Kevin Zhang is a serial eCommerce entrepreneur and the CEO of Kreator eCommerce. Kevin achieved acclaim in the digital strategy and eCommerce community for generating $20M in sales in his first year as an entrepreneur.
“just think about all of the resources that you have at your disposal right now compared to the people that have done it 10, 15, 20 years ago. And think about how much easier it is, how many less barriers to entry that there is now compared to the people that you look up to had to do it back way in the heyday. They literally had to innovate so much just to get started. There is so many leaner ways to do entrepreneurship that’s accessible now that there really is just no excuse for not doing it”…[Listen for More]
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Innovation expert Chuck Swoboda is a pioneer in the LED lighting industry, and has over 30 years of experience in the technology business. He is an author and speaker. His new book is The Innovator’s Spirit: Discover the Mindset to Pursue the Impossible.
“there are many ways to make money and still have a life than being an entrepreneur. So don’t do it unless you are so passionate about an idea that it keeps you up at night and you are prepared to fail along the way. Being an entrepreneur is about the journey not the destination so you have got to love the journey”…[Listen for More]
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Devin Miller is an entrepreneur who is also a patent and trademark attorney. He just loves startups! He established his own first startup while earning Law & MBA degrees. Since then, Devin has set up several more startups. He enjoys every minute of creating and helping startups.
“be ready to endure and embrace the insurance. And so, I think the biggest thing is just to realise there’s ups and downs of being an entrepreneur. Running a business, you are going to have a rollercoaster. And so, acknowledging that on the front end and bracing yourself for it and also embracing it is the best advice I can give is just be ready for the ups and downs and be ready to endure and be excited about it”…[Listen for More]
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Andri Benson has always loved to draw and knows it has helped her in dreaming up fresh and innovative designs for her wedding couples. Having worked as a creative wedding planner for the last decade, she is now bringing her artistic skills to the fore, by helping couples see for themselves that anything is possible. They really can go from dream concept to reality for their special days. Not only does she provide them with incredibly detailed and bespoke concept illustrations of how their weddings will look; but with a background in theatre design, she’s able to turn them into reality, using her skills. She finds drawing is her favourite past-time too and will often spend her evenings, curled up on the sofa sketching. Her husband of 19 years is hugely supportive and embraces her creativity. At six feet three inches, he towers above Andri’s petite four feet 11 frame. She even drives in heels so she can reach the pedals, because they had to buy a car big enough for him too! It’s the strength of her own marriage that also helps Andri understand the expectations that couples have as they embark on planning their special days. Those couples turn to her because of her creative background. She spent seven years in her previous career curating costumes at the BBC Costume and Wigs store, having completed a degree in Theatre Design at Nottingham Trent University and a foundation course at the prestigious Central St Martin’s College, London. But it’s her artistry and show-stopping designs that are really getting Andri talked about. And fellow wedding planners are now approaching her, so she can provide sketches for their happy couples too. There’s something quite magical in being able to turn dreams on paper into a reality.
“everyone always says it’s about knowing how to do your job and the experience you have but I think it’s more than that. I think you really need to believe in yourself, I think being a business owner is as much about your mindset is your experience. It’s all very well being the best person to do something but if you don’t actually believe in yourself you can do it or believe in yourself enough to put yourself out there I think that can really hamper you as a business owner. Believing yourself you can do it you got to really work on that mindset as well as your experience and gaining that knowledge and that will really help you in business”…[Listen for More]
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Henry Daas is a 30-year entrepreneur turned business and finance coach. He is also the author of FQ: Financial Intelligence.
“your twenties is for experimentation. Go out, don’t worry about failing. I have a saying, it’s only a failure if you didn’t learn something from it… Use that time, use it wisely. Corporate America is a great training ground for free knowledge… So, do that and build up all of that knowledge base and learn that experience about what the corporate world is like and then start your entrepreneurial journey… It’s one of a thousand different ways you can become an entrepreneur. The most important thing is become an entrepreneur because we need you, the world needs you, you are doing a public service by becoming an entrepreneur”…[Listen for More]
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Stacey Hanke is author of the book; Influence Redefined…Be the Leader You Were Meant to Be, Monday to Monday®. She is also co-author of the book; Yes You Can! Everything You Need From A To Z To Influence Others To Take Action. Stacey is founder of Stacey Hanke Inc. She has trained and presented to thousands to rid business leaders of bad body language habits and to choose words wisely in the financial industry to the healthcare industry to government and everyone in between. Her client list is vast from Coca-Cola, FedEx, McDonald’s, Publicis Media, Nationwide, Boeing, US Cellular, Discover, Oracle and Abbvie. Her team works with Directors up to the C-Suite. In addition to her client list, she has been the Emcee for Tedx. She has inspired thousands as a featured guest on media outlets including; The New York Times, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Thrive, SmartMoney magazine, The Economist and Business Week. She is a Certified Speaking Professional—a valuable accreditation earned by less than 10% of speakers worldwide.
“because your name is on your company and you are the face of the company… I really think you need to get feedback on how people experience you, how you treat your team, how you interact with your clients whether that’s in person or virtual. I really do believe you need to start recording yourself and watch the playbacks. Give yourself a real close look at how people experience you because you can have the best product, if you can’t communicate it in a way that people can’t understand it, if you can’t communicate in a way that people trust you and you make them feel like they are connected and engaged with you through your delivery does it really matter how great your products are? It still comes down to the experience people have with you. Don’t rely on how you feel that experience is like for others around you, take a look through their eyes, through their ears and get feedback from people that you know I going to tell you the truth ”…[Listen for More]
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