by Lewis Schiff | May 8, 2019 | Entrepreneurship
In Birthing of Giants’ latest podcast, I interview KITEWIRE founder, Jere Simpson. Jere has been a participating member of the Birthing of Giants community almost since the beginning, where his classic story of an entrepreneur armed with a vision and the drive to make...
by Lewis Schiff | May 1, 2019 | Business Tips, Women in Business
In a recent post for Inc. magazine, Board of Experts member Vanessa Nornberg shared how the stewardess on a cross country flight ruined what was supposed to be a rare, luxury experience for Vanessa. She deviated from her usual economy class seat to fly first class,...
by Lewis Schiff | Apr 17, 2019 | Entrepreneurship, Family Business, Marketing, Podcast, Technology
When 1-800-Flowers.com founder, Jim McCann, bought a single flower shop in Manhattan, he knew that he wanted to be more than just a florist. Forty years later his small NYC shop is now a $1 Billion dollar giant. With his recent decision to move from CEO to Executive...
by Lewis Schiff | Mar 26, 2019 | Business Tips, Sales Amplification
In a recent column Vanessa Nornberg – owner of Metal Mafia and a member of our Board of Experts – tackled a common sales training problem that many businesses have, especially with new, unseasoned salespeople. It might even be called a human issue, because...
by Lewis Schiff | Mar 20, 2019 | Company Culture, Entrepreneurship, Podcast
In 2004 Dr. Charles (Chip) Mok founded Allure Medical in the metropolitan Detroit area, and quickly established a very successful practice. When he decided to expand into a national company with multiple practices in major cities, Chip made the decision to implement a...