Jean MacDonald – Partner at Smile
After leaving behind academia and her initial career goal as a professor of Russian history, Jean MacDonald worked for several years in the book publishing business in New York City….
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Alexis Peterka – Founder of Stayhound
[quote]Listen to your body and mind and take breaks when you need to. I see entrepreneurs ending up in the ER and losing relationships because they insist on grinding gears…
David Embree – Founder and CEO of Athletepath
[quote style=”boxed”]Dedicate yourself to fostering understanding and enthusiasm within your team, then point the rocket launcher towards ONE goal and go after it full force. Nothing else matters.[/quote] David Embree…
Five Questions with Jay Echternach
Who are you and what do you do? My name is Jay Echternach. I am the guy on the right. I am a life long sales person for national corporations…
Five Questions with Michael Johnson
Who are you and what do you do? My name is Michael Johnson. I am a creative storyteller, with a sense of humor, that lives in the lovely city of…
Five Questions with Katy Kippen
Who are you and what do you do? I’m the owner, creator and designer behind GRAYLING – a modern, vintage-inspired statement jewelry line sold in more than 40 boutiques and…
Chad Rea – Chief Catalyst/Curator at ecopop
[quote style=”boxed”]Becoming an entrepreneur. Do it. You’re ready already. Nobody knows what the hell they are doing. There is no instruction manual for exactly what you want to do and…
Charles Marr – Daytime Lawyer and Weekend Entrepreneur
[quote style=”boxed”]Problems inspire me. When I see two things, that maybe are good on their own, interacting imperfectly,it is that imperfection, or inefficiency, that causes some switch in my brain…
Jason Graham-Nye – Dad, CEO and Co-founder of gDiapers
[quote style=”boxed”]Having worked in Japan right out of University I am a fan of management by consensus for the most part. It takes more time to get buy-in but through…
Kerry Finsand – Chief Beer Officer of Taplister.com
After working at Citysearch for nearly 4 years Kerry Finsand caught the start-up bug and left to try something new. Over a 3 year span he worked as a marketing…