I am extremely proud to announce the release of a brand new book, Small Town Rules, co-authored by my good friend and fellow Oklahoman, Becky McCray. Small Town Rules: How Big Brands and Small Businesses Can Prosper in a Connected Economy. I absolutely love reading business books but so many fall short in theory and application. Small [...]
3…2…1…LAUNCH! You have an idea you have been holding onto, waiting for the perfect time to get it out into the world. Perhaps it’s a new business idea that solves a great problem or maybe a non-profit that could make a huge impact in your community, but whatever the idea is, you’ve been hesitant to hit [...]
Being in business for yourself is filled with challenges and you will experience tough times. Many people understand this, and they say they know it, but living through them is not as easy as our words may be spoken at times. Some days you just feel like giving up. Days when you don’t see immediate results or [...]
Apple got it right. One button, minimalistic design. Design isn’t always about graphics -it can be about the user experience. Companies that strive to make working with them as simple as possible win. Customers already have endless options in front of them and the decision process is more complicated with all the choices available. Simplify. [...]
It’s hard to believe that as I sit here and write this post, that it’s the very last day of 2011 already. I have noticed that as I get older, time really DOES pass by much more quickly with each year. I have also come to understand that we really need to take advantage of [...]
I want to share a very enlightening truth with entrepreneurs that could rock their world. Are you ready? YOU ARE IN BUSINESS TO MAKE MONEY. Yep, I know. It’s an amazing concept that for some reason only a small percentage of people understand. I mean, it’s not that I don’t enjoy working for free and [...]
Authenticity has been quite a business buzzword this past year. We have been told that being authentic or transparent is one of the best ways to establish trust with clients. Our goal should be letting others see the “real us” and showing the world that we have a human side to our business. After all, [...]
