One of the biggest opportunities for folks who want to make an impact through entrepreneurship is to tackle things that Corporate America has gotten wrong and so we’ve asked some of the best and brightest in the community to share examples of what Corporate America is getting wrong in their industries.

Lloyd Yates

Fashion retailers do a poor job of bridging this “information gap” when we shop online. 1 out of every 3 items we buy online is returned. This is because it’s challenging to tell the color, fit, and feel of the fabrics online. While shopping in person, we have greater information to make a much more informed decision, which is why return rates are much less. Read more>>

Taylor de la Fuente

The difference between Corporate America and Small Business America (and the reason why Corporate America will never be able to succeed creatively the way that Small Business America does) is vulnerability. True connection comes from intimacy, and you can’t gain intimacy without vulnerability. Read more>>

Reid Graves

Unfortunately the standard for Corporate America is often mass production at the expense of a truly quality product. In a market where making the highest quantity of product at the cheapest cost seems to be the highest priority their is a plethora of consequences carried out upon the consumer. Read more>>

Rita Ernst

It is widely believed that company culture is the responsibility of the executive leaders. Thus, culture work, such as creating vision and mission statements and defining company values, occurs as a project. Executives gather in the boardroom for facilitated conversations to define the desired organizational culture that attracts potential employees and customers alike. A company-wide rollout follows. Workers are informed of the expected behaviors as management attempts to talk their way into a new way of being. Read more>