Focus and prioritize relationships. The more value you’re able to add to your network, and the more you’re growing and nurturing that network, the more opportunity you have when you really want and need it. This is the best insurance policy you can possibly have, and it’s not for sale….
Open up a healthy dialogue about your business throughout its development with a diverse group of people to get a well-rounded road map in place. Andrea Loubier has been recognized as one of the thought leaders and top female entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia. As CEO of Mailbird, Andrea takes…
The power to shift, change, or resolve a conflict lies with you. It’s tempting to want to change the problematic person or situation, but situations are what they are. We can only change ourselves. Judy Ringer is the author of “Turn Enemies Into Allies: The Art of Peace in…
Take chances. Not the cutting corner type of chances, but don’t be afraid to put yourself out there to experiment with things and ideas because you never know where they’ll lead. And if you don’t take some chances, you might just miss the next big opportunity. Nick Schiffelbein is the…
Take time to improve yourself. There are many second, third order gains that you’ll get from becoming a better execution machine…For me, it means impacting everyone around you in the most positive way that you can, and trust that it’ll come back to you one day. Anant Jain is…
Compound interest is not just for money, it is for relationships and content as well. Instead of simply consuming, begin to create around your interests. Zack Miller started his first business at the age of 10. Since then he’s spent decades helping other people successfully start, grow and dominate…
Being yourself and being in the present moment is more important than constantly hustling to be someone else or trying to accomplish something that may not be what you really need to be complete and happy. Milena Regos is an entrepreneur by heart. She started her first business at…
A great product won’t be able to compensate for friction in the business model. Josh Lowy is the co-founder and CEO of Hugo, a note-taking collaborative solution for meetings. Native to Australia and based in San Francisco, Lowy was previously a product manager at Westfield Retail Solutions where he…
You can read all the books, you can watch all the webinars, you can listen to all the coaches saying all the things, but unless you’re actively DOING the thing, you’re stuck in what I call, “Productive Procrastination.” Ideas only come to life by doing the actions that scare the crap…
Carlos Castelán is the Managing Director of The Navio Group in Minneapolis, a retail and consumer goods business consulting firm that works with companies to improve their internal management and productivity challenges, helping them perform better and succeed in today’s competitive business environment. Before joining The Navio Group, Carlos was…