Status Ride radio ad

33, Entrepreneur & Owner, Status Ride Car Rentals and Cinch IT, Worcester

When it comes to success driven workaholics, Michael Clark coins the term.  Only in his early thirties, Clark founded and owns two businesses grounded in his two passions, cars and computers.  After the dot com boom crashed and he was laid off from the company he worked for, he promised never to work for someone else again.

“I used that time to scrape everything I had together, which wasn’t much,” says Clark.  In 2004, he founded Cinch IT, a company that offers solutions for Medical, Healthcare, Legal, Financial, Hotel, Automotive, and Technology industries. Six years later, Cinch IT has four engineers who take a proactive approach to optimizing and securing client networks for Massachusetts compliance purposes.  Michael will be hiring a new account rep to help the business grow even further.

Status Ride, Michael’s other business venture, is a car rental company focused on renting luxury and exotic cars.  He offers for rent ten of the most sought after cars in the world, including the Ferrari F430 and the Lamborghini Gallardo.  Michael decided to start the company after looking into renting a Lamborghini himself for a special occasion, and finding the closest rental company was in New York.

“I saw a small niche for the New England area and thought it was worth exploring.  I researched trends for a year and found that there was definitely a market for this here,” Michael tells me.  “When I started telling family and close friends about my idea, they thought I was crazy. Every bank said no.  I was able to source funding privately from people who share my passion about cars.”

In 2011, he hopes to double the sales of Status Ride, add some more “sweet rides” to the fleet, and show other people that Worcester is a great place to start a high-end business. Status Ride also helps the community by bringing in the highest bid at local charity auctions.

“Imagine if I listened to everyone who said I was crazy,” Michael says. “You don’t have to be stuck in a job you hate.  You just need to be motivated and creative enough to make something happen.  If everyone tells you it can’t be done, it could mean you everyone is too scared to try it and you could make a success out of it.”

To rent a luxury ride and feel like a celebrity for the day ~ or to learn more about Status Ride ~ go to www.statusride.com.

Status Ride Exotic and Luxury Car Rental is teaming up with Gilt Groupe to offer exotic car rentals for about 40% off the regular price. Up for rent are an Audi R8, Porsche Cayman S, Mercedes-Benz C300 and others. Do you know someone who wants to experience the power and style of an Italian super car? This offer can also be given as a gift and maybe that special someone is more interested in a Lamborghini Gallardo or Ferrari F430?

You can read the whole article here

http://www.giltcity.com/boston/statusrides