My clients, mentors and most of my closest friends all have one major thing in common…they are all entrepreneurs. This being the case, you could imagine that I spend a lot of time around those involved in entrerpreneurship! I am with entrepreneurs as they express their challenges and share obstacles that lay ahead of them….
An entrepreneurial venture or endeavor often starts with recognizing a problem and leading the charge to develop a value-added offering to solve that problem. An entrepreneur has a vision in his mind for a better future that could exist if things were done differently. Entrepreneurs are also willing to take the risk necessary to bring…
You want your venture to take off…yes it’s true. It hasn’t yet and you’re feeling blue. Wondering what you need to do? Make Powerful RHYMES to see your vision through. Ok…that was corny. I know. But, hear me out. Last week I was reflecting about what a start-up needs to be successful. In the end…
During the month of October I was requested to speak several times at the University of Central Florida about my entrepreneurial journey. The first was to a group of students within the student union at Blackstone Launch Pad, a phenomenal center created to help spark entrepreneurship across UCF’s campus. Here is a pic from a…
Last week I was going through an old notebook and came across a poem that I wrote seven years ago. A poem? Yes, I know it may sound cheesy, but it was a very therapeutic way for me to express what I was thinking and feeling at the time. When I read the poem it…
Many of the entrepreneurs I know, including myself, are guilty at times of working too much in their business instead of on it. The day to day operations sometimes drive us to do what is urgent versus what is truly important. As an entrepreneur it is very important to dedicate time to focus on the…
As a movement gains traction and momentum it often compounds. It all starts with a leader (innovator)…someone willing to take a chance at the risk of looking ridiculous. The first visible follower is an integral part of the success of a movement…as is the second follower. These early adopters show people how to follow, but…
If you’ve been hanging around my blog for a while, or have gotten to know me for any length of time I’m sure that you’re aware that basketball was a big part of my life growing up. I worked extremely hard and was known as the first one to the gym and the last to…
The world that we live in today was shaped by the dreamers of yesterday. Today, being Martin Luther King day, led me to reflect on the power that dreamers have to make this world a better place. All of the great innovations and monumental changes across any industry, or Nation were first mere ideas…
The world has gotten much smaller with the birth of social networks, social bookmarking websites, search engines, email and other communication mediums. Furthermore consumers are constantly bombarded with marketing and advertising messages from every direction from companies competing for their attention. Having a well founded strategy is necessary to win the battle for your customer’s…