The lesson is: keep agreements simple and don’t give equity away to people who aren’t full-time. Lydia Fayal is the Co-Founder of AdmitSee.com, a peer-to-peer college admissions resource. Lydia founded the site with Stephanie Shyu in 2012 with the goal of bringing much-needed transparency to higher education. AdmitSee is a…
Fostering meaningful relationships with clients and colleagues has really helped. I’m always growing my network and seeking ways to better help those in it. Not only do people return the favor, but it also makes for much more enjoyable and rewarding work. Robert Kohen is the founder of Kohen Educational…
Make decisions, move forward examine after a short while refine it or chose a different direction. David Zelniker has been an entrepreneur for over 30 years, inventing products and introducing new technologies or products to the market. The freedom and enthusiasm to start something new every few years has kept…
Hire good people when you find them, not when you desperately need them. Basha Frost Rubin is the CEO and Founder of Priori Legal, an online marketplace connecting businesses with a network of vetted lawyers at transparent, below-market and fixed rates. She speaks and writes extensively on how technology and…
I would take more pictures. Pictures tell a great story and we have a tradition in our offices where we hang up photos of good times that we’ve had inside and outside the office. As co-founder of Think Big, Rick brings 20 years of management experience in scaling technology consulting…
When you swim long enough you understand that there isn’t a real way to win over other people in the pool, the only thing that matters is beating your own time over and over again. Yali is a former TV actor turned entrepreneur. He has also spent three years as…
[quote style=”boxed”]Learn, unlearn, and relearn as quickly as possible. And be honest — with yourself and everyone else.[/quote] Devon White consults and speaks professionally with individuals and companies on the increasing and inevitable integration of self-programming technologies into everyday business and personal life. His Human Operating System platform makes these…
[quote style=”boxed”]Exceptional customer service at all times. Never forget who you work for.[/quote] Dennis is the CEO and Founder of x.ai, whose artificial intelligence driven personal assistant lets people schedule meetings using plain English and nothing more than a CC to [email protected]. He’s a pioneer and expert in the analytics,…
[quote style=”boxed”]Pay attention to the numbers and have clarity about how your personal values are represented within the brand.[/quote] Trent Oliver is the co-founder and CEO of Blue Telescope, where for more than a decade she has developed and guided an in-house team that conceptualizes, designs, programs and deploys award-winning…
[quote style=”boxed”]During the day, there are constant interruptions — emails, phone calls, meetings, and requests.[/quote] Melissa Cooper is the executive vice president of the writer network of Talent Inc. A triple-certified résumé writer and dual-certified HR professional holding both the SPHR and PHR designations, Melissa has eight years of executive…
Meet Melissa Cooper – Executive Vice President of Talent Inc.