#ideastakeflight Stories: Dan Oakland of Alternative HRD [Video]

Zeal Center for Entrepreneurship is the place to bring your business ideas to life. Our team provides vast resources and education, trustworthy support and mentorship, affordable meeting and office space, and most importantly – inspiration to give your idea wings. #IdeasTakeFlight at Zeal.

Meet Dan Oakland, owner of Alternative HRD, who’s been in the human resources industry for over 25 years and a tenant of Zeal Center for the past two years. We asked Dan to share a bit about his journey as well as his Idea Take Flight moment; that pivotal moment which allowed his business to grow through a major hurdle.

I was working for a management/personnel consultant organization back in the early 90’s when the owner got recruited by one of his clients. He offered to sell me the business, which essentially was me, a couple of staff, and two or three clients. Because I liked the idea of being …