[quote style=”boxed”]Get a dog so you can’t sleep in in the mornings (which is easy to do when you work for yourself) and so that you get enough fresh air and exercise throughout the day. And when the shizzle hits the fan from time to time, his adorable little face…
[quote style=”boxed”]Always put yourself in your clients’ shoes. If you can setup a situation where your growth is based on your clients growth, you will acquire clients for life.[/quote] Over the past ten years, Edward Garber, president of The Florida Design Group, LLC, has been on the cutting edge of…
[quote style=”boxed”]Keep doing what you’re doing, trust yourself and never listen to that voice of fear within you.[/quote] Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, designer Tina Tangalakis always sought to combine her love of art and humanitarian work. As a student she studied costume design at California Institute of…
[quote style=”boxed”]Build a business to solve a problem. Every time you get stuck on a decision, ask yourself, “How does this idea help us to solve the problem that the business exists to solve?”[/quote] As vice president of business development for Proxibid, Joe Petsick is instrumental in driving new sales…
[quote style=”boxed”]Begin with the end in mind. Know what you want and make sure everything you do in the next year builds towards that bigger, long-term plan.[/quote] Elizabeth Boylan is a Montreal artist and the creative director behind Big Top Ballet–an alternative indie game available for iOS, Android, Mac, Chrome…
Meet Elizabeth Boylan – Co-Founder of VectorBloom Technologies
A lot of times we learn the hard ways what not to do in business. But sometimes we have the chance to learn from other people’s mistakes, which is arguably a much better way to go. Here are 12 mistakes–based on the experiences of the entrepreneurs interviewed here on IdeaMensch–that…
[quote style=”boxed”]It is critical that you assemble a team of people who have the right skill sets and are interested in what you are trying to do.[/quote] Nate Lassiter has focused his career on creating–whether it be designs, music or companies. In 2007, he was a key member of the…
[quote style=”boxed”] The time has come to stop automating outdated ways of doing business, and instead harness new technologies to deliver radically improved customer experiences.[/quote] Bruce Kasanoff is a speaker, author and business strategist who helps companies profit from disruptive forces rather than fall victim to them. The Chartered Institute…
[quote style=”boxed”]You need to be able to laugh without being offended and take criticism without folding. Know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em.[/quote] Sarah Ware is a young serial entrepreneur currently living in Washington, D.C., and is the co-founder of Markerly. Previously responsible for leading a traveling…
[quote style=”boxed”]Learn. Read. Communicate. Meet people and ask questions. Travel.[/quote] Born in France, in the white wine region of Alsace, Phil moved in Michigan in 1993 as a mechanical engineer for a big machine tool company (Charmilles Technologies, at the time). After nine years he decided to quit, and then…