My first company was two years old when my top employee told me he was leaving. After seeing how successful 1-800-GOT-JUNK? was going to be, Mike had decided to open a competing junk removal service. First, I was devastated to be losing a great employee. And then I became obsessed with shutting his new company down. It was all I…
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What Donald Trump’s Presidential Campaign Can Teach Us About Marketing
Love him or hate him, the Republican presidential candidate has hired some marketing geniuses to work on his campaign. To those familiar with its workings, it’s quite obvious that the PR machine has been churning at high speed ever since the Donald announced his candidacy. That being said, there are a few very particular actions that can be learned from…
Debt By a Thousand Cuts
As a Financial Consultant and Advisor to many of my faithful clients, I have seen firsthand the negative effects of excessive debt, specifically credit card debt can have on people’s lives. In today’s day and age, buying things on credit is an afterthought and is usually spoken chalked up as being “convenient” when it comes to purchases. Excessive credit card…
4 Habits Needed to Become a Better Entrepreneur
After I built my third 7-figure business, one of my employees asked me if I could share with him what I believed to be the key habits that allow me to constantly push forward to create one successful business after another. There are many aspects to building a business, and while good habits are not all it takes, it is…
Why Hiring Great Employees Starts With a Beer And a BBQ
A casual beverage with O2E Brands’ COO Erik Church. Photo by Katie Diane Photography. We spend an average of 90,000 hours of our lives at work – meaning you probably spend more time with your team than you do with your own family. Despite this huge time commitment, many companies neglect to focus on personality or cultural fit when they’re hiring. I…
5 Ways Phenomenal Entrepreneurs Deal With Stress
Stress, in simple terms means the way we respond to any kind of demand on our mind, emotions, or physique… or all three. It is actually a survival mechanism. It helps us flight or fight when faced with any form of “demand”. You see, it is not necessarily a bad thing as a certain level of stress is needed to…
How to Overcome Buyer’s Remorse
We’ve all fallen under the spell of something we wanted so bad in the store that we’ve whipped out our card and purchased on the spot. The high of possessing the coveted item feels so damn good – until buyer’s remorse hits you with a left hook. “Shh… I can’t afford this!” Next thing you know, you’ve busted a U-turn, praying that you can get the sales associate to…