Rachel Houlihan

She was trying to get her life back on track, returned to school to finish her business management degree when she found the Acumetrix job listing on Kijiji.

She was trying to get her life back on track, returned to school to finish her business management degree when she found the Acumetrix job listing on Kijiji.

That's the company's owner, Harvey Tenenbaum.

That's the company's owner, Harvey Tenenbaum.

Most days, she worked the phones with a few others.

Most days, she worked the phones with a few others.

And it doesn't take long for her to pick up on a kind of subtle chaos in the office.

And it doesn't take long for her to pick up on a kind of subtle chaos in the office.

But she doesn't want to ask a lot of questions. Remember, she's living in her car. She needs this job. So she focuses her attention on the phones.

But she doesn't want to ask a lot of questions. Remember, she's living in her car. She needs this job. So she focuses her attention on the phones.

Paternity tests were in demand, with calls from potential customers from all over the world, the UK, Australia, the US. Sam estimates during a nine-hour shift, she would personally answer between 50 and 100 calls.

Paternity tests were in demand, with calls from potential customers from all over the world, the UK, Australia, the US. Sam estimates during a nine-hour shift, she would personally answer between 50 and 100 calls.

Sam answers the questions, tries to make the sale and fills out the paperwork. All of it under Harvey's watchful eye.

Sam answers the questions, tries to make the sale and fills out the paperwork. All of it under Harvey's watchful eye.

Harvey signs off on everything, approving every prenatal paternity kit that goes out.

Harvey signs off on everything, approving every prenatal paternity kit that goes out.

At this point, we're still trying to learn more about Harvey and Acumetrix. We glean a few clues from the promotional videos he's posted on the company YouTube channel, most of which aren't about paternity tests.

At this point, we're still trying to learn more about Harvey and Acumetrix. We glean a few clues from the promotional videos he's posted on the company YouTube channel, most of which aren't about paternity tests.

In this video from 2013, Harvey sits at a desk covered in papers. Behind him, there's a background. It's some sort of room divider. And on it, there's a scene in gold and black of people riding horses. And there's maybe a palace or a temple. It's hard to tell. Harvey has been busy this year, carving out his niche in the growing DNA home testing landscape.

In this video from 2013, Harvey sits at a desk covered in papers. Behind him, there's a background. It's some sort of room divider. And on it, there's a scene in gold and black of people riding horses. And there's maybe a palace or a temple. It's hard to tell. Harvey has been busy this year, carving out his niche in the growing DNA home testing landscape.