Society & Culture
About this Episode: On this episode of the podcast, we sit down with Edwin Ortiz, one of the founders of http://rejoicy.com/ (Rejoicy.com). Rejoicy creates digital storefronts and websites for small businesses while providing an online marketplace for the community to shop locally online. Rejoicy was born after the pandemic because another business Edwin was part of, Luncher, had to be shelved due to people working from home instead of office buildings. Edwin talks about his arrival in NWA at the age of 15 and how working with Fortune 500 firms had prepared him to venture out on his own to start a business. He is not alone and has an outstanding team of folks helping him position Rejoicy as an efficient e-commerce platform for local companies. With Rejoicy, the barrier to entry for setting up an e-commerce page or website is as easy as texting some information to the platform. There is no excuse to make your products available online or make sure you have some web presence. Hear the whole story on this episode. Edwin provides a lot of good insight and advice. You may want to take some notes. All this and more on this episode of I am Northwest Arkansas. Important Links and Mentions on the Show*: Edwin Ortiz Email https://home.rejoicy.com/ (Rejoicy Website) https://www.instagram.com/feelrejoicy/ (Rejoicy Instagram) https://www.linkedin.com/company/69833900/admin/ (Rejoicy LinkedIn) https://www.facebook.com/feelRejoicy (Rejoicy Facebook) This episode is sponsored by*: https://www.signature.bank/ (Signature Bank of Arkansas) - https://www.signature.bank/ (Signature Bank) was founded here in Northwest Arkansas in 2005. Their focus is personal and community banking. When you bank with a community bank, you’re investing in local businesses, local entrepreneurs, local charities, and the causes close to home. Signature Bank has worked hard to earn its tagline, “Community Banking at its Best.” You may ask why bank at Signature? Because they focus on the customer instead of having a branch on every corner, this means you can have your questions answered by a real person, whether you’re reaching out to the call center or your banker’s cell phone. You can access any ATM in the country without fear of a fee. They will refund all of those fees at the end of every month. Finally, they are constantly improving their digital offerings to ensure you can access the best financial tools from your laptop, phone, or tablet 24 hours a day. Signature Bank of Arkansas is a full-service bank offering traditional checking and savings accounts, investment accounts, business and personal loans, and mortgages. Give the folks at Signature Bank a call (479-684-4700) or visit their websitehttps://www.signature.bank/ ( Signature.Bank) and let them know you heard about them on the I am Northwest Arkansas Podcast. https://www.signature.bank/ (Signature Bank of Arkansas) is a Member of the FDIC and an Equal Housing Lender. http://www.iamnorthwestarkansas.com/canva (Canva) - Are you looking for ways to build a Digital Marketing Strategy from scratch? Whether you need to design things for your family or personal brand or need a versatile design tool to help you with your social media presence. Canva can help. Need new Business Cards? Canva has you covered. Need to create and post Social Media images quickly? Canva has you covered. Need to create videos for Social Media and beyond? Canva has you covered. Need to create a sharp-looking resume? Canva has you covered. Need access to more than 3-Million Royalty-Free Images? Ok, you get the point! Canva covers just about anything you need from a design perspective, and it costs pennies a day to open a Canva Pro account. Try Canva for FREE today athttp://www.iamnorthwestarkansas.com/canva (...