Rebounding from failure is the key to success. Born in Newark New Jersey, Joel Shapiro graduated with honors from Rutgers University, and then received his MBA from the Rutgers Graduate School of Management. Before producing feature films, Joel was a very successful Investment Banker and Financier, and was one…
Kirsten is the co-founder and director of partnerships at minisocial.io, a UGC (User Generated Content) agency disrupting the way brands view (and get value from) influencer campaigns. minisocial.io’s clients include DoorDash, Merck, Native, Bespoke Post, Alala and NomNomNow. Kirsten relocated to New York from Columbus, Ohio in 2016 when she…
Continue to invest in and reinvest in your business(es) and things that help your business(es) grow…your business is the priority, if you want to see it succeed, you have to water it and help it to continue to grow Te-ana Souffrant is an entrepreneur and mother of three whose…
Never forget to be grateful for, and say thank you, to those who help you, or your organization, pursue its goals. Andrea Ziegelman is the President of Accent Dance NYC and of the Erwin and Isabelle Ziegelman Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Andrea was born in Detroit, Michigan and…
Start by understanding yourself. Understand your purpose in the context of a professional career. Then, proceed backward from that to figure out the type of organization you want to work for and the sort of work you want to do. Jack Plotkin is the CEO of Cardinal Solutions, a…
Any time you feel stuck, simply switch gears. Take on a challenge from a different side of the business or get out of the office entirely. You’ll come back to your original challenge with renewed vigor and a different perspective. Alex Frankel Schorr is a multi-award-winning researcher and innovator….
The journey is hard. It’s supposed to be hard. If it weren’t hard everyone would do it and you should surround yourself with people and resources to keep you at your best. Matt is the co-founder and CEO of Smalls. He grew up in Portland, Oregon before attending Northeastern…
Don’t compromise when it comes to hiring. Look for perfection: capable, professional people want to work with those who are just like them. Petr Ludwig is an entrepreneur and an author of ‘The End of Procrastination’, an international bestseller about productivity, willpower, and critical thinking translated into 16 languages….
Don’t give up and don’t feel that you need to have your life figured out right now. Take your time learning about who you are first. Then, when you feel ready, go on your journey to find your career. Kewho Min is an experienced and successful professional in the…
No matter what you go into, you need to be prepared to fail a lot. You need to be ready to hear the word no, to be dismissed, to feel discouraged, and to want to throw in the towel. Then, you have to get back up again and do it…