How do you expect to finish if you never start?
As a college athlete, I won a conference championship & was voted captain. Then, I helped build a multi-million dollar furniture company. Then, I chased a lifelong dream by writing & publishing a book (Believe EG21) about the incredible true story of the '05 CSU football team. I love to learn, teach, & question the status quo.
As I’ve been pitching myself and my services more often, I keep thinking about what I bring to the table when it comes to leadership. I’ve been telling people I specialize in 3 areas: Marketing | Leadership | Social Media. But the truth is, I feel I’m specialized in a lot more than that. Great companies let their marketing bleed… Continue reading 7 Temptations Leaders Avoid Every Day
I was having lunch with a friend the other day and I found myself repeating advice I heard on a podcast a while back. I cannot for the life of me remember who the person was, but the advice has stuck with me ever since. My friend is a former teammate and someone that has great potential, he’s just not… Continue reading The 1% Rule: How to Grow Your Business
Today’s post marks my 100th post on this blog. I haven’t been counting down to this moment, it has just sort of popped up on me. But when I noticed the blog post ticker at 98 I began to think how I arrived here and why. I’ve touched on goals and consistently reaching them in the past, but today I… Continue reading How to Write 100 Blog Posts of Unique Content
I’m sure you’ve seen the posts on social media with these “year in review” sites/apps out there. They compile your past 12 months worth of pictures and put them into an 80’s style montage to remind people about why you are awesome. There was “flipgram” for Instagram right around the end of the year and now there’s one for Facebook.… Continue reading The 4 Evolutionary Stages of Marketing
As I’m am becoming responsible for more and more websites I am realizing how much time is needed for maintenance. I am not used to this since my previous life was more about forging ahead and forgetting the problems. They figure themselves out anyways, right? But now this is my show, and I am seeing the importance of looking around… Continue reading Maintaining and Improving Daily Operations (not as boring as it sounds)
When starting a business, there are many ways to get going. Some people start off doing something for fun and people offer to pay them for their work. Other’s set out to start a business, as Trav and I did with Epic Day. Many people ask, “Is there a way to guarantee success when starting a business?” The short answer… Continue reading How to Validate Your Business Idea
Have you ever wondered why some businesses just shut down and disappear? Maybe they moved, but you’re not sure why. Or maybe they closed down for a while then re-opened somewhere else. Katie & I saw one of her friends that had a story about closing down her Fresh Mexican restaurant this past week. They always had tons of customers,… Continue reading Don’t Build on Rented Land: How to Secure Your Business’s Future
Email is dying on the vine. I don’t know that it will ever go away, but it is on it’s way out. I’m sure some people said the same thing about fax machines a few years back, but look at how they still linger around. As social media becomes more and more ingrained in our society, our communication is becoming… Continue reading Corporate Communication Concepts: Technology Helps