Tom Smith – VP of CloudEntr
[quote style=”boxed”]Externally, I talk to people about how they think about a problem rather than trying to “sell” them a product. That allows me to stay focused on creating innovative…
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Cody McLain – President and CEO of PacificHost
Businesses are built around copying each others ideas and improving on them. By understanding how your competitors sell products you can compile a list of what works and what doesn’t….
Carol Scott – Director of Marketing at Mattr
[quote style=”boxed”]Be optimistic. Startups are generally hard work, and you’re not guaranteed success. With a negative attitude, you’ll surely fail.[/quote] Carol Scott is Director of Marketing at Mattr. Mattr believes…
Tim Edwards – CEO of NSR Holdings
[quote style=”boxed”]Promote from within. It’s the best way to motivate and maintain your environment.[/quote] Tim Edwards is the CEO of NSR Holdings, a company that acquires underperforming or undervalued businesses,…
John McLellan – Chief Revenue Officer of EBQuickstart
[quote style=”boxed”]Listen. C-level leaders, VPs, and salespeople tend to do most of the talking. You can learn a lot more about a situation and the motivations of people if you…
Billy Murphy – Founder of EcomLab
[quote style=”boxed”]Find a need. Figure out how to solve it. Then do it. A lot of people try to overcomplicate it, but it’s kind of straight forward.[/quote] Billy Murphy is…
DuAnne Redus – Owner of Maui Wowi Hawaiian
[quote style=”boxed”]Never be afraid to go after wild dreams, you can achieve so much more than you ever imagined.[/quote] After losing her husband suddenly and arriving home on a flight…
Jack Holt – Founder and CEO of Whit.li
[quote style=”boxed”]It’s important to listen to the “right” people so you’re neither falsely encouraged by a bad idea nor discouraged from a great idea hiding under a simplistic UI.[/quote] Jack…
Matt Clark – Founder of Matt Clark
[quote style=”boxed”]I’m a big believer in not trying to reinvent the wheel. A lot of people in business, especially just-starting entrepreneurs, think you have to do something that’s “never been…
Barbara Heidenreich – Animal Trainer and President of Good Bird Inc
[quote style=”boxed”]When you are your own boss you quickly realize if you want your vision to come to life, you have to make it happen. This means prioritizing your goals,…
Meet Barbara Heidenreich – Animal Trainer and President of Good Bird Inc
Adriana Rodriguez – Founder of Jardín de Niños Interlingua
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…
Meet Adriana Rodriguez – Founder of Jardín de Niños Interlingua
Michael Icenhauer – Owner of Icenhauer’s
[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….