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Archive for the “Entrepreneurship” Category
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Quit The Day Job, Moved, & Got Divorced, While Starting Her Business! – Victoria Staten
Posted Under: Entrepreneurship, Our Heroes on 6 Sep, 2010
Today we are talking to Victoria Staten our next guest under the “Our Heroes” series. While working as Group VP at Kenneth Cole, Victoria felt as though she had stopped learning as her thirst for knowledge was not being quenched. She broke out of the corporate realm and into entrepreneurship while she was going through divorce. She recalls how exhilarated she felt when she finally decided to shut the big executive door and walk down the steps and finding a new degree of freedom. Let’s dive deeper into her success story…...
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Employee Turned Entrepreneur – Adam Dailey
Posted Under: Entrepreneurship, Our Heroes on 3 Sep, 2010
Today we are talking to Adam Dailey as our next guest under the “Our Heroes” series. Attending college together, Adam and his wife Jessica collectively won 17 NCAA honors and 9 National Championships in running. Adam worked in business development while Jessica worked in community relations. Working for the same company, Adam and Jessica both got laid off at the same time and looked to entrepreneurship for a new opportunity. The duo created Ludus Tours which helps families of Olympic athletes travel to games in support of their loved ones. Let’s dig deeper in their success story…...
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Note to Aspiring Entrepreneurs: Fear is Good!
Posted Under: Entrepreneurship, Pre-Startup, Slide Show on 2 Sep, 2010
What is Fear? Fear is an emotion, a feeling, and although traditionally fear has been despised and fearlessness has been appreciated, I believe fear just like every other emotion has its own purpose in life and hence it should be equally respected. In fact I believe fear is good, here’s how: ...
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Next BIG Thing – TakeCare!
Posted Under: Entrepreneurship, Next BIG Thing on 1 Sep, 2010
TakeCare, an online personality and risk assessments of Nannies, Au Pairs and Babysitters, is our next feature under Next BIG Thing series. TakeCare’s NannyTest helps parents screen potential caregivers by providing a better insight into their personality and traits, as well as an assessment of possible risk factors....
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Employee Turned Entrepreneur – Glenton Davis
Posted Under: Entrepreneurship, Our Heroes on 31 Aug, 2010
Glenton Davis is our next guest under the “Our Heroes” series. Glenton earned a spot in Fortune Magazine’s “Faces of the Future” while he was working on Wall Street as an analyst for J.P. Morgan Global Asset and Wealth Management BUT Glenton decided to seek entrepreneurial opportunities and take a leap of faith while he’s still young and thus, Soul Pop U was born. Let’s dig deeper into Glenton’s success story…...
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