by Lewis Schiff | Oct 16, 2016 | Entrepreneurship
Sometimes failure is your best teaching tool – if you fail right. You are going to fail. It’s inevitable – we all fail at things all of the time. Ask any entrepreneur, and they will tell you: it doesn’t necessarily get easier. Some failures are massive, life-altering...
by Lewis Schiff | Oct 2, 2016 | Entrepreneurship
Tariq Farid started out as a 17-year-old florist helping out with the family business. Now, he is one of America’s outstanding examples of entrepreneurship and excellence in franchising. As the founder and CEO of Edible Arrangements, Tariq pioneered a fresh new...
by Lewis Schiff | Sep 25, 2016 | Company Culture, Entrepreneurship
What to do when tribal thinking conflicts with innovation. I’ve been reading a lot of Sebastian Junger lately, author of the best-selling book The Perfect Storm. I recently I picked up his book, Tribe, which he wrote over a number of years while embedded with US Army...
by Lewis Schiff | Sep 4, 2016 | Entrepreneurship, Mentoring
I really enjoy sharing the conversations and advice I gain from my mentor and BEN co-Founder, Norm Brodsky. In fact, sometimes we’re able to share with you when we’re in the car: Business Brilliant VLOG-Driving with Norm Brodsky Posted by Lewis Schiff on...
by Lewis Schiff | Aug 28, 2016 | Entrepreneurship, Mentoring
I’ve spent years interviewing, researching and coaching super-successful, self-made millionaires and billionaires about the best ways to build wealth which you can read about in my books Business Brilliant: Surprising Lessons from the Greatest Self-Made Icons and The...
by Lewis Schiff | Aug 21, 2016 | Entrepreneurship, Partnership
Master the art and science of choosing the ideal business partner Today, I wanted to share some thoughts about a complex topic that can involve significant consequences and benefits – partnerships. My thoughts on this subject could easily take up an entire book, and...
