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Archive for the “Entrepreneurship” Category
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Intelli-preneuring! Joel Gross, Founder of Intellitutoring
Posted Under: Entrepreneurship, Our Heroes on 20 Jun, 2010
Today under the “Our Heroes” series we are talking with Joel Gross who broke out of the 9 to 5 jail. After graduating the University of Washington with a degree in Business Administration, he worked in online branding assisting a start-up company in becoming one of the fastest growing companies in the region. After a year of gathering resources and earning a viable skill-set, Joel launched Intellitutoring which offers math and science tutors to a diverse set of students. Let’s talk to Joel and find out more…...
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Next Big Thing!! [Announcement]
Posted Under: Announcement, Entrepreneurship, Startup on 19 Jun, 2010
Good morning everyone!! I’m excited to share this announcement with you. So, given the success we are having with the “Our Heroes” series of interviews with employee turned entrepreneur, folks who broke the 9-5 jail, we have decided to introduce a new series to feature startups and startup ideas....
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Employee Turned Entrepreneur – Laurie Maddalena
Posted Under: Entrepreneurship, Our Heroes on 18 Jun, 2010
Today under the “Our Heroes” series we speak to Laurie Maddalena, a former Vice President of Human Resources turned entrepreneur and founder of Envision Excellence. After having a desire to escape from corporate America, Laurie started her business offering a range of services including executive coaching and organizational development. Today, Laurie derives great fulfillment out of helping others and believes breaking the 9 to 5 jail was one of the best decisions she made. Let’s hear more about what Laurie has to say…...
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Employee Turned Entrepreneur – Jennyvi Dizon
Posted Under: Entrepreneurship, Our Heroes on 16 Jun, 2010
Today under the “Our Heroes” series we are talking to Jennyvi Dizon, an accountant turned fashion entrepreneur and founder of Jennyvi Dizon Couture. Having a true passion for fashion trends, Jennyvi started earning supplementary income in high school by sewing prom gowns for friends. Over the past year and a half, she has been busy booking gowns in the Phoenix area. Let’s hear more about what Jennvi has to say…...
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Interview With Tamika Goins, Founder & CEO BeCause Inc
Posted Under: Entrepreneurship, Interview on 14 Jun, 2010
Today we are talking to Tamika Goins, the owner of BeCause, Inc., a premier marketing, publishing and web development firm. She is also the owner and creator of Doggie Aficionado and doggieaficionado.com–the luxury, lifestyle brand for dog lovers. Goins has worked with small start-ups, multi-billion dollar publicly held companies and every type of company in between. Tamika has more than 16 years of progressive team and project management experience. She has generated more than 300,000 new customers, managed more than $300 million in spend and garnered more than $735 million in revenue across financial, CPG, technology, B2B, insurance, ad agencies and B2C companies. She has worked with GMAC Insurance, EarthLink, DS Waters, Capital Access Network, ePartners, ASI Software...
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