69. How to Start a Company with Monica Brown Adeeko & Michael Adeeko

69.In How to Start a Company, Monica Brown Adeeko & Michael Adeeko, founders of DL2C (Direct Line to Compliance), join host William Glass to discuss how to start a company, building a business with your spouse, and the importance of life-long learning. Monica & Michael share how they fell into entrepreneurship after leaving successful careers in entertainment and media and built a technology company out of necessity to serve their clients. From their dining room table, DL2C grossed $1 Million in revenue in their first year! You’ll learn how Monica and Michael continually break barriers as black business owners and how no one has the ability to offend them. One of the most insightful, entertaining, and wide-ranging conversations about business, success, and family.

About Monica & Michael

Monica Brown Adeeko oversees the daily operations and sales functions of Direct Line To Compliance, Inc. (DL2C). With more than 25 years of experience in sales and project management, Monica uses her skills and business development expertise to grow a profitable client base in the private and public sectors. Throughout her career, Monica has managed Fortune 100 corporate accounts, ranging from $2 to $5 million dollars. She volunteers with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., World Youth Foundation, and others.

Michael Adeeko is the VP Senior Risk Manager of Direct Line to Compliance, Inc. (DL2C). His ingenuity and solution-driven nature inspired him to develop and produce two innovative compliance software tools, ColorCodeITTM Suite for one-touch compliance submissions, and ChameleonDocs for form and document analytics enabled by web portals and email campaigns. Michael holds several certifications and memberships with ISACA (Information Systems Audit and Control Association); iapp (INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PRIVACY PROFESSIONALS), Mentor, Speaker and Technical Director for World Youth Foundation. He is an alumnus of The University of Texas at Austin and Texas Southern University.

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