Expert On A Mission

Many professionals say that they have a mission. Most of the time, they refer to the fact that they’ve developed a mission statement because… in business, you have to have one. So it’s a standard business practice to have a mission, a vision, and values...

Dig Deeper

Don’t lie to yourself. To get in shape, cool new sports clothes will not replace discipline. A new logo will not change how you lead sales calls. A one-day offsite will not fix your team’s long-time alignment problem. The surface level is just the beginning of what it...
5 Rules for Practical Inspiration

5 Rules for Practical Inspiration

Every entrepreneur I’ve met secretly wishes they could raise their hand to inspire people to do what they want. Like this: Raise your hand and say: “Buy my product.” The customer buys your product. Raise your hand and say: “Come work with me”. New talent joins your...

You: The Last Marketing Strategy

This is a little message to my entrepreneur friends with beautiful branding and no spine. To build a business, we used to be able to scream loud and clear in the red megaphone of branding, marketing, and storytelling. It didn’t matter if the “song” we sang was almost...

” It Didn’t Exist. So, I Created it.”

In the 80s, computers didn’t have photo-editing features. So, the Knoll brothers created Photoshop. Fascinated by technology and art, they decided to develop software that eventually caught the attention of Adobe. Photoshop 1.0 was put on the market in February...