Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 16, 2023

My parents divorced when I was young, and we fell into poverty. We would wake up pre-dawn every Sunday, drive to the local swap meet, set up our booth, and sell our goods until sundown. She had it in spades, and I picked it up from her. I had a very low sense of self-worth growing up. Talk about grit!

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 31, 2024

In business, I have to focus on and visualize my goals, feel them, believe I can actually achieve it, and then I can reach them. It’s up to you to paddle to the best take-off spot and put yourself in a good position way before the wave comes. As a teenager, I trained obsessively. But I loved it. It’s all part of the game.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 23, 2023

This regular cadence of communication lends peace of mind and ensures you and the agency are up to speed. For example, when your account manager hears your article was turned down by a publication or your SEO strategy is lagging, they should tell you ASAP. As Gartner noted in a 2022 report , about half of CEOs planned to push growth.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 19, 2024

He urged us to curate our personal bucket lists and actively chase dreams and goals. When I lightheartedly expressed my dream of hosting an EO trip to Necker Island to my Forum, someone mentioned that Lisa Andrews had recently visited the island. Did it make you wonder how EO members gained exclusive access to the iconic entrepreneur?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 12, 2023

I’ll give you an example. The goal is for your product to accomplish the customer’s job. It gives your offerings pull. As Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen said, “People don’t buy your product or service. They hire it to help them make progress in their life.” You were hiring a toaster to toast bread.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

But do keep in mind there are many different types of videos, and they are all designed and optimized to accomplish different goals. When viewers progress into the next stage of the funnel, they’re bound to remember the brand that made them laugh with a funny video ( like this one ) instead of a generic ad.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

In recognition of Global Entrepreneurship Week , here’s how EO members from around the world responded when asked: What is the best thing about being an entrepreneur? In recognition of Global Entrepreneurship Week , here’s how EO members from around the world responded when asked: What is the best thing about being an entrepreneur?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Yet founders often trip up when it comes to investor relations — the ongoing communication and relationship building after that first check clears. “A lot of founders get caught up in just meeting the first couple of investors who can give them money,” said Mohammadi. .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Increased self-awareness and reflection on my own behavior and how I show up. While I can’t always control events or circumstances, how I show up is the one thing that I can control, so I exercise that option wisely. Not sure which position is right for you? Try this fast, fun questionnaire to discover your ideal leadership role in EO.

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Hunter Walk

JUNE 17, 2022

Cross-country flights are great times to catch up on newsletters and unread feeds. Jared’s a really talented NYC entrepreneur who recently started blogging more. Tough Love’ is about being good at giving hard feedback, especially as an investor. It’s something I try to do when I invest in companies and work with founders.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 14, 2022

As a business consultant, I saw senior leaders shift their teams to fully remote work when, prior to the pandemic, they only allowed flexible schedules on an individually earned basis. Luckily, the change seems permanent even as the world opens up again. Don’t filter what communication you give employees.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 11, 2021

One way EO facilitates that is through programmes such as the EO Powerhouse Series , designed to give exclusive access to thought leaders and changemakers across various industries. So, his father said, “I can’t give you money, but I can do something better—follow me to the garage,” and he introduced Magic to “Mr.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 30, 2020

To soften the blow of challenging times, it’s a good idea to create a plan for when disaster strikes. From conjuring up new ideas to dazzling investors and working out logistics, there’s always something to work on. What makes an entrepreneur? A passion for connection. They say it’s all about who you know. Not sure how to network?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

When I first launched my podcast, The Fractional C-Suite Retreat, I had no idea what would come from it. Most likely your purpose lies in the audience you strive to inspire or the feeling you get when you are deep in discussion with a guest. The actual process of making a podcast is surprisingly straightforward.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 23, 2021

It allows you to assess how close you are to your goals. When people aren’t physically around each other, they can lose their sense of purpose. (If How can you rev up motivation? Remind everyone about your organization’s BHAG (short for “Big Hairy Audacious Goal”). Now, it’s time to look forward again.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Rick shared profound insights into the entrepreneurial mindset when faced with adversity: 1. Lesson: When crisis hits, don’t hesitate to make radical changes for maximum impact. Lesson: Empower yourself to take charge, research options, and make choices aligned with your values and goals. Rick weighed 222 pounds at diagnosis.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2022

Almost any piece of content has discrete points that can be summed up or condensed into slides, then compiled into a slideshow. The best content to repurpose for social media is that which answers a question or delivers a tidbit that most people don’t know, including: How-to blog posts. Listicle blog posts. FAQ answers.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 7, 2023

Remember, I’m a small business owner myself, so I know that feeling of setting up shop and thinking, ‘Oh my gosh, it’s only me now!’ “But Beginning with a clear vision of your goals and what success means to you. This isn’t typical of therapy, because usually people want their therapist to be a conduit, so issues come up organically.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 17, 2023

