She attributes part of the phenomenal growth and success of the company, established in 1991, to her and Dave’s background in social services. “Our social background actually helps us tremendously in our current job,” Meg said. “It’s been a major and important player in our success.”

Meg has used these skills in building strong relationships with her employees. She cited the longevity that she and Dave have with their employees as an example.

“We’re very, very into relationships,” she said. “Really our mission is two simple words ‘As One.’”

She says that comes from outrigger paddling where there are six in a canoe and you are all paddling together as one in very exact timing.

While their educational backgrounds weren’t in business, reading financial statements and learning about other necessary business practices were skills they knew they could learn. Meg said she acquired her business expertise from working with CPAs and business consultants, in essence going to school but just not in the traditional way.

Meg also got enormous support from her Opportunity Knocks team. In her seven years as a member, she’s participated in two teams. When she first started she needed operational help and as the business has grown she’s moved into seeking support at a strategic level so she recently moved to a team with mostly CEOs and has hired an operations manager, who is also participating in an Opportunity Knocks team. 

“I’m not trying to blow smoke when I tout Opportunity Knocks. It’s really been great,” she said.

One of the biggest benefits from being on an Opportunity Knocks team Meg said is access to resources and information from other team members—help in finding someone who’s in marketing, suggestions for books to read or lectures to attend are examples she gave as the kinds of resources that have helped her grow the business

When asked how she described the roles she and her husband play in the business she said, “Dave’s the visionary and I’m the integrator.”

He’s the creator and she focuses on the nuts and bolts of the business. Whatever you call what they do, the Chuns have certainly applied all their diverse skills and knowledge to build an extremely successful business that continues to expand.