Lars Schmidt is the Founder of Amplify, an HR executive search and consulting firm. He's spent over 20 years in the industry working in and alongside a range of leading global companies. He's a writer for Fast Company, author of Redefining HR book and Employer Branding for Dummies, and Host of the Redefining HR podcast.
“really focus your early days on building your emergency fund because with that you have freedom. And when you have freedom you can really take your business to new places but you can’t do that if you are in need constant position of how am I going to make ends meet? How am I going to cover bills? I think once you get over that point and you have a sufficient emergency fund that freedom really allows you to take your business to new places”…[Listen for More]
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Nicholas Hinrichsen co-founded a company called Carlypso after graduating from Stanford Business School in 2013. They went through YCombinator (same startup accelerator as AirBnb, DoorDash, Stripe, Reddit etc) in 2014, raised a total of $10M in venture funding by 2015 and sold the business to Carvana.com in 2017. They joined Carvana pre-IPO, went public at a $2.5bn valuation and are now worth $40bn. Carvana is the most valuable used car retailer in the U.S. Nicholas and other the co-founder stayed with Carvana for 3 years and left in June 2020 to start a digital auto loan refinancing platform. Their new business is all around helping Americans save money on their auto expenses and insurance and is a great angle to realize savings.
“the most important thing in entrepreneurship is get started. It’s so easy to think about the business and an idea and how to provide value and find reasons not to do it. It’s so easy to talk yourself out of doing something versus into doing something. So, my advice would be to just get started, do something. The most important thing is to get to a no quickly. You need to find out quickly why the idea that you have in your mind doesn’t work. And when you do that you will experience surprises by talking to customers from which you can learn and develop new hypotheses until you find a business that works”…[Listen for More]
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Ken D Foster is a keynote speaker, business strategist, best-selling author, and the host of “Voices of Courage,” a radio show syndicated in more than 162 countries. His new book is called “The Courage to Change Everything: Daily Strategies & Essential Wisdom to Awaken Your Inner Genius” (Official Launch January 5, 2020). Ken is a changemaker who pushes the envelope and challenges you to think differently: to see the unseeable, know the unknowable, and do the impossible.
“have fun along the way. Look for the gifts every day and find the courage to get outside of your comfort zone. Creativity is the joy that entrepreneurship brings and as we as entrepreneurs we look for things that nobody else can see. We see the un-seeable, we know the unknowable and we do the impossible because we open our creativity up as entrepreneurs. And if you are stuck just open the creativity, start looking for the beauty in life and you will find it. And as soon you do the doors will start to open again ”…[Listen for More]
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A 7-time author and national speaker, Lisa Rehurek’s 25 years of business knowledge shines right alongside her down to earth, “get it done” manner. Obsessed with strategies, systems, and simplicity, Lisa transforms the most overwhelming tasks into simple, attainable steps that your audience is eager to get out there and do.
“don’t avoid planning. But also, don’t get mired in planning, take action, have conversations with your ideal clients, get out there and move the needle forward. The more conversations you have the more you are going to learn and the better positioned you are going to be. So just keep moving forward”…[Listen for More]
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As a single parent, Justine Sinclair and her daughter have a unique bond. They rely on each other for motivation and support. From a young age, Justine’s daughter had dreams for the future. Justine told her “tomorrow’s dream can only happen if you start today!” That’s why Justine started dreamOway.
“believe in yourself and don’t listen to what people say”…[Listen for More]
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Edward Mermelstein is the Founder & CEO of One and Only Holdings, a New York City based luxury real estate investment consulting firm that works with high-net-worth families to build, manage and preserve their wealth. Edward has also been named one of the 10 most influential figures in New York City real estate.
“Work hard, always do the right thing. It’s a very simple way to live. You work hard and you enjoy what you are doing the right thing in your life whether it’s at work or at home. Those are things that will make your life just better”…[Listen for More]
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