b'It was a promise I made to my mom, remarks Chad. I was part of a family of educators. I initially balked at the idea because I was making money at the time and was happy. I didnt think I had the time or energy to finish school. But eventually I saw that I could apply things I was learning to my business life, and I got excited about finishing college.When I graduated with honors, it may have been the proudest day of my mothers life; I dont think she really believed I had done it.Throughout the next 10 years, good fortune followed Earl and Chadp Paralleling innerduct at Comstar facilityas they built Comstar into a thriving business. Things just seemed to be working out for them. For instance, it was a chance meeting with a neighbor that led to them hiring one of their first employeesWe were doing these custom cuts and paralleling that who maintained their financial books. And it was a serendipitous encounter in a shared office with another company that eventuallyno one else would touch.We were truly differentiating led to Comstar serving one of the largest telecommunicationsourselves in the small market we served, and we carriers on the East Coast. It was a slow and steady pace, yet one Earl, a renown micromanager, was comfortable following. still provide that same service today. Chad Punchard1999 2000/01 2002Expanded sales intoSuffered first major customer bankruptcy when it closed itsIncreased to eight employees, which included into MD/VA doors, and nearly had to close their own.Dot-com bubblewarehouse staff, sales, and administration.burst and 9/11 sent the telecom market into chaos.THE COMSTAR SUPPLY STORY13'