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Ep. 37 Charleston, SC: Exploding Onto the Charleston Fireworks Scene With Chase and Earl

Episode Summary

We sat down this week with two young entrepreneurs, Chase Lemacks and Earl Fleetwood, to discuss how Fleety’s Fireworks has blasted off from a rickety plywood contraption to a full-fledged operation with all the bells and whistles, right in the Lowcountry of SC. Tune in for some insider info on what it takes to start and run a fireworks stand along with how they’re shooting to change the game.

Episode Notes

•  1:23 How Earl got started (early entrepreneurial ventures)
• 4:40 How Chase and Earl joined forces
• 5:38 Types of licensing needed for selling fireworks
• 7:38 Near-term vision for their business, building their fireworks empire
• 8:02 How the revenue model works with the extreme seasonal dependency of the fireworks industry
• 10:02 How they find places to set up their shop
• 11:58 Winning customers and establishing network relationships
• 15:40 Tapping into online sales and curbside pickup with preorders (changing the fireworks game)
• 21:40 How to shoot a good firework show :)
• 25:50 Outro/how to get in touch or find out more

Fleety's Fireworks Website