Adam Dorfman & DMC Atlanta

You're never too Young to Give Back! I clearly remember being about eight years old, and my father,  +Larry Dorfman , taking me to the Atlanta Union Mission to help prepare food for the homeless.  The morning of the visit, I remember being annoyed - I wanted to watch cartoons and hang out in my PJ's after a "hard week at school." When we arrived, my complaints quickly stopped. I looked around and saw what I had never seen before - people who were grateful just to have a roof over their head and food to eat. Whatever struggles we may had faced as a family paled in comparison to the day to day lives of the people around me. I am fortunate to have been raised in a family that, as they became successful, they stayed focused on giving back at every level. I saw a great example of charity, philanthropy, gratitude, and humility, and I vowed to pay it forward. At  +DMC Atlanta , giving back to the community is a deeply-rooted core value - something so ingrained that, ...

I have always considered myself to be a "realist." I like to think that, whether times are good or bad, I have the capacity to rise above, take an unbiased view, and give accurate feedback on my own situation. My go-to thought process was that overly-optimistic people, those who constantly saw the glass as half-full, those who believed in "The Secret" and read self-help books - were only like that because they either were too stupid to know that bad things happen or too oblivious to care. As it turns out, there is a very fine line between realism and pessimism, and, if you're not careful, you will end up on the wrong side of the line more times than not. My grandfather, Bob Krasnoff, once told me - "Worry is the misuse of imagination." (I'm assuming he heard it somewhere, but, since he's my grandfather and one of my mentors, I'm giving him the credit for the quotation.)  I'm not sure why, but, when he said this - I took it on a...

When something is this good, it is a crime NOT to share it! By  Mark Cuban At age 24, I left  Indiana  and hit the road in my 1977 Fiat X19. I was on my way to  Dallas . The car had a hole in the floorboard. It needed oil every 60 miles. Some college buddies of mine had told me to come to Dallas–that the weather was great, that there were jobs and that the women were amazing. I didn’t hear the first two pieces, but I definitely heard the third. But let me back up a bit. I’d been in Indiana for a few months, working at a place called Tronics 2000. Before that, I’d been in  Pittsburgh , my hometown, where I joined Mellon Bank after graduating from Indiana University in 1980 at 22. Back then a lot of smaller regional banks still did everything on paper. Mellon had a department that went in and converted them to computerized systems. That’s what I did. A lot of my peers at Mellon were just happy to have a job. I wanted to be more entrepreneurial. I ...

GA Tech Marketing Major Bronwyn Carlson Entering Georgia Tech as a marketing major, I was told over and over again how important it was to gain experience in the work field. While the concept is awesome, actually getting experience as a freshman is a challenge. It seems everywhere I looked, people require experience to get experience. I applied for internship after internship and eventually stumbled across DMC Atlanta. Here was a company that brings everyone in entry-level and offers to teach training and interviewing skills. They also advertised that they had a great office culture which is something I was definitely interested in. After all, no college student wants to work in an office full of stuffy old people right? I went in for my first and second interview and was very impressed with the way I was treated. My interviewers genuinely wanted to make me feel like part of the team. I got emails and phone calls asking how I was and inviting me to team nights even before I act...

In a recent visit to my grandfather's house, he gave me an outstanding quote printed on a piece of paper. It simply said: "Passion - It's what separates the winners from the whiners." My family is obviously familiar with my business, our positive, development-centered culture, and this blog - and I love that my grandfather thinks enough of what I do to think of me (in a positive way) when he sees a quote like this! As I am apt to do in my downtime, I started to browse the internet for new material that I can use to teach and develop our team at DMC and throughout the organization. In doing so, I stumbled across an outstanding article on MotivationalSmartAss.com with six clear traits that separate winners from whiners - and I had to share! Here is the original article by Avish Parashar in its entirety, and here  is a link to the original article. ENJOY! AD _______________________________________ Have you ever been blind sided by an unexpected event ...

