Adriana founded Jardín de Niños Interlingua, the Austin, Texas Spanish Immersion Day school, in 2007 with 20 preschool students. Since then, the school has undergone rapid growth from enrollment and staffing to the addition of higher grade levels, new amenities and a third Austin area location in Lakeway. Rodriguez was…
Meet Adriana Rodriguez – Founder of Jardín de Niños Interlingua
[quote style=”boxed”]The best part about a small business is that we do not have to get any approval from higher ups. If we want to try anything, we try it. If it does not work, we move on. If it does work, we will ride it until we think it…
[quote style=”boxed”] I try to avoid typical days. Mostly because they involve me sitting in front of a computer for ten hours. God bless email on the iPod touch so I don’t feel tied to a 13″ screen when it’s time to go outside and put my feet in the grass…
[quote style=”boxed”]The quality of who you are is reflected in what you do and what you produce, the respect you command and the knowledge you have, and that’s what matters.[/quote] Caroline A. Shearer is the founder of Absolute Love Publishing, which was born out of a mission to create and…
[quote style=”boxed”]You can’t do it alone. If you are producing a product, you need to prioritize and make sure your product has business value.[/quote] Ben Rubenstein is co-founder and Vice President of Sales Operations at Yodle. During his seven year tenure with Yodle, Ben has been instrumental to the company’s…
[quote style=”boxed”]Brainstorm under the premise that anything is possible and boil it down to actionable items. Then delegate.[/quote] In 2005, John Berkowitz partnered with Nathaniel Stevens and Ben Rubenstein to co-found Yodle. Berkowitz has played a crucial role in the growth of the company. Most recently he launched the National…
[quote style=”boxed”]Inundate your mind with information. Read everything.[/quote] In an article for TexasEnterprise.org, Brandon Chicotsky wrote about his American generation raised with the Internet as “digital natives.” At age 27, Chicotsky has immersed himself in the online space and managed cash-positive startups. One such startup included a training center that…
[quote style=”boxed”]You can’t always get it right, but you can most of the time if you make it your job to pay attention. [/quote] Seven years ago, Michael Portman moved to Austin and headed to the apartment of his only friend in town, Jayson Rapaport. Originally from Laredo, they have…
Meet Jayson Rapaport and Michael Portman – Creators of Birds Barbershop
Always believe that somewhere, somehow, something will happen. You’ve gotta have a little faith in yourself! David started life in the northwest of England before traveling around the world from 2005-2006. He taught English in Japan which enabled him to learn basic Japanese and more about the culture. He then…
[quote style=”boxed”]We have a daily routine where we first plan what we’re going to do for the day, then at the end of the day, reflect on what we did, brainstorm ideas to do better in the future, and list the things we loved. This helps us in three ways:…
Meet Pace and Kyeli Smith – Co-Founders of The Connection Revolution