095 Coach Radio – Sell Leather, Travel the World: Dave Munson [Your Story]

Covered in today’s show:

• Dave Munson’s story of living on nothing, then creating a multi-million dollar company
• Changing the world through a business
• How to get a Saddleback Leather bag or iPad case for free

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Dave Munson started a company called Saddleback Leather which has since allowed him to impact people all around the world.  In 1999 he was living near Mexico and couldn’t find a bag for his books.  He found a guy to make bags for him, so he purchased eight, hung them off the rack of his land cruiser and sold them on the street while hanging out with his dog, Blue.

Instead of sitting around a campfire as a Youth Pastor, Dave decided he could do more good in the world by building a profitable business.

Dave moved to Mexico to make more bags.  He had no money so he spent about $100 / month on his apartment.   Sometimes he didn’t have hot water and slept on a mattress on the floor.

Dave’s mission is always to give.  “It’s abnormal not to give.”

Dave’s a good storyteller.  He didn’t know his stories were anything special until he realized many people didn’t have an interesting story.  He’s infused his stories into the Saddleback website.  Does it seem unusual to have a major tab devoted to a dog?  Check it out; I guarantee you become engrossed in the story.

Mythbusters called Dave recently to see if they could get a bag to blow up.  He talks about the story on the show.  In conjunction with that, Dave’s giving away a bag to three people who destroy theirs, and a $1,000 gift certificate to the best video.  Be sure to read these instructions before blowing up your bag.

Want to win a leather iPad Case?

Saddleback’s iPad case is $104 and you could win it.  Here’s how:

1. Visit this page and buy some livestock for a family in Asia.  It doesn’t matter what you buy or how much you spend.
2. Leave a comment on this post and tell us that you donated.  Bonus points for telling us what animals you bought.
3. You can enter a second time by tweeting this:
   1. I donated livestock to win an ipad case – http://coachradio.tv/ipad (via: @pastdue) #bunny4asia
4. Your deadline is the end of the day on December, 31, 2010.
5. We’ll randomly pick someone on January 1st.  You tell us what color you want, and it’s yours.

Follow Dave on twitter @saddlebackbags.

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