by Eric | Aug 9, 2013 | communication, communications, education, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, marketing, small business, teaching, Venture Capital
OK, it wasn’t my first failure…nor my last. However, I did learn a lot. Most of my workshops are pretty successful. After no one showed up, like most entrepreneurs, I decided to ask myself, “What Happened?” Richard Branson and Mark Cuban always...
by Eric | Apr 12, 2013 | communication, communications, entrepreneurship, presentation, presentations, small business, social media, twitter
Many companies still use social media as a way to blast and broadcast their message. This is still disruptive and interruptive marketing. If you want clients and customers to listen to you, listen to them. Social media is social for a reason. Use it to communicate and...
by Eric | Feb 7, 2013 | employment, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, networking, personal development, Uncategorized
As I look over many of my clients and presentations from 2012, many of them have one common factor: Lou. Lou is a true connector. He knows people and those people like AND respect him. You could play the “6 degrees of Kevin Bacon” game with Lou and just...
by Eric | Oct 4, 2012 | communication, communications, entrepreneurship, personal development, presentation, presentations, speeches, twitter
We’re not talking baseball. People like Jack Dorsey (Twitter) and Sir Richard Branson (Virgin) are great pitchers. They know how to pitch ideas to investors in a compelling and inspiring manner – and it started before they had money, staff or expensive...
by Eric | Jun 28, 2012 | career, communication, communications, confidence, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, lecture, presentation, presentations, speeches, Uncategorized
I once heard a woman decides if she is going to date a man in the first 7 seconds of meeting him. Part of that evaluation is how his shoes look. Therefore, in addition to everything else, make sure you’re wearing the right shoes to impress her. That same...
by Eric | Apr 12, 2012 | education, employment, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, Facebook, leadership
It used to amuse me that doctors only PRACTICED medicine. It sounded like they never got it right, so they were always practicing what they did – on their patients! As an engineer, I didn’t practice engineering. I DID IT! That was a sense of pride for me...
