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Cory Zufelt - Founder
PHOTO : TONY MCQUILKIN on their lunch break for $ 1.00EC per day . A skill possibly inherited by his grandmother Grenada ’ s own Jeanne Fisher who opened her business ‘ Tikal ’ in
St . George ’ s in 1959 . After secondary school he moved to Canada and became drawn to the internet and new technologies . Becoming quite proficient with website building and graphic design as a young man .
It was after attending College for Graphic Design and General Business he was drawn to a growing online business and travel guide called Ottawakiosk . com . In 2007 the company was about to expand nationally and with over 50,000 users per month Ottawa Kiosk was ranked # 1 on Google for all major local searches in Ottawa like “ Ottawa restaurants ” or “ Ottawa museums ” and other Ottawa attractions . Mr . Zufelt anticipated that local search marketing was about to explode and took a job as a commission only sales representative with no salary .
In 2010 he bought his own territory in Kingston , Ontario ( kingstonkiosk ) opening an office with 3 employees . Within the first year he personally generated over $ 100k doing business with the largest hotel groups and restaurant chains in the city . He partnered with the Kingston Chamber of Commerce and he eventually worked his way onto the Marketing Committee for Regional Tourism Organization . – The Great Waterway encompasses The Bay of Quinte , Prince Edward County , Land O ’ the Lakes , Rideau Heritage Route 1,000 islands , and the counties . A substantial region for tourism marketing . In 2012 he jumped on the opportunity to become CEO of the company ( CanadianKiosk . com ), which now had 36 websites across Canada in all major cities and a team of 10 people . “ Being average is a failing formula and I want to inspire people to change their lives and the world .” Cory Zufelt added , “ One of my personal goals is to be in a position to sponsor Lewis Hamilton and get our Digital Growth logo on his F1 racing car and jacket .”
Ambition is certainly not something this young man is lacking . In 2014 he created his new vision Digital Growth with partner Shawn Gervais a successful entrepreneur in his own right , who has built 6 successful companies in North America . Shawns ’ business is in systemizing processes and
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