“We will dominate any industry we choose.” – with Brant Bukowsky

Brant Bukowsky, Growth Partner, B2B, Consulting, Marketing, PR / Media Marketing

The quote in the headline is from the mission statement Brant Bukowsky had at his first hit company. He was a young guy who launched Show Me Tickets in his dorm room and built it to $22 million in annual sales. His confidence comes from having figured out his strength, online marketing.

He used his marketing skills to build several companies (including LakeRentals.com, Plus1 Media, and VA Mortgage Center), which you’ll hear about in this interview. He also co-founded Growth Partner, which invests money and marketing expertise in growing companies in exchange for equity in their businesses.

Brant Bukowsky

Growth Partner

Brant Bukowsky is the co-founder of Growth Partner, which provides online marketing services as well as growth capital in exchange for capital to growing companies.

 

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PicClick is a company launched by my buddy Ryan Sit. He’s the guy who Craigslist banned when he created a visual way to search that site. But Ryan is a fighter man, so he launched a new site, PicClick, which is a visual way to search eBay, Etsy and other sites. PicClick is less than two years old and already, it’s profitable. Way to go, Ryan....

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Published: Jul 2, 2010