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Archive for the “Our Heroes” Category
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Employee Turned Entrepreneur – Dawn Shedrick
Posted Under: Entrepreneurship, Our Heroes on 6 Aug, 2010
Today under the “Our Heroes” series we are meeting with Dawn Shedrick a psychotherapist who became so fed up with ego-driven executives and bureaucratic nightmares that she decided to break free of Corporate America. After 14 years of working as an employee, Dawn realized that she needed professional freedom to achieve her career goals and establish a comprehensive wellness center offering people holistic services. Let’s hear more about how Dawn’s success surfaced…...
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Employee Turned Entrepreneur – Jason Meinzer
Posted Under: Entrepreneurship, Our Heroes on 5 Aug, 2010
Today under the “Our Heroes” series we are speaking with Jason Meinzer, business analyst turned co-founder of CityRyde, an innovative bike sharing service which facilitates environmentally friendly public transportation. Jason knew he wanted to be an entrepreneur since the age of 12 when he felt the satisfaction of making a few bucks shoveling snow for the neighbours and today, Jason couldn’t be happier he took the entrepreneurial leap. Keep pedaling to find out more…...
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Employee Turned Entrepreneur – David Heitner
Posted Under: Entrepreneurship, Our Heroes on 4 Aug, 2010
David Heitner, financial advisor turned entrepreneur, is today’s guest under the “Our Heroes” series. David fled Corporate America and his job at Merill Lynch to start up Heits Building Services, a professional cleaning service. He bravely tapped into his savings used his experience from opening a cleaning business after graduating college to get his now multi-million dollar business going. Let’s find out more about how it all transpired…...
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Employee Turned Entrepreneur – Jennifer Silva
Posted Under: Entrepreneurship, Our Heroes on 3 Aug, 2010
Today under the “Our Heroes” series we are talking to Jennifer Silva founder of Sign Up For Camp. Along with growing tired of the commute to work, Jennifer was ready for a challenge and a change from her position as VP of Marketing and Merchandising. As a mom she had experienced the exhaustion of planning activity-filled summers for her kids and she developed her company to make this task easier for devoted parents. Keep reading to find out how Jennifer has made many parents happy campers…...
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Employee Turned Entrepreneur – Mary Pierce Brosmer
Posted Under: Entrepreneurship, Our Heroes on 2 Aug, 2010
Mary Pierce Brosmer is our next guest under the “Our Heroes” series. Mary was once a tenured English teacher who held an impeccable employment record, but after a heated controversy with the chair of the school board and fighting for what she believed in, she quit her job and took the plunge into entrepreneurship. Let’s hear how it all happened…...
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