Win Warfield, Co-Founder at Homies App
Email: win@homiesapp.io
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/winwarfield/

The founder series explores the minds of business owners and their journey to make a difference in their industry. We interview these business founders to understand the life lessons that mold them into who they are today. We also learn more about their company, their products or services, how they are different from their competitors, and the problems that they are trying to solve for their customers. The information that these business owners provide to us helps inform other entrepreneurs who are looking to make an impact in the business world. We all can take these lessons and apply them to our entrepreneurial journey. We want to thank every business owner who volunteered their time to participate in these interviews and share their knowledge with the community.

Great to meet you. Thank you for doing the interview. We want to know more about your journey, early struggles, success, and some wisdom that we can pass on to others who are interested in walking your footsteps toward becoming an entrepreneur. We know that being an entrepreneur is not all glory and fame, but there are hard times too. We believe that others who are interested in being a business owner can gain insight from other business founders like yourself. Again, we want to thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule. Let’s get this interview started!

Let us start off with some basic questions to learn more about who you are as a person.

Can you tell everyone your name, please?

Yes, my name is Win Warfield.

Where did you go to school?

I attended the University of Maryland in College Park.

Can you give an example of an early lesson in life that helped shaped who you are today?

Two lessons have served me well not only in my business endeavors but also in my life. One learned earlier in boarding school and the other a little bit later in college. The first lesson was perseverance. I started playing hockey at about the time I began to walk, and it was my first love. I possessed a passion for the game and some talent but sadly lacked an effective slapshot. During my time at The Rectory, my coach Mike Healy encouraged me to work diligently on the fundamentals of developing a slapshot. I showed up to practice early and stayed late every chance possible to practice, practice, practice. At times it seemed like I would never master the fundamentals and I remember feeling utterly frustrated and discouraged. A never-ending cycle of drills that didn’t look to improve my game. However, eventually it all came together and the hours of practice and sacrifice paid off. I learned that if I was willing to go to any lengths, stay focused, and persevere, I could overcome a shortcoming and experience success. In short, hard work pays off, and if I am willing to invest myself wholeheartedly, I will reach my goal (pun intended).

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