The first ever Personal Evolution Company, Powerful U
James Purpura, the CEO and Co-Founder of the first personal evolution company, Powerful U joins Enterprise Radio.
Listen to host Eric Dye & guest James Purpura discuss the following:
* You are the creator of Powerful-U — the world’s first personal evolution company. Your audience is spreading like wild fire. Why do you think that now is the time for this subject matter to be hotter than ever and that more people are catching on to the need for personal development in their lives?* I read your story and the fact that you went from being incarcerated and solitary confinement at that, to becoming an exceptionally successful entrepreneur is beyond inspiring. When was the moment while locked up that you decided to change your life for the better and evolve?* During your Powerful-U Experiences, the 3 day conferences that have popped-up in Utah and LA as of late, you mention victim mentality. Tell us more about this.* Clearly you’ve mastered the art of creating wealth, through your various technology ventures and now Powerful-U. What hacks can you share with our audience, so that can implement them into their lives?* You are also an award-winning director for a film that is sweeping the film festival circuit called “Perception: Seeing is not Believing” with perception being one of Powerful-U’s grounding roots. Tell us why you decided to take your movement to the big screen and who all is involved? Lastly, how do our listeners learn more about your and become part of the Powerful-U’s universe?
Only two years removed from solitary confinement in jail, James Purpura began his journey into the tech world. In 2007, he took a chance on a small construction software startup called PlanSwift. He quickly ascended to Vice President of Sales and then, a year later, took over as President and became an equity partner is the company.
Under James’ leadership, PlanSwift grew from $8,000 a month in volume to over $1,000,000 a month in volume and over 50,000 customers in 24 countries, becoming one of the most well-known and largest technology companies in the construction industry.
In 2013, James lead the M & A process to sell PlanSwift to a firm outside of Chicago called Textura. Shortly after joining Textura, James helped the company go public. Over the next few years, James ran four different business units at Textura and played an instrumental role in facilitating a $650 million exit of Textura to Oracle.
James spent six months working as a Vice President at Oracle before negotiating the purchase of his original business, PlanSwift, back from Oracle. Again at the helm of PlanSwift, James quickly led the company to generate sufficient revenue to repay the purchasing costs, positioning PlanSwift as an attractive acquisition target. With PlanSwift firmly established, James negotiated a lucrative sale to a large competitor, allowing him to exit and pursue his dream of creating the world’s first personal evolution company.
Just 15 years earlier, James had hit rock bottom—beaten down by life, with shattered self-esteem. His addictions had resulted in jail time. He was financially, emotionally, and spiritually bankrupt. At the lowest point in his life, he met his future wife and business partner, Steph, and together they pursued a vision of becoming more. Shortly after meeting James,