Today we’d like to introduce you to Richard Scully.
Hi Richard, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
Richard Scully
“From building tree forts to building communities for commerce.”
That is how Richard Scully describes his professional journey from an 8 year old tree fort builder to Chamber
Nation CEO.
Fourty years after building his first tree fort Scully returned to the old tree and found that the boards were still nailed to the tree just as he left them. The bottom board can now be found in his office. The board shows numerous small nails that were not strong enough to hold the board to the tree, but this was all an eight-year-old could do. The board shows larger nails that came later to secure the platform. The significance of this board to Scully is that his penchant for building things has always been a primary part of his nature. Sometimes even a small nail can get things started, but more nails may be required to accomplish a goal.
Some executives have had a straight-line trajectory up the corporate ladder to the position of CEO, but many more have veered off the path, overcoming failures, economic trends, and a myriad of obstacles earning their positions the hard way.
Chamber Nation founder Richard Scully has overcome many obstacles in his journey He did this by building things. From building his first tree fort to building spec homes with his father to building businesses. This is the reason the board from his first building project, a tree fort, has special significance to him.
Scully was offered a position with a company that gave him direct access to Silicon Valley and the tech industry. His focus became the people logistics business. On the verge of implementing the first internet based Contingent Workforce management system, the company was pulled down by the internet frenzy and sales of $85 million dropped to zero for Scully in one day by selling to the wrong leadership.
Faced with a decision to either accept a job offer in New Hampshire or blow up his career and move to Quincy, California, where his family lived so that he would have help with his infant son from a previous marriage.
Scully sold his house and moved to Quincy, California, with his son. He went to work with his dad building spec houses. Sadly, Scully’s father was killed in an automobile accident. Of all the hits Scully had experienced to this point, none could compare with losing his father.
He heard an interview on a local radio station (KNLF Radio) from the Chamber of Commerce. It was explained that the budget was too low for the chamber to operate efficiently. but it also made clear to Scully that chambers think of local commerce as a whole, but not as a means to promote each member’s business individually.
Scully saw a need and had a plan to fill it. He began with only two small Chambers of Commerce, obtained funding, and leverage provided by a Chamber executive in Goodyear, Arizona, who said she would kill Scully if his program didn’t work. But it did work.
Each Chamber of Commerce executive across the country who joined with Chamber Nation added a nail to the structure built by Chamber Nation founder and CEO, Richard Scully.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
It is tough to build a company from the ground up with limited investment and staff. I like to think its almost like selling necklaces on the sidewalk, but instead it is something else. Your ego takes a hit too when you start a company since you have to always ask for their money by placing an order. Later as fully build out your services and software it is much easier because your value proposition is truly helping your customers. You know it is going to be much easier once the orders start coming into you.
Remember when you are thinking about starting a business you must be willing to do the very hard work right out the gate. The money only comes in when you take an order and deliver.
As you know, we’re big fans of Chamber Nation – Pippily. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about the brand?
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Is there anyone you’d like to thank or give credit to?
Beyond my parents who taught me to work hard, Paul MacBeth had a major impact on my while listening him being interviewed on what a Chamber of Commerce does in a small community. Describing what they did on a $26k budget just amazed me. He agreed to mentor my once I decided to build a new model to help Chambers not just manage their members but also build their member businesses.
Pricing:
- $1450 One-Time Setup
- Members pay $10 per month
- Program is 100% managed by Chamber Nation (Pippily)
- 60% of the revenue goes back to the Chamber
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.Pippily.com
- Other: https://www.ChamberNation.com
