Season 9 Episode 8:

In the Driver’s Seat with Chey Car, founder Chey Eisenman

In late 2009, Chey Eisenman started driving a taxi after being laid off from a tech firm. Little did she know she would build a business and ultimately own a luxury car service. In the early days she used Siri to connect with people needing rides in her area. She became an early adopter of social media(primarily twitter) and used that to connect with current future customers as well as community leaders. 

She enjoys keeping a pulse on the community via the passengers in her backseat. 

She tracks the economy in real time, observes travel behavior, airline performance, political and social shifts, as well as learning about her clients career expertise and life experiences. She is a childless cat lady and lives in Saint Paul Minnesota.

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