Dr. Dre ran into business partner Jimmy Iovine one day and asked him for feedback on a potential sneaker endorsement deal. In a quick conversation, they realized shoes were basic – anyone can endorse a shoe – but they needed to create something that represented Dre. “Speakers and headphones”, they both realized. That idea became […]
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One of the greatest challenges for any leader or entrepreneur is building successful relationships. Success comes from nurturing a strong network, developing a great team, and creating trust with your customer base. Doing these things well means growing your people reading skills. In order to surround yourself with talented, trustworthy individuals, you must become an
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, announced the birth of their second daughter on Monday. The couple revealed the girl’s name — August — but didn’t disclose any other details about her, such as what day she was born. Zuckerberg recently said that he would take two months of paternity leave after his second
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Ah, the time-honored “business lunch.” A chance to meet and greet and close sales at the same time you have a tasty meal! It’s fitting that we discuss the idea of the business lunch this month, since we’re spending time discussing places where you, as an entrepreneur, lose entirely too much time on actions that
Amazon just announced how it’s changing Whole Foods–and at the same time provided our latest answer to the question: Just how powerful is Amazon, anyway? Because we already knew that it’s powerful enough to dominate 43 percent of all online commerce, and powerful enough to basically acquire Whole Foods for free, since Amazon’s stock jump
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Tony Robbins is an entrepreneur who believes in living an extraordinary life. He has become an expert on how to develop effective strategies for success in life and business and built a billion-dollar empire in the process. But Robbins didn’t start out as a success. He started out like most of you – a passionate
If you’ve read anything I’ve written over the years or ever spoken with me, you know that I’ve boiled down the business owner’s and entrepreneur’s day into one phrase “Busy, busy busy, doin’ it, doin’ it, doin’ it.” Some of you are doing it today. And you’re doing it wrong. As I said in my
Billionaire entrepreneur and business storyteller, Richard Branson, recently posted a short video of himself on his Instagram profile that tells you all you need to know about being an authentic thought leader on social media.In the post, Branson is seen writing on a notepad–in long hand–the final words of his new autobiography to be published
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Stop for one minute and think of all the things that you need to do today. Does the list look something like this? Meetings, phone calls, management decisions, handling customers, payroll, accounts payable, and on, and on… Wrong answer. I asked what you were supposed to do today. That list I just gave? Look at
Imagine working for a company that feels like running your own business because, well, employees are allowed entrepreneurial rights. Big Ass Solutions, located in the heart of Lexington, KY, is such a company. They manufacture fans, lights and controls for commercial and residential use. What’s with the name, you ask? It officially stuck after enough
