OCALA, FL (352Today.com) – Gabriel Chapman was riding a ski lift in Utah when he spotted a wild-haired guy next to him who wore no helmet, just a free-spirited look that screamed “interesting.” Figuring he had to talk to him, Chapman struck up a conversation.
“I was skiing, and there’s this wild-looking guy next to me on a ski lift with no helmet and crazy hair, and I was just like, ‘I gotta talk to this guy,’” Chapman said.
What began as casual lift chatter about entrepreneurship soon veered into business acquisitions. The helmet-less stranger recommended Walker Deibel’s book “Buy Then Build” and a related podcast. That serendipitous exchange would ultimately lead Gabriel and his wife, Sunshine, to a thriving new venture in Ocala…