Brian Onorio – Creator of Walk West
I’d find a mentor and find them quickly. As a young entrepreneur (I started Walk West when I was 24), I didn’t yet know that I knew absolutely nothing. Brian…
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Matthew Crisp – President and CEO of Benson Hill Biosystems
Surround yourself with diverse thinkers who don’t always agree with you, and create an environment that encourages them to challenge you and colleagues and reveal blind spots. Matthew Crisp is…
Meet Matthew Crisp – President and CEO of Benson Hill Biosystems
David Hickson- Co-founder and CEO of fullcube
The key is to build models that support your idea and then operationalize all of the key components. David Hickson is co-founder and CEO of fullcube, a platform integrating and automating…
Jenifer Daniels – Co-founder and CEO of colorstock
I make my days more productive by squeezing every viable minute out of them. I schedule everything and nothing happens without intention.” Jenifer Daniels is an award-winning brand storyteller changing…
Erika Carney – CMO of Skookum Digital Works
Read. Even if it’s just for a few minutes here and there, it keeps your mind sharp and exposes you to new ideas. It’s easy to get sucked into the…
Zach Maurides – Founder and President of Teamworks
Measure your productivity by what you get done, not how busy you are. For the past 10 years, Teamworks Founder and President Zach Maurides has revolutionized communication and information sharing…
Sean Newman Maroni – Co-founder and CEO of Betaversity
Ask everyone around you what you could be doing better as a leader, and why they think your business is NOT going to be successful. Most people will never tell…
Kahala Grier – Business Development Manager of Top 5 Media Group
A habit of mine is that I only hire people that I can learn from! If you are apart of my staff but I feel like anyone can do what…
Meet Kahala Grier – Business Development Manager of Top 5 Media Group
Patrick Thean – CEO of Rhythm Systems
Be willing to question your initial premise. Collect data about how your product or service is actually doing. We are all emotional about our products and services, so collect data…
Doug Lebda – Chairman, CEO and Founder of LendingTree.com
[quote style=”boxed”]I like batting ideas around in small groups with people of different backgrounds, expertise and opinions. Once something is half-baked, we’ll test it – either in-market or through modeling. [/quote]…
Meet Doug Lebda – Chairman, CEO and Founder of LendingTree.com
Lawrence Behr – Founder of Lawrence Behr Associates
[quote style=”boxed”]One of the dangers of starting out in a technical type of business is that that kind of consumes your focus. Today, a very big part of my focus…
Tobi Walter – COO and Co-Founder of Shoeboxed.com
[quote style=”boxed”]Analyze (data is your friend 😉 ) and over-communicate (I’m a big believer in the hypothesis that startups work so well because everybody constantly knows what’s going on, why…