Motivational speaker and real estate investor Donovan Ruffin grew up in less-than-ideal circumstances being raised in an underprivileged home by a hard-working single mother. By watching her Ruffin learned the importance of giving his all into his work. And by believing that he could form his own path in life, he laid the foundations of his future success. “I grew up in a small town in Ohio, with my single mother. Even though we’re under-privileged I was blessed with a loving family and a good example to go out and work hard.”
After high school Ruffin partnered up with a former boss and founded his first company, a marketing agency that became an incredible success. “We focused on direct marketing for Fortune 100 companies nationwide. We scaled the company to a multi-million-dollar operation with around 10 sales offices nationwide. I began investing my profits into real estate marketing, buying distressed properties for cash, and reselling them after they were fixed up for retail.”
Developing people goes hand in hand with developing businesses, a skill which Ruffin came to master. “At 20 years old I started my own marketing company with my former boss who became my business partner. We focused on direct marketing for Fortune 100 companies nationwide. We scaled the company to a multi-million-dollar operation with around 10 sales offices nationwide. I began investing my profits into real estate marketing, buying distressed properties for cash, and reselling them after they were fixed up for retail. After a few years of investing, I shut my marketing company down and went full time real estate and scaling my acquisition department all around Texas. Now we do around 6-7 Million a year buying and selling houses around Texas virtually from our office in Addison. We have been able to grow a strong team at Equity Cash Offer, LLC.”
But Ruffin is about to expand the reach of his company, with the renovation of a 17-condo development project in Dallas Texas. He’ll also be expanding his own reach, by adding another facet to his image. “A few years ago, I was approached by Lifetime Tv to star in Marrying Millions Season 2. Where me and my girlfriend air.”
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