2FISH GROUP: The Beginning
Dustin Burchnall is a graduate of Kutztown University’s Communication Design program, with a concentration in graphic and advertising design. He graduated in 2003, and, until one day in October of 2005, was working as a freelance graphic designer in the Brandywine Valley while running a successful auto detailing company that he started in 1997.
Matt Ousdahl graduated from Liberty University in 2002. He has a background in bank management and a knack for creative thinking and all things technical. Originally from California, he now happily calls the Brandywine Valley home along with his wife and family.
After Dustin and Matt discussed their pasts, the conversation turned to the future: where they saw themselves in the years to come, what they wanted to accomplish, etc. Shortly thereafter, Dustin and Matt agreed upon a partnership and began drafting a plan for the area’s first quality controlled, online business directory exclusively featuring independent businesses: the Brandywine A-List.
After discovering that many of the businesses featured on the Brandywine A-List were lacking high-quality visual representation, be it graphically or on the web, Matt and Dustin formed 2Fish Group. It was created to serve as the parent company that oversees all operations of the company including creation of other online directories, merchant associations, fundraising programs, customer loyalty programs, and more, as well as all graphic and web design services.
Our plan for the future is somewhat unknown. Of course, we have
a few ideas of projects we would like to tackle, businesses we would
like to help, and business concepts we would like to develop. But
during our journey that has brought us here, we’ve learned
a very important lesson: ultimately, we do not plan what direction
our lives will take. We simply must work with the ideas and skills
we have been blessed with, and do our best to make a positive difference
in the lives of the people we encounter along the way.
