It’s important to have a plan and to find something you can fall in love with. Laverne and RJ Cox both found a neighborhood that meant something to them and saw that it wasn’t being realized for what it could be.…
Scott Utterback moved away from his family to start his construction business at twelve years old. Since then, there have been countless stories and lessons learned on his entrepreneurial journey. For the sake of education, Scott took on job positions people didn’t want just so he would learn things, demonstrating that there is not one path to educational success.…
So many people get scammed by the educational system. The things that we’re taught to do – to do the right thing, to be a good student, to excel in so many ways so that we can go on and make a great living, to have a great life, and to retire with some wealth and live out the last part of our lives with a vineyard and touring around Europe or whatever you’re doing – is all a bunch of baloney.…
Benjamin Franklin once said, “Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today.” Benjamin Franklin who was very successful in so many ways understood the importance of getting stuff done. Procrastination is a well-understood skill of most entrepreneurs. It’s also one that can really get you into hot water fast.…
What makes an entrepreneur? Entrepreneurs see the world differently. It’s like they’re putting on a different lens and when they look around, they don’t see all the clutter and all the mess. They see the lack and the need, something that’s not being done well, or there’s something that people want.…
For Barry Shore, founder and CEO of Dlyted, believes imparting anything to anybody listening is a key strategy in life and success. Just as Uber has transformed transportation and Airbnb has transformed hospitality, Dlyted is transforming philanthropy. Dlyted enables you to shop, earn and give effortlessly to your favorite cause by using e-gift cards.…
From the time she was a teenager, Jennifer Baker has been focusing on income and started researching what she wanted to do in college. She was a writer who has written for a lot of literary magazines, and thought she was going to pursue journalism until she started looking at it from a monetary standpoint and realized she could never live in that modest income.…
Stepping up and into the footsteps of your father is one of the biggest challenges for a young entrepreneur, especially if their father is a business icon. Amanda Holmes, CEO of Chet Holmes International, decided to step into her destiny and chose to stay the course of continuing a legacy of service.…
Disruption happens when you are ahead of the curve. This doesn’t mean you get to be in that position once an idea sparks. Amilya Antonetti believes that innovating strategically creates disruption as well as develops a confidence that tells you that you can start things without people telling you to.…
Our lives aren’t supposed to be static. We either aspire to be someone or aspire to be someone different. With teaching and counselling as the common denominators of his life, Adam Markel closed his law offices in New Jersey and Manhattan to experience a massive life pivot that connects business and spirituality.…