Getting my workout on! My good friend,  +Bo Bozeman , recently lost his lab, Herschel, to cancer. We all hear about dogs being "man's best friend," but it's rarely as true as it was with Bo and Hersch.  Bo and I bonded over our love of dogs and his dog's name, as my first "adult" dog was a Herschel as well. Bo and Herschel were inseparable - side by side everywhere they went.  As Herschel began to show his age, Bo added a new member to his family - Munson (In case you can't tell - Bo is a HUGE  +Georgia Bulldogs  fan!).  Munson was a lab puppy and, as one might expect, a holy terror. No matter what Bo did to work with Munson, Munson wouldn't listen. This was a far cry from Bo's first baby - Hersch. Herschel knew hundreds of commands and would even fetch his toys by name - my personal favorite being "Kill Tebow," a stuffed gator that, when Bo would shout, "Herschel - KILL TEBOW!" Herschel would go get from anywhere in...

Attendance at the Event Was Almost 1000 February 22-24th 2013 marked a major milestone for the DMC Atlanta team. At a major national meeting for companies in the outsourced sales and marketing industry, DMC President, +Adam Dorfman , was honored for his contribution to the direct sales industry. Since opening DMC Atlanta in 2003, Adam has helped to build a team of over 30 offices generating over $1M a month in revenue. In recognition, Adam was presented with an award, honored as Keynote and Closing Speaker for the event of almost 1000 attendees, and presented with a watch to celebrate the achievement. As a bonus - Adam's family, including his father,  +Larry Dorfman , Mother, Stepmother, Stepfather, Grandparents, and wife,  +Lara Dorfman  were in attendance to celebrate. Additionally, Adam, Director of Operations +Jenna Huss , and Senior Partner Chris Auwarter all spoke to breakout groups to educate other managers and team members. Senior Partner David ...

I am fortunate enough to have been raised with the mentality that, no matter what you do, become the best at it, and learn to love it. If your job is to shovel horse manure, become the best shovel-er you can be, and do it with a smile and with pride-knowing that, sometimes, just doing your best is enough. I found this article on LinkedIn this morning, and I wanted to share. I love the idea of "giving yourself a promotion at work today." Great words for a Monday morning! (Link to the original article is HERE .) "Our intention creates our reality." -Wayne Dyer I have two secrets to share, about my first job in life. Here's the story: Fifteen lousy bucks. That's how much I earned my first night on the job selling Crunch ’n Munch in the fall of 1996. While in college at Boston University, I had taken a job as a vendor at Fenway Park and the Boston Garden (then called the Fleet Center). I was a snack hawker who walked up and down the aisles selling...

Meet Hope! DMC Atlanta is excited to kick off March Madness with an awesome new member of our administrative team! All smiles here in the office now that we have Hope! +Hope Welsh  grew up in Chickamauga, a very small town near Chattanooga, which is many times mispronounced.  She attended the University of West Georgia and completed her degree in Psychology in only two years.  While Hope joined the DMC team in June of 2012, she has transitioned into a managerial role, acting as our newest administrative recruiter.  Hope’s philosophy is "work hard and make people smile."   With her contagious laugh, occasional snort, and incredible work ethic, Hope personifies this every day.  We asked Hope to complete this questionnaire so that everyone can get to know Hope a little better. Enjoy! (Written by guest BLOGGER and DMC Atlanta Head of HR/Recruiting  +Ainsley Linus )  Hope's Essentials 1. Monkey cup- What Hope...

Ok, so I guess I need to start by apologizing for my lack of blogging at the end of 2012 and beginning of 2013. Not sure how I let it get away from me. Is it technically procrastination if there is no due date? Or, maybe I've just been too caught up in the new season of Real Housewives of Whatever. (kidding on that one). 2012 ended up being a truly banner year for our team at DMC. We grew from 11 offices to 33. We almost tripled in revenue. We promoted a bunch of new partners in the company. We got involved in amazing charities and gave back to the community in the form of blood drives , Operation Smile , MOvember , and more. In a sentence: It was awesome. But it's time to move on. If we spend our time looking at what we did, we might lose focus on what we are GOING to do. In January I had the opportunity to attend my first CES (International Consumer Electronics Show), where we met with potential new clients to expand our retail and B2B programs. I also had a chance to ...