Stuart Draper is the co-author of Digital Marketing Essentials, the bestselling text in higher education of its kind. He has experience doing internet marketing for companies that range from mom and pop shops to Fortune 500 companies. He successfully bootstrapped GetFoundFirst.com (acquired December 2015), and is now working on Stukent.com,…
Never love the money; Love the business, Love the industry. Laine Harbaugh is the Owner of Southern Idaho RV & Marine LLC, a third-generation business. As the previous owner, his father ran an automotive business as an independent owner at this location in Jerome, Idaho. When Laine joined the…
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…
Hard work. Hard work. Hard work. I am not the smartest or most charismatic. I rely on hard work. Kenton Lee is the 30 year-old Founder and Executive Director of Because International – a nonprofit organization committed to practical compassion. Their first project is something he invented called The Shoe…
Meet Kenton Lee – Founder and Executive Director of Because International
Always send a ‘thank-you’ note to your customers and remember that they are the people who keep you in business. Jeanne Kissman is the founder of PlumHill pure body essentials. PlumHill is an all-natural skin care line that will take your skin from dry and chapped to fresh, glowing, and…
[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…
When Bjorn Borstelmann invented the Tie Tee, a T-shirt with an attached necktie, he created a symbol for the kind of leaders the world desperately needs – ones that work for the betterment of the planet instead of merely profiting from its destruction. By commandeering the iconic shape of the…