Show Notes:

In this episode of Process Server Daily, host Mighty Mike Reid interviews Amanda Curran, a former private investigator turned process server and owner of Apex Legal Support Services. Amanda shares the story behind launching her family-run business, her toughest field encounter involving a handicapped homeowner during a foreclosure serve, and the importance of staying calm when clients become unreasonable. She also highlights her most rewarding serve — helping secure nearly a decade of unpaid child support — and discusses how social media, perseverance, and creative marketing helped her build her company from scratch. Amanda offers insights on skip tracing, tools she relies on daily, and advice for servers navigating the feast-or-famine phases of the industry.

00:00 Introduction to Process Server Daily
00:25 Amanda’s Background & PI Origins
01:32 Starting Apex Legal Support Services
02:18 Family Influence & Running a Family Business
03:24 Worst Experience: Serving a Handicapped Homeowner
05:20 Handling Threats & Staying Professional
06:12 Lessons from Difficult Serves
07:10 Best Experience: Serving a Decade of Unpaid Child Support
08:45 How Persistence Beat Years of Failed Attempts
09:36 What Amanda Is Most Excited About: PI Certification & Social Media Networking
11:04 Social Media as the New Marketing Tool
12:02 Growing a Business Through Family & Future Hiring Goals
12:55 Mighty Process Servers Community Break
13:34 Rapid Fire Round Begins
13:42 Recommended App: Free Timestamp Camera
14:45 Best Case Tracking Software: ServeManager
15:22 Favorite Skip Tracing Tools: DelvePoint, Tracers & Social Media
16:48 Best Defense Tool
17:15 Recommended Book: The Power of Broke
18:00 Best Advice Ever Received
18:35 What Amanda Would Do With $100 and No Clients
19:55 Creative Marketing: Uber, Lyft & Networking on the Road
22:05 Final Advice for Struggling Servers
23:10 How to Connect With Amanda
23:40 Episode Conclusion