Joe Cullen
Author ~ Business Coach ~ Social Activist
Joseph R (Joe) Cullen
Joe Cullen is a seasoned businessman, author, and entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience driving growth and innovation across various industries. He has founded five businesses, successfully exiting three, and has managed a nine-figure P&L and over 200 employees in the corporate sector. Over his career, Joe has worked with and coached over 150 business owners and executives, helping them achieve both their personal and professional goals. Through his new company, Business Matters Success Solutions, Joe aims to create a world-class business coaching and education platform that empowers and supports aspiring entrepreneurs and early-stage SMB owners.
As an author, Joe has written four books focused on entrepreneurship and the business startup process, providing straightforward guidance from the inception of an idea to the launch and operation of a business.
Beyond his business endeavors, Joe is a dedicated social activist passionate about providing second chances for justice-involved individuals reentering society, addressing homelessness, and combating hunger in America. He founded Sidre, a nonprofit organization that offers business education, employment services, a safe-space online community, and advocates for criminal justice reform.
Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Joe continues to inspire and guide aspiring entrepreneurs and business leaders through his writing, coaching, and community involvement
150+
30+
Years of experience
Happy clients
5
Business Startups
3
Successful Exits
1
Successful Failure
100%
Desire to Help People
Author
To date, Joe has written three books focused on Entrepreneurs, SMB Owners, and The Business Startup Process. The books provide a no nonsense guide assisting individuals from the very first thought of an idea to launching and operating a business,
Entrepreneur
In his over 35 years of professional life Joe has managed a 9 figure P&l and over 200 employees in the corporate world and has personally founded 5 different businesses of his own. He sold two out right, cashed out of a third, walked away from one, and had a "successful failure" with the fifth.
A sense of responsibility drives Joe's sense of need for societal change. He is extremely passionate about three key areas: Providing a true second chance for the Justice Involved as the work to reenter society, Homelessness, and Hunger in America.
Social Activist
Joe Cullen
Author ~ Business Coach ~ Social Activist
Business Coaching & Education
Through his company Business Matters Success Solutions Joe provides Virtual Coaching, working to empower Entrepreneurs and SMB owners in reaching their personal business goals. In addition, through Business Matters Joe provides Digital Business Courses allowing individuals to gain business knowledge at their own pace.
Nonprofit Project Management
Another way Joe is able to have an impact on his community is by working with nonprofit organizations, assisting them with the development of their Vision and Mission direction, providing operational coaching and guidance in creating funding plans and presentations, and developing structured events for the benefit of the organization.
On his heart for years, Joe founded Sidre to focus on Justice Involved people who are trying to reenter society after dealing with their challenges. Sidre works in four areas: Business Education, Employment Services, A Safe-Space Online Community, and promoting Criminal Justice Reform.
Sidre
A Digital Cup of Coffee with Joe
Shedule a free, no-obligation 30-minute explatory conversation as a way to get to know Joe and who he is as a person. You will discuss what you do and a few of the challenges you currently face. Then you'll decide how to move forward.
