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Beyond the Dream: Darnell Lee

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    Small business owner relies on faith to achieve his dreams

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Without a doubt it's hard at home and operate a small business and a tough economy but as we'll C -- today's beyond the dream.

Some this -- -- owners are able to meet the challenge working hard being Smart.

And relying on a thing -- faith to achieve their dreams.

It's rush hour the nation's Capital One of the busiest and most congested areas in the country.

Finding easier ways of getting to and from work is always in high demand.

Commuter buses are used daily to carry government and private workers to and from work.

One company helping to meet the demand is W&T.

Travel services.

It provides transportation for the national institutes of health and other government -- private companies.

Owner Darnell only launched a company in 2006.

Remain -- the company -- honor of his deceased parents William and TO lot.

-- there was -- days discipline respect and honor.

And the fact that once you give you 100 sentinel -- sale of success.

Which is secede used to give your best and -- some brands and -- something's only stimulus is reasons.

This is riding in style.

As we ride along -- tells me in keeping with the faith and values of his parents he created his business on biblical principles.

He believes that has kept his company on the road through a tough economy.

When he launched his company in 2006 there was only Lee and his business partner.

And one limits saying.

Well today they have 105.

Employees.

And nearly fifty vehicles on the road serving corporations.

Private citizens celebrities and more.

And they have earned millions of dollars in contracts we.

We have concerts of the 42 million dollars -- government contracts and then we have contracts this coming from universities.

And corporate clients as well as celebrities and friends that we contract.

So WT is the worst session because of biblical -- presence.

Police says his company operates as a team more military unit.

They strategize a structure the top firms to go after him in terms of getting client since the company has received numerous awards including small business of the year.

Lee's accomplishments have been able him to pursue fulfilling another during.

To build schools for orphans and the poor and several African countries.

That was challenged when I guess they're not only to adopt orphans.

But it also got -- -- to build new schools but as of this because they name endorsements from occurrence you have.

A massive swells.

But you haven't forgotten.

Where you came -- So you're reaching out to give back yes sir why.

Because you haven't reached one where one teach one love -- and when god give you something you just can't hold it for yourself you have to -- in his the other can't just settle for yourself and remember -- service.

If it wasn't about one provide a service that people may I wouldn't be here but wouldn't servant of god that I serve I wouldn't be so as a servant have to give.

And -- icing equipment I equate himself as being the Tim Tebow of travel if you will any plans to expand -- other -- -- -- profitable business ventures including a trade school in Washington DC to help.

Inner city kids and children and underserved communities learn a trade -- skill.

-- to go on and work in the future.

Good story very good story 46 million in these actual contracts -- good take it.

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