Observe the world around you. Inspiration can be drawn from surroundings to spur on the next project. Rocco Basile can be considered a jack-of-all-trades artist. He specializes in the creation of many do-it-yourself projects from indoor to outdoor. He has taken the culmination of his years of experience to educate…
Spend more time with people and less time studying and working. In business and in life, relationships are at least equally important as work. Skot Carruth is the CEO and co-founder of Philosophie, a digital innovation firm with offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York City. Through…
Have thick skin and don’t be easily swayed by what others say. Rene Pabon is President and CEO of The Childs Dreyfus Group – where he continues to foster an award winning culture driven to exceed expectations in interior architecture, merchandising and design. Rene has a deep understanding of what makes an…
Meet Rene Pabon – President and CEO of The Childs Dreyfus Group
FINISH – complete the tasks you start. It sounds commonsensical, but a lot of people don’t finish. It makes all the difference to finish the task at hand. Venturing to New York just shy of her 18th birthday, Taylor Spellman arrived to dance with the prestigious Alvin Ailey American Dance…
Not all ideas are created equal, and sometimes it takes some testing to figure out which will work. Erin Berman, an established storyteller, brand strategist, and creative director, is the founder of Blackbeard Studios, a digital marketing agency. She works with organizations of all sizes looking to effectively grow, scale,…
Stop being over critical or self-doubting. Avoid the fear of not knowing enough because the reality is that you are always enough. Felderman Keatinge + Associates are a Los Angeles-based design firm with an international career spanning more than three decades of innovation and a catalog of honors deeming the…
Meet Stanley Felderman & Nancy Keatinge – Creators of Felderman Keatinge + Associates
I think working your butt off is necessary, but if you enjoy your work and if you are passionate about it, it doesn’t have to be a struggle. Jessica Bartram is cofounder of Emery Clothing Collection, an online women’s boutique. She also runs a coaching practice, JessicaBartram.com, where she helps…
Meet Jessica Bartram – Co-founder of Emery Clothing Collection
I believe in finding business ideas that you are passionate about, rather than finding something unique, and focus on bringing them to life. Sandesh Joshi is the President and co-founder of Indovance Inc. Prior to founding Indovance, one of the leading CAD and drafting outsourcing service providers in the world,…
I’d find a mentor and find them quickly. As a young entrepreneur (I started Walk West when I was 24), I didn’t yet know that I knew absolutely nothing. Brian Onorio created O3 (now Walk West) in 2007 as an alternative to traditional web design and development companies who provided…
Reassess what you think you believe. That means everything, from the way you market your company to the way you operate to the work you’re going after to what you think will make you happy. Maria Rapetskaya is the creative leader and architect of Undefined Creative, a boutique motion graphics…
Meet Maria Rapetskaya – Founder and Creative Director of Undefined Creative