Eric Deegear, entrepreneur and business coach, was forged in the fires of Texas and currently lives in Boise, Idaho, building his part of the Deegear family empire. He is the founder of a number of companies, including Deegear Coaching, where he guides entrepreneurs through personal and professional success. Another of…
Originally from Kosovo, Erza Haliti was only four years old when they fled and found themselves in Germany. In 2000, her family made their American dream a reality when they moved to Boise, Idaho in the US. She went on to attend Boise State University and majored in Business Management….
Mark Weimer has spent his career largely in Silicon Valley as an executive in technology and financial services. His passion for entrepreneurship and innovation has been a driving force behind his entire career. Mark is the former Chairman and CEO of 401kServices.com, a business that provided 401K services using the…
Always audit yourself. Try and be as objective as possible about your strengths and weaknesses. Stay self-aware, but stay focused on the strengths. Logan Kimball serves as Chief Innovation Officer for AllSocial, focusing on content distribution, product enhancements, and user experience. Logan has contributed to the growth of AllSocial’s…
Take bigger risks, believe in yourself, and most importantly give more to the people and causes you care about. Leif Elgethun is the CEO and founder of Retrolux, driving the smart lighting software company’s strategic vision and managing investor relations. Retrolux is transforming the commercial and industrial lighting and…
Trust your gut. As an entrepreneur, no one will ever care as much about your work as you do; yet, everyone will have an opinion. It’s so important to trust your gut and follow it, even if it goes against the advice of those you greatly respect and trust. Matt…
[quote style=”boxed”]…through creativity, design and a good programmer, you can truly change the world.[/quote] Russ Stoddard got bit with the entrepreneurial bug back in the lemonade stand days, and he hasn’t changed since. He has created five companies and helped start five nonprofits during his career, which spans jobs ranging…
[quote style=”boxed”]Little bets. Test your ideas as quickly as possible before you’ve invested too much. This allows you to test more ideas to find the winners, and reduces the risk of spending all of your resources on a bad idea.[/quote] Ryan is the founder and chief geek of MetaGeek, LLC….
After returning from my tour in Iraq (04 to 05) with the Army I wanted to create a vehicle that would serve inspire and uplift others. After some thought I came up with the idea to create a lifestyle apparel company that everyone could wear. No matter who you are…
Pat Ford was born in Nebraska in 1948 and grew up in Idaho. He attended Columbia University in New York City and fled just short of graduation into some years of hibernation. At some point the Idahoan by accident became one by choice. He went to work for the Idaho…
Meet Pat Ford – Executive Director of Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition