I am on the board of directors of a wonderful organization called IIEE which helps high school kids in disadvantaged and underserved populations.When I spoke at their annual conference this past Saturday, I met a group from East Newton, MO. What was amazing about this group along with their teacher, Denise Stafford was the […]
I spoke last week at an Indiana Venture Center sponsored conference called Incubicity. What in Incubicity? It is a business plan competition to help Indiana form and grow new companies. What I like about these events are that people right here in the middle of America are starting real companies: Things for flat […]
I always joke that entrepreneurs are not risk takers. If we knew the risk that we take, there is no way we would do it. Mostly, it is just too crazy.
This morning, there was a study reported in the Chicago Tribune about how testosterone may fuel people who want to take risk and affect the […]
With over 5,000 articles written today on the web about Mr. Spitzer’s rapid fall from as the power the governor of New York, the media frenzy isdeafening. But I believe that his recent troubles should not dictate the end to his public life. We need to remember that most of our careers are not linear. We all […]
I have found that documentaries are a great way to learn. I wish I would have know about Donald Crowhurst when I was writing Bounce!
In the documentary, Deep Water, Crowhurst, the owner of a less than successful manufacturing business for electrical components. He enters the first Golden Globe competition in 1968 to sail from London single […]
I met Michael Port last year and I have excited about how he has helped thousands of small business professionals all over the country. In his first book, Book Yourself Solid, Michael shows a proven lead generation and marketing system for service professionals. His new book, Beyond Book Yourself Solid, which just […]