How Entrepreneurs Can Create Meaningful Impact through Philanthropy, Part II A three-part series showing alternative paths to the traditional model of making a boatload of money at all costs and then giving it away. Read Part I: Run Your Non-Profit Like A Start-Up. Creating a unicorn. Changing the world with a new technology.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 5, 2022

At some point in life, almost everyone has collaborated with people who don’t share knowledge, don’t give advice, and don’t help others out with their experience. Of course, when we deal with people like that, we tend to get mad and call them selfish, mean or—what else—our era’s favorite term: toxic. People are scared. It’s a decision.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 25, 2023

Suddenly, we are seeing many entrepreneurs churn out social media and blog posts at staggering speeds, thanking ChatGPT for providing the content they can simply copy + paste into their platforms of choice. As a personal branding expert, I have no choice but to advise you against using ChatGPT as your ghostwriter. Here’s why.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 23, 2020

Thankfully, there are some easy steps to setting up your team while working from home. There is nothing that beats the energy that is created in a room when a team of talented and intelligent individuals are feverishly working on bringing new ideas to life. This event is open to the public and requires registration. . Yes, you can.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 26, 2022

That means the public conversation winds up feeling like a lot of hot air driven by people who crave the limelight, which tends to be an adversely selected bunch that hard workers don’t want to associate with. At best it’s boasting and at worst, it’s blowing smoke. Unfortunately, this has real consequences for founders.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 22, 2021

When I ponder over the concept of uncertainty and how uncertain we are feeling about 2021, I realise that in reality, the future is never certain. I practice yoga regularly, and when I am doing my yoga poses, I consciously bring myself to the present moment; when I achieve that moment, I feel much stronger in my poses.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 21, 2021

which helped us further our environmental sustainability goals. There is mutual value conveyed when companies give conscientiously. Lou Cysewski is an EO member in Seattle, as well as the co-founder and CEO of Coolperx , the first net carbon neutral merchandising company in the world. We asked Lou about her experience.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 29, 2022

Have you been watching Start It Up, EO’s mini-series chronicling the 2022 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) competition? What happens when you get a group of entrepreneurs together? Our goal was to run the contest virtually and successfully select a winner. The finale airs on 30 June 2022.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Have you ever wished for a way to give back that’s integrated with your life and your work? Piyush offers these tips on how to prioritize and embrace giving during the course of your entrepreneurial journey. Piyush offers these tips on how to prioritize and embrace giving during the course of your entrepreneurial journey.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 11, 2020

The original version of this article appeared on Dhupar’s LinkedIn blog. . Open up your heart, mind, body and soul. Written by Parveen Dhupar , chief creative officer at BTI Brand Innovations Inc. and a member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization in Toronto. My name is Parveen Dhupar. Get behind Black Lives Matter.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 6, 2020

At the start of 2020, Chelle Neff is wrapping up a decade of considerable success, growth and innovation. While there have been a few times when I thought I’d have to close the doors of Urban Betty, I chose not to give up, to learn from my mistakes and to implement significant changes to save the business.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 25, 2021

It is very personal and should be scheduled at a quiet time when you, your parents, and any siblings are all together. It is very personal and should be scheduled at a quiet time when you, your parents, and any siblings are all together. As we get older and hopefully wiser, more responsibilities fall upon us. Setting the scene.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

A pivotal moment in the entrepreneurial journey is when you make the decision to stop doing everything yourself, and start trusting, and training, others to step up and do more. For me, that point came in 2011, when our company, Acceleration Partners, was doing about $1 million in revenue and I joined EO.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

When you look at how much median valuations were driven up in the past 5 years alone it’s bananas. No blog post about how Tiger is crushing everybody because it’s deploying all its capital in 1-year while “suckers” are investing over 3-years can change this reality. Please follow him & welcome him to Upfront!! <==

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Paul G. Silva

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

This article originally appeared on the PixelEdge Blog. “[The He could look at the information and infrastructure they had, help them define goals, and walk them through a structured process to find the most effective ideas to pursue. The ideas … have been very exciting to me and my team.”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 10, 2022

When I came out professionally, there was no big party or public announcement. Growing up biracial and gay, I experienced life through the lens of being different. This lens served me well when I was living in Singapore–one of 69 countries in the world where homosexuality is criminalized. Here’s what he shared.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 15, 2022

The evolving digital landscape has given rise to the creation of artistic, engaging video content—including animated explainers and social ads—that allow marketers to highlight their products, services and ideas without taking up too much of a consumer’s time. Adding creative videos to your emails is a great way to achieve this.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 19, 2021

The importance of treating vendors as partners was confirmed by the Covid pandemic when so many vendors shut down and the supply chain ground to a halt. Once they opened back up, they put their “favorite” customers at the front of the line to get their goods, which goes to show that it pays to be nice! No, not entirely.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

An entrepreneur, global speaker and university instructor, she is on a mission to inspire entrepreneurs to stand out, speak up and be radically authentic. For some, the goal is to capture attention from a TED stage; for others, the stage is our boardroom. Entrepreneurship is a blend of many skills.

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