Starting a digital marketing agency is easy. Hang your shingle, define your expertise, and you’re in business. But they don’t tell you about the bumps in the road, the challenges you’re going to face, and how to lean in and push through them. I know… I run a $4M+ agency with 42 people on staff. […]
Like many entrepreneurs, I am also a mother. So, in a sense, I have two children: the human one and the business. They’re just two years apart (my son is 13 and the older of the two), and I’ve seen a lot of parallels in nurturing them both over the years. If I’d written this
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It’s hard being the CEO of United Airlines. Not to say it isn’t worth it: CEO Oscar Munoz reportedly made $18.7 million last year. But for that princely salary, he’s had to deal with some of the biggest self-inflicted bad corporate PR stories any company has managed to endure. All of this, by the way,
What is success? It’s a big question. Many times we compare ourselves to others to define it. Is it an expensive car? A big house? Designer clothes? Money? Successful business? Overseas holidays? The price of materialism is often anxiety. We are worried about losing “stuff” in the future. Failing tomorrow. We question our past successes.
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Many people consider Steve Jobs someone who changed the way the world engages. He defines success because of the way he thinks and what his products have done for our society. For example, the products are innovative and way ahead of our time. He focuses on simplicity which is what many people are looking for
Over the past year, technology companies Uber and Waymo (the self-driving business spun out of Google) have been engaged in a battle of wills, culminating in a high-profile court case that commenced last week. Waymo has accused Uber of stealing trade secrets related to its self-driving technology. But on Friday, just four days after the
When you want to learn about fixing a car’s engine, it makes sense to turn to a certified auto mechanic. When you want to learn about writing your own book and selling it on Amazon, it makes sense to ask a successful published author. And when you want to learn about being successful as a
No company, big or small, can survive without some rules in place. Rules and regulations not only instruct employees on how the company works, but also how they should act. These black and white guidelines are instituted to solve problems that have come up previously or to establish some form of order for future situations. My experience has shown
Everyone is going crazy over Apple’s new iPhone — for better or for worse. Now, whether you like Apple or not, we can all agree that the price of the newly released iPhone is quite the shocker. That might turn off some customers, but I will make the bet that it’s a smart move for
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I’ve been living a healthy life for while, and kept toying with the idea of being Vegan. Whenever I thought about it, I started to get stuck on situations that might pop up where I was concerned about how I’d manage. Business dinners at steak restaurants, travel, my son’s birthday where he’d want me to
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