Maggy Woodley – Owner of Red Ted Art
[quote style=”boxed”]Keep at it. Look at lots of different options and avenues. If you need to change direction, do. Above all, be passionate and believe in what you do. That…
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Kevin Allen – Founder of KevinAllenPartners
[quote style=”boxed”]Start with a conundrum. I think great ideas come from problems to be solved. As a scrappy kid from the very outset, I always understood ideas as methods to get…
Tony Hsieh – CEO of Zappos
[quote style=”boxed”]I think it’s best to start small and grow slowly, rather than trying to grow as quickly as possible.[/quote] In 1999, at the age of 24, Tony Hsieh (pronounced…
Julie Cole – Co-Founder of Mabel’s Labels
[quote style=”boxed”]Delegate! It’s very hard for entrepreneurs to do this, but let go of some of the control. It’s important that other people have a chance to be entrepreneurial within…
The Honest Truth About Turning Pro
A couple of weeks ago my friend Steve Pressfield’s new book Turning Pro came out. I did get a review copy in the mail as well, but that’s not important because…
Jim McCarthy – CEO of Goldstar
[quote style=”boxed”]I start my day by resetting my priorities and planning my schedule. I follow a modified version of the Franklin Covey system and have been doing that for about…
Erin Levin – Producer of African Children’s Choir Film
[quote style=”boxed”]When I have an idea that I am passionate about and believe can make this world a better place, I relentlessly work towards making it a reality.[/quote] Erin is…
Sagee Ben-Zedeff – CEO and Co-Founder of Serendip Media
[quote style=”boxed”]My main problem is with the manic, depressed-like nature of being an entrepreneur. You can be on the top of the world at 10:00 a.m., depressed as hell at…
Meet Sagee Ben-Zedeff – CEO and Co-Founder of Serendip Media
22 Parentrepreneurs Who Started Businesses That Help Families
Being an entrepreneur takes drive, unwavering commitment, and of course, a little bit of built-in crazy. Being a parent involves pretty much the same things. But being a “parentrepreneur” takes…
Meet 22 Parentrepreneurs Who Started Businesses That Help Families
Daphne Gray-Grant – Owner of The Publication Coach
[quote]Many people try to write and edit at the same time. That’s like trying to do the dishes while you’re still eating dinner! I encourage all writers to write first…
Jonathan Baskin – The Bad Boy of Branding
[quote style=”boxed”]One of the biggest problems I encountered when I first set out in 2003 to run my own business was the up and down (or ebb and flow) of…
Kathryn Hawkins – Owner of Gimundo.com
[quote style=”boxed”]Analyze everything. Look at your site metrics to see what people are clicking on, read and respond to user feedback, see what’s popular and what’s not. The goal isn’t…