131 - OTC’s New Host Dave Plivelich!

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Scott welcomes new OTC host Dave Plivelich! Dave founded The Marcom Group in</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">1998 building the company into one of the most well-respected advertising agencies in</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">California’s Central Valley. Over his career, he has worked with many established</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">businesses, including Rain For Rent, John Soules Foods, Aera Energy, Castle & Cooke,</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Golden Empire Transit, Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce, Grimmway Farms, Kern</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">County Department of Human Services, and Tejon Ranch. He is currently or has been a</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">member, board member, president, or advisor for numerous non-profits, including</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">American Heart Association, Bakersfield Police Activities League, Rotary Club of</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Bakersfield (co-creator of the Non-Profit Leadership Forum), Active 20-30 Club (past</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">president 2003), Petroleum Club of Bakersfield (past president 2009-2021), PCB</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Foundation, Children’s’ Advocates Resource Endowment, Victory Family Services,</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra, Bakersfield College Art Department, Epiphany</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Foundation, and Mendiburu Magic Foundation. He is also a partner of Kern EDC.He is a</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">co-owner of Valley Ag Voice, a Landmark Forum Curriculum for Living graduate, and</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">was a nominee for Beautiful Bakersfield’s Business Person of Year for 2020.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dave explains how he has always had a strong entrepreneurship dive and how his family helped pave his path. He takes us on a journey from his first job as a paper route boy to the start of the