nextstepu.com/articlePage1.aspx?artId=3705&categoryId=4

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