LaRese Purnell spent part of his childhood watching his mother struggle and living in homeless shelters and sometimes went without meals. Despite his struggles, Purnell started his first business as a teenager growing up in Cleveland. As he was shoveling snow for neighbors, he got the idea to get some of his friends involved and created a business. Purnell is now the Managing Partner of CLE Consulting, author of financial Foundations and serial entrepreneur.
