We had not thought about our Company as a "Startup". It's just what's inline with our TALENTS, SKILLSETS, PASSIONS! We bootstrapped it to where it is today. We have a passionate team of designers who love what they do! We don't make millions, but help others EMPOWER their PRESENTATIONS, RAISE CAPITAL, and IMPACT the WORLD!

1. Presenting #MyStartupStory of
EMPOWEREDEMPOWERED
PRESENTATIONS!PRESENTATIONS!
@coryjim @yanceyu

2. Let’s enter
this contest
on slideshare!
Hey
Cory!
Nah!
I don’t think
I’m good
enough.
Slideshare!?
What is that?
It’s the
Worlds Best
Presentation
Contest!

3. Aww come on!
What is the worstthat can happen?
Checking
slideshare...
Okay fine then.
What should
we do it on?
Let’s see what
everyone else
is doing it on:

4. 2007 2008 2009
Let’s see
who the past
winners
were...
2010
These are
pretty cool!

5. I have an Idea!
How about
Smoking!
Smoking?!
Let’s do what
everyone else is
NOT DOING…
and since my father
died of lung cancer.
This can
make a HUGE
impact!
Okay...
let me look
up some
stats.

6. We are in the
TOP 3!!!
*holding
breath

7. (Waiting for winners to be announced)
REALLY!WE WON!
REALLY!
WE WON!
kidding.
Nah
just
kidding.
Nah
just

8. WE WON!
WE WON.
kidding.
Nah
just
NO REALLY...
WE WON!
Yea right!
Don’t
bulls*** me!
(Still waiting…)

10. What do
we do now?
Okay,
What
should... ...we
call it?
Empower
points?
Prezentation?
Power decks?
Prezinate?
Deck Design?
Pimp
your slides?
Powerdeck?
Deck it up?
Powered
points?
Deckology?
SlideShed?
Slides R Us?
Designed
points?Power slides?
Let’s
start a
company!

11. I LOVE IT!
PERFECT!
YOU BETTER
LIKE IT!
How about...
EMPOWERED
PRESENTATIONS!?

12. Fast Forward
six months...

13. Let’s open
an office!?
Where
should we
open it?
There is a
great location
down the
street!
Let’s go
check it
out!
This place
is perfect!

14. YES! But our
office is not
open yet!
That’s okay!
I’ll wait...
SARIAH:
HI! Are you
guys hiring?
I heard a lot about you
guys and the AMAZING
work you do!

15. Now
what?
Let’s do
some PR!

16. Can you
teach a
workshop?
we could use
your help with
TEDxHonolulu?
Can you
speak on my
stage?
Will you be
our keynote
speaker!
Can you
speak at
Ignite?
Want to help
us launch a
church?

17. Konichiwa!
Please
teach us a
workshop
in Japan?
SURE...!
We can
do that!
Aloha Garr!

18. We need to
bring on more
people ASAP…!
Okay, okay.
put an ad on
Craigslist.
TREY:
I can
help you
guys!
Aloha!
I’m
TIANI
Sup...
I’m JEFF
HI! I’m
KAILI

19. Now
what?
I don’t know?!!
Have them
all create a
VISUAL RESUME
or something!?!

20. Hey, can you
guys do an
iPhone app?
Sorry, we
don’t do that.
How about
social media!?
No, not
that either.
Okay, okay,
what about
Website design? NO!!!

21. We EMPOWER your Presentations!
Design
Workshops
CoachingConsulting
Seminars
MarketingWebinars
RetreatsEvents

22. Just like WE did for them!

23. HI
Say HI
everyone!

24. #MyStartupStory...
Do what
you love...
with great
people...
*If not,
why do it in
the first place!
*Keep only
those that
want to
be there.
ONE TWO
Keep moving forward!
*Or find yourself moving back.
THREE
The Moral of

25. Now
what?
LET’S
WRITE A
BOOK!!!
What
should we
call it?

26. Presentation... Pidgin...

27. *Thanks Tiny Tadani!
Pidgin...
I know!
How about...
GINTA
PRESENTATIONS SIMPLIFIED
Presentation...
TM
TIONPID

28. TO BE CONTINUED...

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