My name is Chris Nolte. I'm the founder of Propel Bikes.
Throughout school I didn't really have all that much direction.
I thought of the idea of going into the Military.
When I returned from overseas I returned with a back injury.
I really spent most of my time at home just kinda feeling broken.
A friend of mine got an electric bike. I built one up for myself,
and then suddenly I'm mobile again.
So I ended up starting this electric bike business,
and I knew that if I was to grow this business I was going to do it all on the web.
Recently we added the Vet-Led attribute.
We've actually seen an increase of business. Specifically from people that want to support Veteran-owned businesses.
The first year we sold about twenty-five bikes,
and last year we sold about a thousand.
Everybody that found us they found us on Google.
What I do today, it's very fulfilling. It's kind of a new mission for me.