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July 4, 2018

You are Not Your Business

In this month’s free download, you will find a worksheet to help you think through two aspects of the entrepreneur’s life: the personal vision and the business vision. The key to building a business that not only funds your life but enhances it is taking the time to think. This […]
July 4, 2018

Failure? Don’t Despair Do Something!

Small businesses fail. Everyone says so. I say so. But there are exceptions. Some small businesses succeed. I recently met with the owner of a gym to interview her about her success. The interview went awry almost from the start. As I asked questions about why she started the business, […]
July 4, 2018

How Not to Lead Your Business, a Cautionary Tale

In a February 2017 blog post Susan Fowler, a former Uber engineer, revealed the sexism and harassment intrinsic to Uber’s culture. That same year Uber is sued for theft of intellectual property and the government begins to investigate Uber’s strategy of side stepping regulations. Amid these scandals, a leaked 2013 […]
July 4, 2018

A Business Worth Dying For?

Recently two famous, successful, well respected entrepreneurs killed themselves. Considering these tragedies, I find myself reflecting on the commonly accepted version of success we absorb as we observe the achievements of other entrepreneurs, those who have “made it”. By all accounts Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain had succeeded in the […]