Phil Gerbyshak may easily be one of the best people I know. He’s also a great entrepreneur. I talked to Phil about his employee to entrepreneur transition story. Enjoy Learn more about Phil at http://www.philgerbyshak.com/
Phil Gerbyshak may easily be one of the best people I know. He’s also a great entrepreneur. I talked to Phil about his employee to entrepreneur transition story. Enjoy Learn more about Phil at http://www.philgerbyshak.com/
As some of you know and a few may not, I’ve owned and operated a mobile Disc Jockey for the past 6 years. I live in a town of 16000 people and there are at least six competitors in this town. Heck, there’s two on my street. With stiff competition and a limited number of…
The term that’s all the rage these days is “social business”. We talk like it’s something new. Like it’s something we’ve never experienced before. But we can’t even agree on what it really means. So let’s drop the monikers and just call it business. Most good businesses have always been social. I understand that as…
Who you surround yourself with matters. That bears repeating. Who you surround yourself with matters. When you are riding the entrepreneur roller coaster, you feel the rush, the speed, the highs, the lows. You run the gamut of emotions. There are very few level areas. Who you choose to surround yourself with can compound these…
I recently consulted with a company on a social media project. I always start by going right to the business goals, we tie our social media efforts to those. What their main mission was, was to move more product. Pretty common goal really. They were currently trying to gain entry into a somewhat crowded market…
People will love your brand, people will hate your brand. Either way they will talk about it. You may think that having people hate your brand is the worst possible thing. It’s not. Indifference is. When people are indifferent, they don’t think of your brand at all…ever. They don’t talk about it. They don’t care…
I interviewed John a while back for a program I was building. Most of the interviews were in the 20-25 minute range but this one went for 88 minutes. It stopped being an interview 5 minutes in and became two guys talking about branding, business, marketing, mindset, and so much more. In honour of John’s…
One of the most often overlooked aspects of starting or running a business is bookkeeping. I interviewed Elaine Orr-Morgan to discuss what a good bookkeeper can do for your business, how to find one, and just how much money they can make you. I learned so much in this interview and I hope you do…
If you’re not familiar with Bob Burg (@BobBurg) on Twitter, he is the co-author of the books The G0-Giver, Go-Givers Sell More, Endless Referrals, and his new book It’s Not About You. He’s a great guy and a great interview. He teaches how to give first, and sales will happen organically. Enjoy.
I spent many years in the print industry and had a a hand in the hiring and firing. One of my jobs was new talent assessment to determine who we would keep and who would have to go. I learned some very interesting tidbits that helped us narrow down our hires, lessen the firing rates,…