Zach Haller – Founder and CEO of Found In Town
[quote style=”boxed”]A lesson I learned from the Mario brothers: collect as many coins as you can as you head toward the finish line. Any stray knowledge or resources you can…
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Kevin O’Connor – CEO of FindTheBest.com
[quote style=”boxed”]Create a vision people can believe in, inspire them to achieve more than what they believed possible, and lead from the front and not from the corner office.[/quote] Kevin…
Jean MacDonald – Partner at Smile
After leaving behind academia and her initial career goal as a professor of Russian history, Jean MacDonald worked for several years in the book publishing business in New York City….
Greg Scown – Co-Founder of Smile
[quote style=”boxed”]I get up early and work until dinner. There is no typical day, and I love that. Some days I code. Others, I balance the bank accounts. Others, I…
Philip Goward – Co-founder of Smile
[quote style=”boxed”]Mostly I try to get through correspondence in the first hour of the workday, so the rest is available to focus on tasks that need a good deal of…
Leslie Haywood – Inventor of Grill Charms
[quote style=”boxed”]Press lends credibility to your business, but it does not necessarily equal sales. Oh sure, you get an initial boost, but there is no substitute for good ol’ fashion…
Chris Chorba – Supporter of The Good Shepherd Shelter
[quote style=”boxed”]I have learned that there really are no shortcuts in life. There is simply no substitute for hard work.[/quote] Chris Chorba is a partner in the Los Angeles office…
Alexis Peterka – Founder of Stayhound
[quote]Listen to your body and mind and take breaks when you need to. I see entrepreneurs ending up in the ER and losing relationships because they insist on grinding gears…
Joey Flores – Co-Founder and CEO of Earbits
[quote style=”boxed”]The quote that resonates the most with me in terms of this lesson is one from Abraham Lincoln: “Things may come to those who wait…but only the things left…
Karl Schwärzler – Founder of xnet
[quote style=”boxed”]Get married and have children earlier![/quote] Karl Schwärzler was born in 1961 in Austria. He shares his passion for events and being a host with his parents, who run…
Brian McGowan – Medical Educator, Mentor and Author
[quote style=”boxed”]Never work for a guy with a bow tie and remember that only real people can make real differences in the world.[/quote] Brian S. McGowan, Ph.D. is a research scientist who…
Elizabeth Yin – CEO and a Co-Founder of LaunchBit
[quote]I block off time in the morning and in the evening to do email; typically 1 hour each.I have meeting days and non-meeting days. When possible, I try to cram…