“From Avocation To Vocation: How I Turned My Passion Into A Career” With Chad Parks of Ubiquity Retirement + Savings

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As a part of our series about entrepreneurs who transformed something they did for fun into a full-time career, I had the pleasure of interviewing…Chad Parks, Founder and CEO of Ubiquity Retirement + Savings. Chad is a former financial advisor and industry veteran with more than 24 years of experience. He conceptualized a flat-fee retirement plan model for small businesses in 1999 and has been serving this market ever since. He is now a nationally recognized, go-to expert on retirement who has had a seat at the table with Washington, DC lawmakers to ensure the passage of small-business-friendly retirement legislation.

Thank you so much for doing this with us! Can you tell us a bit about your “childhood backstory”?

I was that typical entrepreneurial kid. My first job was delivering newspapers on a paper route. That paper route was the catalyst for starting my first business…