Columbus Entrepreneurs' Podcast

Danielle Walton, Co-Founder and Lead Strategist of Adept Marketing, joins Kevin on this episode of the Columbus Entrepreneurs’ Podcast. In this episode, she shares the road to starting her business, some of the philosophies their company is built on, and where they see themselves in a few years’ time. Key Takeaways: [:32] Danielle shares a bit of her background: She grew up in Canton, OH, and went to Miami University for college. Upon graduating in 2001, she took a full time position with Deloitte Consulting (where she had previously done an internship), where she travelled between North Carolina, Michigan, Louisiana, and Ohio. [6:00] After about four years with Deloitte, she started looking at marketing opportunities, and she took a position at Lifestyle Communities. At Lifestyle, she met her current business partner, and together they essentially ran the marketing agency. In 2006, they pitched their business plan to a franchise company, and opened PR Store in Columbus in 2007. When they realized it wasn’t g