Ilya Bodner – Co-founder and CRO of The Shipyard
In fact, you end up failing a heck of a lot over the course of the journey. The ideas that stick, and get support end up taking on a life…
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Niyia Whitsett – Founder of Kingdom Operation
[quote style=”boxed”]If I were to start again I would talk less about what it is I am working on and just do it, not sharing things before I myself have…
Brandt Evans – Chef and Founder of BKM Hospitality
[quote style=”boxed”]Inspect, don’t expect, the small things.[/quote] Chef Brandt Evans is one of Ohio’s top chefs. He has received numerous accolades since 2002 following the opening of his first restaurant,…
Robbie Friedman and David Schottenstein – Founders of Viewabill system
[quote style=”boxed”]Be persistent and don’t let “No” or “Not interested” dampen your enthusiasm. Keep pounding away.[/quote] After graduating from University of Michigan Law School, Robbie Friedman went to NYC where…
Meet Robbie Friedman and David Schottenstein – Founders of Viewabill system
Paul Roetzer – Founder and CEO of PR 20/20
[quote style=”boxed”]Once something has progressed far enough in my mind to become a priority, I isolate myself with a laptop, white board, caffeinated beverage and an iTunes playlist, and I…
Johnny Miller – Owner of OakBridge Timber Framing
[quote style=”boxed”]I believe the key to motivation is purpose. God put us here for a reason. We’re here to accomplish a higher purpose.[/quote] Johnny Miller, the owner of OakBridge Timber…
Tim Conti – Co-Founder of ON Search Partners
[quote style=”boxed”]As a service business, our brilliant ideas tend to be about how we execute. Seems to me, whether it is culture or ethics or process, intangibles spread best by…
Maria Dellapina – Creator of Specs4us
[quote style=”boxed”]Never be afraid to ask for something. If you get a “no,” just keep swimming, just keep swimming…and you’ll get results.[/quote] Maria Dellapina’s daughter Erin was about two when…
Emmitt Parkman – Founder of Sports Talk Trash
[quote style=”boxed”]You can get a lot farther by making people talk about you than you can by plastering the world with advertisements that people will ignore.[/quote] Emmitt Parkman is the…
Wendy Komac – Speaker, Author, WendyWoman
[quote style=”boxed”]Business doesn’t have to be just business. You have to bring “you” to the business world.[/quote] Author and speaker Wendy Komac is a long-time turnaround specialist that has helped…
James Dickerson – Co-Founder of Leap
[quote style=”boxed”]I think the key to bringing ideas to life is to surround yourself with great people who can help you execute. I want to surround myself with people who…
Don Ladanyi – CEO and Founder of TruFlavorWare
[quote style=”boxed”]If we don’t make mistakes, we don’t learn. Everyone knows that we learn from our mistakes. To err is human! I have made a lot of mistakes in the…