54 - It Doesn't Feel Like Work with Burak Temel of Urban Boxing, Saint Construction, and Med Depot

The DMV (Washington, DC | Maryland | Virginia) Business Show

In this week's episode we have Burak Temel, he is the Owner of not one but several companies Urban Boxing, Saint Construction, and Med Depot located in Northern Virginia and with locations in Washington, DC and Maryland! Born and raised in Arlington, Virginia he did a lot sports growing up, started wrestling at 8 years old and continued it all through college and we talk about the great benefits of starting wrestling at a young age. It is interesting how things turn out, his father was a boxer back home in Turkey and did not want his son to do it. Unfortunately that didn't go as planned and Burak picked up the boxing gloves at 14 years old and has not looked back. After graduating with a degree in international business from American University in Washington, DC he played poker for a living and mentions the business lessons he learned from that, and was having boxing matches until one day an opportunity presented itself when his gym out of nowhere abruptly closed down. That opportunity led to the birth of Urban Boxing and its first location, since then they have opened two more and are in the process of opening their fourth location in Washington Navy Yard. Burak shares how within the first year in business they were selected the best gym in DC by Washingtonian Magazine by doing the common things uncommonly well! He mentions how in the beginning there are no days off, for the first 7 months he opened and closed his first gym every day from 6am - 9pm until he was able scale and hire more people. It is certainly a team effort, especially when you are overseeing multiple companies. He shares great advise for new entrepreneurs and to find something you enjoy so much it doesn't feel like work. He enjoys the impact and community they have been able to build at Urban Boxing, the help and work they have been able to provide homeowners at Saint Construction, and how during COVID the lives they have touched and saved with Med Depot - it definitely does not feel like work!

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