Always confront, reflect on, and analyze both your mistakes and your successes to fully digest root causes and strengthen your perspective for the road ahead. Kevin Yamazaki is the founder and CEO of Sidebench, a leading enterprise innovation lab and venture studio in Los Angeles. Sidebench works with startups and…
Even when I’m sure I know the answer, I always try to ask first rather than assume. Hope Horner is CEO and founder of Lemonlight Media, a company that produces and distributes branded video content at scale. Hope is a three-time entrepreneur who has been featured in Inc., KABC, Extra!,…
I often find the hardest part of being productive is re-starting. I try to quit right in the middle of something exciting so that I’m energized to pick it right back up the next day. GK Parish-Philp is a co-founder of Shopswell, an online community of savvy shoppers who enjoy…
This group meets once a month and discusses how we can better align strategies and tactics across all functional areas to drive successful outcomes to goals. This is a habit every successful entrepreneur must have. Dean Stoecker is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and a founding partner of Alteryx. Dean’s…
Our ideas come from a solution-oriented thought process. We would like our actions, products, and ideas to be a solution to a problem or lack of information. Hindi Zeidman is an Infant Mental Health & Parenting Expert and the creator of Ollie Swaddle, the sleep solution for restless and agitated…
People look at my email inbox and are astonished that it’s always nearly empty. If I can respond immediately to a query, then I knock that tennis ball right back over the net and clear the message. Todd Scallan leads product vision and engineering execution of the Axcient platform, and…
Meet Todd Scallan – VP of Product and Engineering at Axcient
Passion, perseverance, and determination will always produce results, and they are contagious. Trevor Outman, MBA, is co-founder and principal partner of Shipware, a San Diego-based consulting and technology firm that has helped some of the world’s most recognizable brands reduce shipping costs an average of 25 percent through contract negotiations,…
Meet Trevor Outman – Co-Founder & Principal Partner of Shipware
The first step to bringing any idea to life is to define the problem that you are trying to address. Mary Hayashi is an award-winning author and a pioneering advocate for expanding the delivery and coverage of healthcare. As a former California state assemblymember, she championed meaningful reform to expand…
Always put the customer first. These days everyone is in a rush, but if you take just a moment of your time to make someone feel important the rewards will come back to you. A native of Newport Beach, California, Susan Brady is a self-taught, online retailer. After attending California…
Prioritizing and making a to-do list every week, sometimes even daily. And, not to forget, the workout routine makes me more efficient. Lisa Furuland is the creator of the DockATot multi-functional lounging, playing, chilling, resting, and snuggling dock for a baby that you can take anywhere. Created with love in…