by Lauren Hochenberger | Oct 25, 2023 | Business Startups, Business Tips, Entrepreneurship, Fellowship Program, Financial Model Transformation, How I Did It, Money, Moonshots and Moneymakers, Podcast, Small Business, Women in Business
The entrepreneurial itch often begins in the corporate world. Here’s the scenario: You’ve spent years building experience and expertise to achieve a position of leadership and authority. Then comes the nagging question: “Now what?” The question is often accompanied by...
by Lauren Hochenberger | Sep 1, 2023 | Business Startups, Business Tips, Company Culture, Entrepreneurship, Fellowship Program, Financial Model Transformation, Giving Back, Government Contractors, How I Did It, Money, Moonshots and Moneymakers, Small Business
When Ron Steptoe founded Warrior Centric Health, it had two goals: to improve healthcare for underserved populations—and to make a profit. His company is proof that turning a profit and creating social good are not mutually exclusive. In fact, as a for-profit company,...
by Lauren Hochenberger | Aug 8, 2023 | Business Startups, Business Tips, Entrepreneurship, Family Business, Fellowship Program, How I Did It, Money, Stakeholder Capitalism, Technology, Uncategorized, Women in Business
It’s hard for me to imagine anything slowing Beth Scanlon down. As president of Scanlon Excavating and Concrete, the Illinois-based heavy construction company she co-founded with her husband, Chris, in 2010, she charges full speed ahead in a field where just 11% of...
by Lauren Hochenberger | Mar 30, 2023 | Business Startups, Business Tips, How I Did It, Money, Stakeholder Capitalism, Technology, Uncategorized
Wil Gomez built the classic moneymaking business with Seequelle, a consultancy that helps midsize companies implement costly and complex human capital management (HCM) systems, but he didn’t stop there. First, he differentiated his business from the competition with a...
by Lauren Hochenberger | Mar 4, 2023 | Business Startups, Business Tips, How I Did It, Money, Stakeholder Capitalism, Technology, Uncategorized
Every company, big and small, collects data—sales transactions, purchases, productivity, advertising performance, customer sentiment, and much, much more. Typically, they use this data to run reports to see how things stand: Did they meet sales goals? Are they holding...