Meet Dylan Thomas of Linx League and Lifestyle Publications in Scottsdale

Today we’d like to introduce you to Dylan Thomas.

Dylan, please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today?
My life is awful busy these days. I am an entrepreneur by heart and a salesman by blood. When I moved to Scottsdale a few years back, I had never been here. I was looking to escape my self-perceived stagnancy and had heard Scottsdale was a great place to grow. Of course, it also helps that it doesn’t hit 0 degrees and snow here. To tell you how I got started and how I got to where I am today might take us longer than you care to read, so I will air on the side of brevity.

When I moved here, I started my career in commercial insurance. I quickly realized that is just as boring as it sounds, and decided to let my entrepreneurial bug take over. I left my book of business behind, took a leap of faith and began working on a luxury magazine franchise in Scottsdale called North Scottsdale Lifestyle. I had a tremendous amount of success by our company’s standards in a short period of time, and perhaps more importantly, I built a home out of what was previously simply a new place to live, in Arizona. The connections and experiences I had running my magazine were priceless. I love being able to show off Scottsdale to my out of town visitors, be them family or friends, and having the inside scoop on the community makes that even more special. As of March 2019, I sold my franchise and began working full time for the ‘mother company’ as a National Sales Trainer, on-boarding and training new franchisees on how to successfully run their business and fulfill their intrinsic desires.

On a separate note, about a year ago, I came up with an idea. This was one of those jerk out of bed at 3 am type ideas. I began frantically drafting my thoughts in the notepad on my iPhone, and now, a year later, the project is nearing fruition. I cannot share all of the details about this project without an NDA, but it is a tech-based product related to the golf industry, a thriving business here in Arizona. I am extremely excited and proud to be soon introducing this product to North Scottsdale, before the rest of the country gets to dive into it, as well!

Ultimately, I like to consider myself a mover & shaker. I have big dreams, an exceptional work ethic, and a knack for identifying people’s opportunities for growth and helping them to achieve that. I hope to continue impacting this community for many, many years to come.

Has it been a smooth road?
Growing up in Colorado, there is no such thing as a smooth road. I mean that literally, and metaphorically. If you have experienced the potholes in Denver, you will know just what I mean. My life has been full of struggles. Some more difficult than others. Some more personal than others. Some sadder than others. Ultimately, I don’t identify struggles as anything other than a source of my strength.

The largest struggle with Linx has been the development side. Development is exceptionally expensive and far outside of my realm of expertise. Thankfully, my connections have assisted on this front, and we are confident in the product we are building.

Tell us more about the business
Lifestyle Publications is a multi-media national brand that focuses on creating beautiful, community-centric, luxury publications and online platforms for local businesses and homeowners to capitalize on. Linx is an application providing a unique competition atmosphere in social golf that has never existed before. As a company, we pride ourselves on innovation and connecting members of the community.

How do you think the industry will change over the next decade?
Lifestyle Publications was founded in 2009, during a heavy recession. The luxury approach at Media better sustains economic downfalls as the wealthy elite are less impacted, so long as they are wisely invested. This industry has been moving towards digital media, and our digital platform capitalizes on that while retaining the lost sense of community.

Linx is poised for tremendous growth. Because we are providing a first of its kind product, the sky is the limit on what we will accomplish. We will take not just Scottsdale, but the Nation by storm with this application and provide a much-needed boost to the golf industry, competing with the likes of TopGolf.

Contact Info:

• Address: 15509 N Scottsdale Rd #1014
• Website: linxleague.com
• Phone: 7204484466
• Email: d.thomas@linxleague.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/linxleague/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LinxLeague/?ref=bookmarks

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