Views on asking friends & family to support your brand

What’s your view on asking friends and family to support your brand? We asked members of the community to open up and share their views on this controversial topic. Check out some highlights below. Vester Harper | Celebrity Karaoke DJ & Host When I started my business, my family and friends were there from day…

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Meet Lauren Kitchens | Creative Genius, Fancy Cakes by Lauren

We were lucky to catch up with Lauren Kitchens recently and have shared our conversation below. Hi Lauren, thanks for joining us today. One thing we always find fascinating is how differently entrepreneurs think about revenue growth and cost reductions – both can be powerful ways to improve profitability. What do you spend more of your…

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Leadership

Crazy entrepreneurship stories

We love grabbing drinks with our entrepreneur friends because they always have the craziest stories. Sometimes it’s a big, unexpected win. Other times it’s a problem that came out of nowhere and couldn’t possibly have been foreseen. There is so much to learn from these stories and so we asked some of the brightest entrepreneurs…

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Strategy

How have you made remote-work work for your company?

We asked leaders who’ve made remote-work effective at their organizations to share their stories, lessons, and insights with us below. Dominick DiMichele | CEO of DirectTix Event Ticketing and N.E.S. Bridal When working with multiple events across the country, we realized early on working remotely would be the best fit for us. Being able to have…

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Meet Melissa Mallam | Beauty Professional, Entrepreneur, & Mentor

We were lucky to catch up with Melissa Mallam recently and have shared our conversation below. Melissa, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. So let’s jump to your mission – what’s the backstory behind how you developed the mission the drives your brand? I've always had the natural talent to…

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Meet Ben Workman | Artists

We were lucky to catch up with Ben Workman recently and have shared our conversation below. Hi Ben, thanks for joining us today. Can you talk to us about a project that’s meant a lot to you? Art brings beauty and spurs the imagination. It expands our thinking. As an artist, I’m most proud to have my…

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Meet Samuel Obara | Sr. Partner and Kaizen Consultant

We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Samuel Obara a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below. Samuel, appreciate you joining us today. Being a business owner can be really hard sometimes. It’s rewarding, but most business owners we’ve spoken sometimes think about what it would have been like to have had a…

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Meet James Darby | Real Estate and Mortgage Broker

We were lucky to catch up with James Darby recently and have shared our conversation below. Alright, James thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. Are you happier as a business owner? Do you sometimes think about what it would be like to just have a regular job? I really…

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Meet Cherrysh Anderson | Artist

We were lucky to catch up with Cherrysh Anderson recently and have shared our conversation below. Hi Cherrysh, thanks for joining us today. We’d love to hear about when you first realized that you wanted to pursue a creative path professionally. I grew up exposed to art, it was my first passion. I had amazing teachers and…

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Meet Devin Burke | Sleep Coach & Author

We recently connected with Devin Burke and have shared our conversation below. Devin, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today Do you think your parents have had a meaningful impact on you and your journey? I'm super blessed to have amazing parents. They did a lot right. They were always very supportive…

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