The smile, eye contact, and handshake are way underrated in the business world. I can track at least $1 million in new business revenue directly back to “humanity.” My first entrepreneurial venture launched ten years ago after my long career with big brands (Citibank, MasterCard, Reed Exhibitions) and I left the corporate world with NO […]

Our friends at the YEC asked 11 entrepreneurs to share their best tips for writing a great, memorable keynote speech. Here’s what they found: Don’t Write a Speech “The best way to really motivate an audience is to connect with them, and the best way to connect with an audience is by not reading a printed piece […]

The desire to be engaged in purposeful, fulfilling activity is universal. Maslow classified it as a basic need in his “self actualization” rung of the pyramid. Aristotle called it eudemonia, or human flourishing: “the soul acting in accordance with virtue.” Csikszentmihalyi proffers two concepts: good work — in which one “enjoys doing [one’s] best while […]

If the past year was any indication of what trends will rule in 2014, it’s safe to say that technology will keep getting more and more personalized. While over the last several years technology has enabled people to connect in unparalleled ways and form new online communities, in 2014 we can expect that the individual […]

If you’re eyeing a company rebrand in the new year, you’ve probably already figured out that design plays a major role in the process. No matter if you’re working with a professional or doing it yourself, understanding what’s out there is critical for success. Here’s where we go for inspiration to help get those gears […]

At ElasticSales, we’ve had the privilege of working with dozens of early-stage startups, helping them establish their sales processes. Some ask us to build their process from the ground up. Many come to us solely looking for guidance as they develop their own sales processes and teams. In both cases, the best campaigns are those […]

As technology has evolved over the years, so too has the way we have consumed news. First, we had newspapers, then the radio, then TV, and then the Internet. Fast forward to this past year, the preferred news medium of choice included portable devices like tablets and smart phones. Consuming news and content on these […]

Within our first month of publicly launching Ministry of Supply in June 2012, we sold more than 6,000 shirts and gained 4,000 customers. Our company grew fast because it had to. We were an adolescent trapped in a baby’s body — we had to learn how to sprint before we could learn how to walk, and […]