by Norm Brodsky | Apr 24, 2019 | Business Tips, Entrepreneurship, Mentoring, Partnership
it’s a well known saying in business that the best entrepreneurs think of ways to turn failure to success by finding opportunities where problems exist. But sometimes that’s easier said than done. Spotting a problem is usually easy enough, but the...
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 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...
by Norm Brodsky | Mar 13, 2019 | Business Tips, Entrepreneurship, Mentoring, Small Business
We all love shiny things, but in business, it can sometimes be hard to tell what truly holds value for your company and what doesn’t. A couple of years ago, I encountered just this problem with an entrepreneur, “Kyle,” who owned two sports leagues...
by Norm Brodsky | Feb 27, 2019 | Entrepreneurship, Kill the Legacy, Mentoring, Sales Amplification
As you build your company’s future, it’s important to evaluate regularly to ensure that you aren’t building vulnerabilities into it that could come back to bite you down the road. Recently I was discussing this common entrepreneurial mistake with a...
by Lewis Schiff | Feb 6, 2019 | Employee Owned, Entrepreneurship, Fellowship Program, Government Contractors, Partnership, Podcast, Stakeholder Capitalism, Technology
This week I’m shining a spotlight on Birthing of Giants Fellowship graduate, Bill Roark. Sixteen years ago, Bill co-founded Torch Technologies, a technical services provider for the U.S. Defense Department. His mission was to create a company where every employee...
