Dave Herman: The Story of How He Worked 100 Jobs in 1 year

Dave Herman

Congratulations on completing 100 jobs in 1 year! For those who are unaware of your project, why did you embark on this initiative? Why did I embark on this project? After I was finished being an NBC page in October 2011, I started doing some freelancing and started talking to people. There was one week [...]

Interview with Rob Hatch: Lessons in Finding Your Passion

Human Business Works

I have plenty of time to make up my mind but I wish I could just decide now. Do I do lead a modest life doing something morally satisfying to stay in good graces with the angel on my shoulder? Or do I seize the most lucrative opportunity I can, to satisfy the demon on [...]

Interview with Serial Entrepreneur & Recovering Attorney: Brian Clark

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Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man about content marketing and you give him an incredible business advantage. This age of such advanced social media sharing and interactions can seem almost daunting to some, especially those who simply monitor their various accounts, maintaining their virtual side of [...]

Pyxis Foundation: How a Handful of Recent Grads are Changing the World

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We’re young. We’re idealists. We’re going to change the world. Just you wait and see. As young adults, how many times has this thought crossed our minds? How many politicians have told us this as they speak to expansive crowds of eager youths? How many times have we longed for the life of a great [...]

Interview with Meg Hirshberg – Confessions of a Yogurt Mogul & Author

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As human beings, we have a natural tendency to look towards the future. We try to put the past behind us, some better than others. We accept the present, whether we live in it or not. However, there’s one question we constantly ask ourselves as we move through our lives: What’s next? To be honest, [...]

Meet Get Busy Media’s Fire starter: Michael Stelzner

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In mid-June 2011, Tia Dobi reached out to Get Busy Media via our contact form, asking if we would be interested in interviewing her client, Michael Stelzner, Founder of SocialMediaExaminer.com and author of Launch: How to Quickly Propel Your Business Beyond the Competition. Steve and I practically jumped out of our seats…”We are huge fans [...]

Meet Scott Holloway: 2nd Place Winner at Startup Weekend Chicago

Startup Weekend

So many of us have ideas stuffed in our brains, sock drawers and wallets. Problem is, most of us don’t have the resources, time or assistance to turn our ideas into businesses. Enter: Startup weekend. Last month, Scott Holloway walked into Startup weekend alone, armed with an idea, looking for possible team members to help [...]

Interview with Ann Handley: Chief Content Officer of MarketingProfs

MarketingProfs

On Thursday, I was fortunate enough to interview Ann Handley, Chief Content Officer of MarketingProfs and co-author of Content Rules. In this interview, I speak to Ann about her experience and challenges in starting multiple businesses, when to know the right time to sell a business and her reason for writing a book. . Ann [...]

Larry’s Southwestern Sauces – My Conversation with Larry Sombke

Larry's Southwestern Sauces

On Tuesday night I was fortunate enough to interview the Founder and creator of Larry’s Southwestern Sauces. In our conversation, we spoke about the success of his sauce business and how he has leveraged numerous digital platforms, as well as partnerships, to grow his passion from a hobby to a burgeoning business. Below is a [...]

My Conversation with Teri Scheinzeit: 2011 Stevie Award Winner, Mentor/Coach of the Year

Teri Scheinzeit

Do you feel overwhelmed, overloaded and generally unproductive? For many of us, I’m sure the answer is “yes”…and “yes” far more often than we would like to admit. Meet Teri Scheinzeit, the Savvy Business Coach. Teri is an accomplished business coach who has received numerous accolades for her work with business professionals, her speaking engagements [...]