186: The Challenge of Managing and Training 300 People with David Ellenwood Founder and Owner of Sunny Days In-home Care

David Ellenwood is the founder and owner of Sunny Days In-Home Care.  With 15 years in marketing and sales in home health care and surgical products industries, and after working for local companies in similar industries, David started to think of ways to launch a similar business. His concept formed as Sunny Days, which places an enormous emphasis on prioritizing clients, keeping it personal and offering a family environment.

Entrepreneurial Role Models:

Colonel Sanders

When business started difficulties overcame:

“One is the insecurity of how do we get business, the second, probably the hardest part is finding employees and finding good employees. When I started this business I did a lot of the care giving myself because it was so difficult and spent 30 straight nights with my first client overnight because I didn’t have anybody to cover that shift at that time. I think those are probably the two biggest issues with starting a business”…[Listen for More]

Favourite Books:

The Bible

Favourite Quote:

“Do not be anxious about anything. But in every situation by prayer and petition, with thanks giving, present yourself, present your requests to God” – The Bible

Recommended Online Resources:

Google

Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:

“Go for your dreams, plan research, step outside of the box and get ready for the ride of your life”…[Listen for More]

More About David Ellenwood:

Sunny Days In-Home Care

Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:

“I ask myself questions that journalists don’t dare to ask or don’t know how to ask.” Pedro Almodovar

Other Quotes From the Chat with David Ellenwood:

• “Everything we do gets us to the point that we’re at now”
• “I’ve never been too afraid to take chances”
• “You have choices with your failures, what do you do with it?”
• “There has to be total commitment”
• “There is nothing that I would have done differently”
• “Part of the success I have now I think comes from having no fear, almost to a point of stupidity. I wasn’t afraid to try things, I’m not afraid to step outside the box, I’m not afraid to work hard to meet those goals I set”
• “You have choices in those failures, what do you do with it? And I take those and I learn from those. It’s almost a cliché but it’s what it takes to get to that next step, to get to that next level”

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