MOBU Enterprises Provides Residential and Commercial Structures Out of Shipping Containers
Interviewed By Maryan Aiken
“As an entrepreneur we are constantly learning from our experiences and over time I have learned that being efficient and creating systems to automate tasks can increase productivity significantly.” Ibrahim Smith
Jessica Lewis and Ibrahim Smith
CEO and COO
MOBU Enterprises
Colorado Technical University
Master’s in Business Management
Mobu Enterprises LLC
Company Established: November 2018
Number of Employees: 42
1700 Northside Drive Northwest, A7 #1118, Atlanta, Georgia [30318]
888-412-8362 x 3
www.shippingliving.com and www.shippingliving.net for project quotes
Social Media Handles: IG and FB: @shippingliving; Mobu Enterprises on Linked in and YT: Shipping Living
Charity Involvement: Mobu Enterprises Foundation
We provide residential and commercial structures out of shipping containers in “real” life and “virtually.”
Year company established: 2018
Number of employees: 42
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Q: What’s your company service/product offerings? We provide residential, commercial construction, along with consulting, design, and development services. Meaning we can build any type of home, any size along with any type of static or moveable commercial structures. We can build bunkers, multi-family structures. We also build parallel communities in the metaverse where each unit is an NFT, and our Token/Coin is our currency of choice backed by our real estate projects. We recently shifted from a site-built model to a plant-built model launching our first Manufacturing facility Spring 2023.
Q: Who are your ideal clients? Our clients are first time home buyers, vacation home renters, or developers. Our favorite clients are green minded, climate conscious individuals and companies who value healthier work and play environments. Green building is healthier than traditional building, as many people do not realize they are allergic to their homes and workspaces due to the open celled material being used, exposing them to the toxins in the building materials.
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Q: Lessons that you’ve learned that shifted your mindset to optimize how to practice your leadership/business? As an entrepreneur we are constantly learning from our experiences and over time I have learned that being efficient and creating systems to automate tasks can increase productivity significantly. Also, systems can be passed on generationally, not thoughts and ideas unrealized.
Q: If you can do over something in the past, what will it be and why? We would have put more effort into networking. We have learned that shaking the right hands is a very important key to success. So now we have been shaking every hand that counts as networking should be intentional and not just talking to talk. More specifically, careful conversations with people in your industry directly or indirectly can assist in helping you find the perfect partner. When we are not intentional in our approach, we will find that our circle is not growing because those around us cannot be helped or help us because our industries are not in alignment.
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Q: What projects are you working on this year that you’re most excited about? We are developing a system where a client can come into the office walk around the showroom and order a home to be delivered to their site immediately. We call it the MOBU vending machine experience. We are also launching a parallel metaverse experience with each one of our community development projects. Which means an investor gets double the opportunities in joining The Container Life™ investment opportunities. Furthermore, each unit built will have its own NFT, the buy in for The Future of Housing Coin™ is being launched and will be backed by all of our projects. We call it “Real” Estate investing even though it's in the metaverse. You buy in the MV your investment is paralleled in real life where you can come visit the land/project you invested in; we call that a double green experience. We are transitioning from a traditional construction company to a green tech construction company. We had no choice; the future is Green, and the future is Tech.
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Q: What's been a game changer for you and your business? Our game changer is our pivot. Moving from just another green construction firm to a green tech construction firm is going to be fun and allows us to take our creativity to new heights. Our partnerships and projects are going to be award winning and history making. When we see our company’s future, it aligns right with our motto of “The sky is not the limit,” now Earth is not the limit with us moving into the digital space and partnering with companies who can make that happen for us is life changing and we are honored to have them as our partners. We also will be launching an electric car rental company in collaboration with a few Melanated Founders to bring EV’s to our community development projects for our customers.
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Q: How did the idea for your business come about? Mobu Enterprises began when we kept seeing the news and seeing the floods in Texas, the Fires in California, and the Hurricanes in Louisiana and other places. We were devastated by all the catastrophic damage we saw and wondered how these communities build back better and faster sustainably. I become a project manager on container projects on the west coast and realized that these employers did not care about these same things. So, I left my employers and started MOBU, which stands for modular building units. I begin alone, but Ibrahim and I eventually became partners because he valued green practices as much as I did, and we collaborated and have been partners ever since. I remember him saying, “I should have been asked him to be his partner.” It was hilarious. He is the best!
Q: What key activities would you recommend entrepreneurs to invest their time in? I challenge entrepreneurs to focus on creating systems that are duplicatable so they can have balance within their business and hire others to continue to work when they are not there. I challenge entrepreneurs to “Mind” their business, which means to not expect support, find out who their customers are and serve them, and learn how to make money. It disturbs me to see entrepreneurs say they need money when they haven't made money in their business to show their business to be viable. We are closing out our Regulation D raise and are receiving other funding and they all tell us how strong our business model is and how impressed they are with our business plans and decks. The last thing I would say is to get a mentor. I used SCORE when I started my first business 22 years ago and was able to give back by becoming a SCORE mentor and Vice Chair for Middle Ga’s Chapter. I am most proud to have had a mentor and am honored to mentor others to greatness.
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We provide residential and commercial structures out of shipping containers in “real” life and “virtually.”
1700 Northside Drive Northwest, A7 #1118, Atlanta, Georgia [30318]
Company Phone Number: 888-412-8362 x 3
www.shippingliving.com and www.shippingliving.net
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