Prepare! Enjoy what you do! Never stop trying to get better! Becky Holmes is the Founder and CEO of Toddlers & Tennis, a tennis enrichment program designed for preschool age kids. She also has just recently had her children’s tennis book published entitled Totally Tennis For Me. She is a…
From day one, I’ve been a big believer in regularly setting times for the company to stop the world, shut the door and talk to each other about what’s going on, evaluate where we are and set goals. This is something that we still do that today. Gail Johnson is…
Kathryn Starke is an urban elementary school reading specialist, literacy consultant, keynote speaker, and author. A native of Richmond Virginia, Kathryn graduated from Longwood University with a BS degree in elementary education and a Master’s degree in Literacy and Culture. She has taught first, second, and third grade and served…
[quote style=”boxed”]Being able to convey your ideas to others is crucial and one of the areas where new founders typically struggle. I generally piece together my ideas in simple concept decks with Keynote, which allows me to incorporate basic design elements and map various ideas I may have in regards…
[quote style=”boxed”]I’m not good at marketing but I do keep up with social and professional networks online. I make a habit of sending out updates and reminders about my business, which is growing slowly by referral. [/quote] Leslie Bowman is a career educator with experience in public school and college teaching,…
Meet Leslie Bowman – Author and Online Professor at ProfBowman.com
[quote style=”boxed”]I wouldn’t do anything different. However, if we were to start again, I’d bet everything would be different. I love every minute of the adventure. [/quote] Mr. Eide graduated from Virginia Tech with his Bachelor of Science in Physics. Mr. Eide worked as an engineer out of college before founding,…
[quote style=”boxed”]This sounds silly coming from a new media guy, but I constantly recommend that young professionals read a newspaper. [/quote] Dave Saunders is President and Chief Idea Officer of Madison+Main, an integrated communications agency that provides creative marketing solutions for emerging companies. Based in Richmond, Virginia, Dave is a nationally…
Meet David Saunders – President and Chief Idea Officer of Madison+Main
[quote style=”boxed”]With passion and determination. I learned pretty early on that my greatest advantage is being willing to slug it out in any circumstance.[/quote] Geoff Weathersby is a recent graduate of the University of Richmond, where he was a Business Administration major in the Robins School of Business. He would…