Vitality Drives Healthy Business
A common topic among experienced entrepreneurs is that of “burnout”. The question becomes, have you truly burned out or do you simply need to rest and regroup?
Frequently, when big projects are completed and the frenzy dies down, this is when the idea of burnout hits. It’s the roller coaster ride of entrepreneurship hitting the …
The Quality of List Determines the Quality of Career
You’ve heard the statement, it’s not who you know or even what you know, it’s not even who knows you – it’s who knows you best.
The connections and the relationships we have with people determine the quality of success in our endeavors. Even with our reach online and across the world, people still do …
New Perspective Brings Improved Days
The sun was streaming through the window to suggest that negotiation and a willingness to consider a new perspective applies to both personal and business life. Your personal life provides insights for how to conduct business better and experience in business provides realization of how to negotiate better on the personal side, too.
For years …
Personal Branding Weekly – Manage Things. Lead People.
I’ve never been fond of the title “community manager”. After all, a community is created of individual people. And, for a long time, I’ve tried to live a life engaged with others with this thought in mind, “Manage Things; Lead People”. This amazing group of individuals don’t just “manage” their community – they lead, nurture, …
8 Brand-Building Conferences We Would Keynote
If you could keynote any business conference, which would you choose and why?
The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, YEC recently launched StartupCollective, a free virtual mentorship program that helps millions of entrepreneurs start and …
How to Convince Influential Entrepreneurs to Endorse Your Brand
How can I get a big-name entrepreneur to publicly endorse my product / service?
The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, YEC recently launched StartupCollective, a free virtual mentorship program that helps millions of entrepreneurs start …
Developing Worthiness of Equality
Entrepreneurs, in their first ten years of business, usually feel some type of inadequacy. From a sales perspective, meetings or partnering are not about being equally matched in experience. Instead, the matter is about what we each bring to the table that your prospective client needs, wants and deeply desires.
Sometimes all that is required …
Personal Branding Weekly – Facilitate Strategic Meetings Instead of Hopeful
When going to a conference or face to face event, don’t just go “hoping” to meet people. Go with a plan and be strategic.
Invite people that are already in your online circle who may be going or be from the area to meet AFK (away from the keyboard). Look to see who the speakers,…Draining Out Your Bias
With so many different resources for information today, we must add an extra step in our learning process. When we listen to a pitch from a salesman or a stance on a debatable issue from a politician we can easily identify their bias. But what about the bias that comes from all the little pieces …
Sales and Marketing Strategy for a Flourishing Business Model
Have you ever been to a gathering where you were glad you met all those with whom you had a conversation?
Both sales and marketing strategies come into play to make this happen. The following holds true for growing just about any type of business or planning for an event that you are in the …