Today we’d like to introduce you to DeShawn Stevenson.
DeShawn, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today.
I have been a registered pharmacist and have been working in the field for over 6 years before starting my company OurErrands. It all started one day when I began attempting to find a company to serve my patients that would run their errands. My patients weren’t your typical celebrities or executives that would have their own personal assistant; they were just everyday people. After speaking with my cousin Justice Miranda who was a celebrity personal assistant at the time; we knew that it was our calling to start this business. Justice and I viewed our company as an extension of our family. Our focus is on our assistants, our clients and their experiences! We started our business by researching similar businesses that would offer an in-person and virtual assistant experience and weren’t able to find one. We currently have over 85 on-demand personal assistants based in Atlanta and NYC. OurErrands is the first on-demand personal assistant company primarily for small business owners and entrepreneurs.
Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
The road has definitely not been smooth. Starting a business requires strength and determination. There are often more obstacles than rewards. The reward is actually overcoming many obstacles. One of my favorite quotes of Booker T. Washington is “Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed”. You must be able to balance both your professional and personal life which can be challenging at times. As a business owner, you have to learn how to adapt to change.
Please tell us about OurErrands.
At OurErrands, our mission is to make your everyday life easier. We are an on-demand platform designed to provide an affordable and accessible marketplace for personal assistants and clients. Personal assistants consist of everyday people that are skilled in a variety of services to meet the need of the client. Clients consist of small business owners and entrepreneurs who can discover new services, book appointments online and get the assistance they need when they want it. We mainly work with co-working spaces, entertainment and real estate industries. All of our assistants in our company are much more than just employees; they are like family. We all consider each other cousins which establishes our corporate culture. We are proud of being able to expose our cousins to various industries and assist our clients.
Do you look back particularly fondly on any memories from childhood?
My favorite memory from childhood is working every weekend with my father washing cars at his dealership. My father worked for a dealership for 10 years before starting his own company. I never knew someone that owned their own company before. I didn’t understand at the time why he started his own company when he was the most successful salesman at his job. He went from making a great income to struggling financially to build something from nothing. Years later, my father was able to utilize his skill sets to grow his own business throughout the state of Indiana.
Pricing:
- On-Demand Personal Assistant – $28/Hour
- 10 Hour Plan – $250/Month (10% off)
- 20 Hour Plan – $440/Month (15% off)
- 40 Hour Plan – $880/Month (20% off)
- 60 Hour Plan – $1260/Month (25% off)
Contact Info:
- Address: 3423 Piedmont Road
Atlanta, GA 30305 - Website: www.ourerrands.com
- Phone: 844-637-7263
- Email: contact@ourerrands.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourerrands/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ourerrands/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/ourerrands?lang=en
- Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/ourerrands-atlanta-2
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