[quote style=”boxed”] If you are going to be an entrepreneur, you need to think about more than one thing at a time, yet be very disciplined in your approach.[/quote] Dr. Andrea Simon, Ph.D., a cultural anthropologist, founded SAMC in 2002 to bring the unique perspective of anthropology to businesses. Prior to…
[quote style=”boxed”]Be open with your ideas. Tell everyone you know, and then some, what you are doing. Telling your story makes it real, and you never know when you will meet that special someone who will change your direction for the better.[/quote] Nicholas has been a serial-entrepreneur since his first…
[quote style=”boxed”]Try, fail, try again, and again, until you succeed.[/quote] Zach Yungst grew up in Sarasota, Florida before attending Penn’s Wharton School. Post graduation, Zach worked in investment banking at Morgan Stanley and in private equity for TPG in San Francisco. Zach’s knowledge of San Francisco’s catering scene and passion…
After self-producing and licensing board games, Mary turned her passion for the joy of invention into DiscoverGames.com, the world’s largest co-op of board game inventors. Widely recognized among her peers as a toy industry visionary, Mary introduced the inaugural Chicago Toy & Game Fair (ChiTAG) at Chicago’s famous Navy Pier…
Meet Mary Couzin – Founder and President of Chicago Toy & Game Fair
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[quote style=”boxed”]My biggest failure as an entrepreneur was keeping things simple. I wanted to give my customers everything at once through my products, but that was a bad idea. I finally realized I needed to have one simple goal or vision and execute that really well. Once that goal or…
[quote style=”boxed”]I fight, over and over again for everything I accomplish. You have to be a fighter to succeed as an entrepreneur, so I would recommend that everyone else be phenomenally determined. I also write many to do lists and run regularly….which I think is virtually an entrepreneur’s only brainstorming…
[quote style=”boxed”]Early to bed, early to rise! I try to get to the office by 6:30 a.m., which is before the subcontractors or customers start calling me.[/quote] Russ Anderson is the owner of Anderson Homes, which provides high-end quality homes with modern amenities such as media rooms, wet bars, and…
[quote style=”boxed”]Sometimes being an entrepreneur is really lonely, especially if you work online and have a tendency to be introverted and work at home. If this is you, push yourself to get out in the world and do things. Take a class, start a Meetup group, even just do your…
[quote style=”boxed”]Projects, projects, projects! My background is in performance and so I think I’m naturally hardwired to “put on a show.” It’s led to my own take on the familiar “Lather. Rinse. Repeat.” My version is “Think. Create. Share.” That’s the way I bring both myself and idea after idea…