I’ve been an entrepreneur for over five years now. And to be honest, I didn’t grow up wanting to do that. After watching movies like “Baby Boom” and “Secret of My Success” I was 100% certain that I wanted to…
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5 Tips To Getting The Most Out Of Your Next Conference Experience
Attending conferences can be exciting. Just being around hundreds of like-minded individuals sharing ideas and aspiring for greater recharges our batteries and offers the promise of fresh perspectives on what seems like age old problems. But conferences are an investment –…
Building Something Great, Lessons Learned From GROWCO 2015 in Nashville, TN
“Entrepreneurs aren’t ordinary people,” said Eric Schurenberg, President and Editor in Chief of Inc. Magazine, to a crowd of expectant entrepreneurs hoping to unlock the door to the kingdom of entrepreneurial success. Coined “America’s hardest-working event for serious business owners,”…
What You Need To Know About Small Business Saturday
While many holiday bargain hunters are already planning which big box retailers they’ll pitch their tents in front of this year, many small business owners are busy firing up social media and printing out coupons to commemorate the five…
A Lesson in Innovation: What We Can Learn from Blockbuster
Blockbuster video stores are closing. It was recently announced that the remaining 300 US stores will close by January. For those of us who can’t remember the last time we’ve walked into a Blockbuster, this is no surprise. But you wonder. How can a company that once dominated…
Client Calls…3 Ways To Win the Game of Service
The truth is, as a business owner, regardless of the industry you’re in, you are first and foremost in the people business. It’s those people you encounter, be it in person or through social media, that you hope to win…
A Couple Thoughts on Leadership…
Let’s say you’re sitting in a room of familiar business owners. I walk in and give each of them a slip of paper and ask them to write one word on it that describes you best. What would they write?…
The Power of Saying NO…
Today, I’m going to give you permission to do something that you’ve probably dreamt of, but never imagined you’d be able to do. There are very few guarantees in life, but if you take advantage of this opportunity, I promise…
Are you productive or just busy?
This morning I did something I have never done. While rushing into the gym, I left my smart phone, my lifeline, in the car. I didn’t even notice it until I climbed onto the elliptical, jammed my ear buds in…
Three Lessons I Learned From Christian Grey… Business Ones!
As women, regardless of our various levels of success, either working within the home, running a small business, or climbing the corporate ladder, one truth became very clear to me while chatting with my fellow gal pals during our daughters’…