Capital & Business Modeling: Team Building Part 1 of 2

#Marketing #Team One of the most challenging tasks of business is the feeling that you must do everything yourself. Not only is this detrimental and a show of ignorance about the scope of things to be done, it is also just not physically possible as the business grows. The best practice is to develop a […]

MAWMonday Motivators 11/29/2015

#MotivationMonday Thanksgiving week was productive and revelatory. Productive in that I made progress in targeted, focused, insistent, and consistent ways. Revelatory because I had to pause and wonder what it was I was doing before. But, no worry, no stress. I was preparing for this moment. Now, that I’m here, I’m loving it. What’s your […]

MAWMonday Motivators 11/22/2015

They were telling you the truth, part of the truth. But, that is really the point. They meant to break you, but that’s only part of the truth. The whole truth requires your reaction, experience, and contribution. Without YOU, reality is meaningless. As the days get more cloudy and cold. A metaphor about sunlight seems […]

MAWMonday Motivators 11/08/2015

#MondayMotivation Setting suns and the end of daylight savings time brings a specific set of challenges for those of us who enjoy order and predictability. The new rhythms associated with the time change is one challenge. The decrease in sunlight is another. It seems no mistake that a significant set of holidays present themselves for […]

MAWMonday Motivators 10/25/2015

#MondayMotivation This week, as the season begins to change and the challenge of the Winter months looms, I want to encourage you toward productivity. The instinct is to hibernate–to hide away from the challenges, the criticism, the hurdles, and the weather. I encourage you to find your shine on the inside. I further challenge you […]

Building a Brand: Seeking Investment or Selling to Cash Out

#BusinessTip #Tuesday Here is the part of the branding cycle where you actually make money. You have at least two choices in this stage of brand development: seek investment to expand the bounds of the brand or seek to sell the brand to another firm. Both options have advantages. Ultimately, the decision is made on ownership, legacy, […]