Mike Cavallo, Proprietor of Painted Tree Boutiques, A DotCom Magazine Unique Interview
Mike Cavallo, Operator of Painted Tree Boutiques is usually a assumed chief, influencer, visionary, and effective entrepreneur. Mike offers the leadership and energy that has influenced the creation of lucrative small business enterprise and accurate estate empire.
Corey Gillum joins other significant Bestselling Authors, Worldwide Speakers & entrepreneurs, CEOs, and Founders taking part in our Chief Roundtable Interview Series. The DotCom Magazine editorial team is delighted to have Mike join us for our Leader Roundtable Interview.
Let us start by telling us about your enterprise enterprise.
Described as An Etsy market and Pinterest catalog come to life, Painted Tree Boutiques became a retail shopping experience specializing in gifts, home decor, and boutique clothing with hundreds of shops all under one roof. Believing we’re better together, our mission is to create opportunities for local shops, artisans, creators, designers and decorators to follow their dreams and thrive together in a community of like minded people. On it’s own a shop could possibly struggle paying rent in a great location, but together, we can afford prime locations in high traffic shopping centers. On it’s own a shop could struggle to pay rent, utilities, insurance, payroll, security, software and so much more, but by sharing those costs with hundreds of others, each shop pays a fraction of those costs. Most importantly, on it’s own a shop might never be discovered by a shopper, but when its combined with hundreds of other shops to create a massive and actually unique shopping experience with merchandise you can’t find somewhere else, a shop can genuinely thrive.
Please tell us how you make sure your customers will become raving fans of your business?
Painted Tree is really a thriving community of shops where creativity flourishes and shoppers hunt for unique merchandise around every corner all while knowing they are supporting local, little businesses in their community.
Please tell us the one thing that separates your organization from the competition.
We’re not one store, we are hundreds of little, local shops all under one roof.
And to finish this section, please tell us what the one important key to your company’s success is?
Our success stems from our shop owners collectively offering unique and quality products in well designed spaces. We offer the opportunity and collectively we are all able to thrive.
For our readers just starting to build a business, what advice can you give entrepreneurs just starting out with a new venture?
Just do it. Don’t wait until everything is perfect. Just start building and perfect it as you go. Never lose sight of why you are doing what you are doing and let the why drive you to succeed.
For entrepreneurs seeking to build a enterprise as thriving as yours, what big piece of advice can you give them when times get a little challenging?
Remember your why. Just keeping moving forward.
In today’s fast changing organization environment, how do you stay abreast of things?
I listen to audiobooks and podcasts in my car or on planes. Any chance I get, I try to talk to other entrepreneurs to collaborate and learn from them. Luckily for us, our enterprise is built on providing opportunities for other entrepreneurs to succeed, so we are surrounded by like minded people everyday.
What is your “Why”? In one sentence, why do you get up in the morning?
Believing we’re better together, our mission is to create opportunities for local shops, artisans, creators, designers and decorators to follow their dreams and thrive together in a community of like minded people. Hearing stories of shop owners who are able to pay for their kids college or retire early because of their earnings at Painted Tree is the most satisfying feeling in the world. We’re in this together, and when they win, we all win.
In one sentence, what is the most important thing one has to do to be a great chief?
Remember the why and share it as generally as possible. If your why is good enough, good people will join your team naturally and your small business enterprise will thrive.
In one sentence, describe how important your customers are to your organization?
For us, our primary customer is our shop owner. Everything we do revolves around helping them succeed.
In one sentence, describe a positive way that technology can make the world a better place?
We believe we are stronger together and technology allows us to connect with shop owners and shoppers across the country.
In one sentence, tell us how you start your day to get ready?
The best days begin with a workout, meditation, and coffee.
In one sentence, describe how you handle rejection and setback?
There is no failure, there’s either success or an opportunity to learn and grow.
In one sentence, describe what your hiring philosophy is?
I’ve found who you work with matters even more than what you do. We try to choose people we want to work with. People with the same values. Usually we shape the job around the person as we get to know their skills, talents and gifts.
In one sentence, describe how you keep your sanity in a competitive little business environment?
We believe if we are the best corporation we is usually, we won’t have to worry about the competition.
Mike Cavallo, thank you so much for participating in the DotCom Magazine Chief Roundtable Interview Series. We appreciate you participating in this important roundtable interview series, and helping our readers learn more about what it takes to build a great company and become a great leader. We wish you, your family, and of course your entire enterprise, nothing but the best.