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Elite Solutions & Stories from the Road

From Idea to Execution & Bus Life Updates

Nicholas & Catalina MunnyMan Communications & Catalina Pfeifle
November 04, 2024

Hello Elite Members,

Welcome to another fresh start to the week! Here’s hoping it's packed with achievements, great connections, and moments of inspiration. In this edition, we’ll dive into the spirit of entrepreneurship, taking you back to the very roots of MunnyMan Communications—a story of dedication, dreams, and plenty of dust from the road. We'll also be sharing our latest bus-life adventures and a peek into our time spent in Arizona’s captivating landscapes.

Here’s what you can look forward to in this newsletter:

From Idea to Execution: Building a Business on the Road
Life on the Road Update: Finding Inspiration at Saguaro Lake

Let’s dive in, and here’s to another successful week ahead!

Downtown Scottsdale, AZ

From Idea to Execution: Building a Business & Our Home on Wheels:

In spring of 2022, two life-changing decisions set the course for our journey together. First, we officially launched MunnyMan Communications LLC, a dream built on the vision of connecting people and businesses through our innovative NFC Elite Cards. Just weeks later, we took an equally bold leap, buying our first “home” together—a 2007 Ford E450 shuttle bus. With more hope than experience, we dove headfirst into building not only a business but also a mobile life.

Petoskey, MI. 10/22

Transforming a bus into a livable, working home while simultaneously establishing a brand wasn’t exactly a breezy ride. Our days were filled with sanding, wiring, and late-night brainstorming on business strategies while sprawled out on half-built furniture. We didn’t quite anticipate just how exhausting it would be to lay the foundation for both our physical and professional lives, especially in such tight quarters. But looking back now, I wouldn’t trade this journey for anything.

Seeing MunnyMan Communications grow across the country has been our biggest reward, alongside transforming our bus from a rough draft into a fully functional home-office on wheels. There’s something indescribably satisfying about watching an idea come to life—one bolt, one sale, one connection at a time. Our vision wasn’t just to create a mobile business but to cultivate a lifestyle that embodied freedom, flexibility, and connection, something we’re proud to see reflected in each Elite Card we provide.

Today, as we roll into new towns, network with fellow travelers and business owners alike, we’re continually inspired by how far this road has taken us. MunnyMan Communications isn’t just a business; it’s a community, and each of you—our clients, supporters, friends, and family—have helped make it what it is today.

Life on the Road Update: Finding Inspiration at Saguaro Lake:

Currently parked beside the serene Saguaro Lake in Arizona, we're taking some much-needed time to recharge. After a long week of city life and networking marathons, it feels refreshing to settle down, even briefly, in this little desert oasis. Our days have been filled with both connecting and unwinding, topped off with Halloween costume shenanigans (let’s just say, bus-life lends itself well to creative costumes).

One particular highlight this past week was volunteering as official USA Climbing Judges at the USAC Climbing Competition alongside Nic. It was an incredible experience watching these young athletes in action, and we’d jump at the chance to do it again!